Do you ever wonder what part of your body will fail as you get older?

[PermanentlyExhaustedPigeonZZZ]

In my early 40s and the saying about what you neglect in your 20s comes to bite you on the butt in your 40s is starting to come true. I'm overweight and can't get up off the floor like I could. My DH has a whole plethora of health problems but I think it'll be his joints that get him.

I sometimes wonder if my mind, my hearing or my body will affect me the most in my 60/70/80s. Anyone else?

I love this.

I'm mid 60s active pretty fit told DH to take care of his pelvis, feet, shoulders, spine, hands as loose this mobility and you are struggling. Me? It's my feet.

I've been ill all my adult life (immune system) so it could be any number of things that finally get me. My body is already fucked in many ways. Trying to do what I can but fear it's too late. I'm perimenopausal which is making matters worse including my anxiety over my health.

I'm a bit hyper mobile and wonder if that'll affect my joints. Ah well, I'll take your wisdom, focus on strengthening and flexibility and try not to think about it too much.

Knees

Well, OP, you can do everything right and have something fail-while you're doing your usual, recommended exercise that you do to avoid issues when older! It happens to a lot more of us than you'd think-and often one thing leads to another, so my answer is everything! Leg injury means you can't exercise, affects heart, blood sugar etc.
Not saying this to be negative, but to say let's all do everything we can to help other people and push for accessible spaces.

Very badly broken ankle atm. 63. I’m not sure how i can recover tbh. It feels like beginning of the end. I’m on my own.

I have been diagnosed with angina this year, you can’t out vitamin genetics totally though by my age my Mother had already had 2 heart attacks. She had 4 in the end and lived till 94.

Knees and hips, I assume. I’m already deaf and wear hearing aids, but that’s not getting any worse atm.

i don’t live a perfect life. I don’t smoke, but I like a glass of wine or three. I eat very well - loads of veg and salad, but I don’t deny myself cheese, meat and the occasional bag of Tyrrell’s Szlt & Vinager crisps either. Life’s for living, not worrying about salt / fat / alcohol etc. Food is not medicine, and you can do everything right and still die of a a heart attack in your 50s. We all have to die of something and I’d rather go down fast with my marbles still intact.

My connective tissue is fucked so it's more a case of what won't fail. Most bits of me are a bit faulty.

Im 59. I’ve had both knees replaced due to arthritis/ wear and tear. Knees run in the family so I guess being very active and genetics played a part. My knees are amazing now and I try not to worry what might give up next.

Sometimes I think I don’t care what goes wrong with me physically as long as I don’t get dementia, but as much as I try to be healthy I have a feeling that will be my fate. I can’t think of anything worse for my family.

Definitely going to be my feet. The rest of me is pretty sturdy but honestly my feet are the hypochondriacs of the body. I only need to look at them wrong and something is faulty with one of them 🤣

I’m the same with both hips replaced at a relatively young age. I’m doing them a favour and keeping them active 😉

I'm in my early sixties and it is no surprise to me that it is my hearing that has deteriorated rapidly and the most as I have never had very good hearing, have worn hearing aids for a long time for an unusual type of loss - my mother, in her eighties, has very acute hearing. I also have a cataract developing rapidly in my left eye. I have extremely fair, easily sunburnt skin so I take precautions because I realise I am a high risk for the skin cancer. This also means that, despite having eczema all my life, l have mostly soft, unlined skin. @PermanentlyExhaustedPigeonZZZ, you are now the optimum age to be taking precautions for your older self. Try not to listen to loud music in order to protect your hearing. Also, look after your teeth by following your dentist's advice and having regular checkups. I was told recently that I have nice teeth, which is a true compliment at my age. If you smoke, now is the time to give up and drinking should be in moderation. I have never smoked and have a glass of wine around three times a year. I think this has certainly helped. My drink of choice is tea. Try to get good, regular sleep and eat well as well as taking exercise where possible. Also, look after your mental wellbeing and keep your mind active. Take an interest in current affairs and other people and take time for yourself to enjoy your interests. Finally, grooming is really important as when you look your best you feel your best so finding clothes and aa hairstyle that really suit you makes a real difference.

It will definitely be my feet. I already have an absolute corker of a bunion (painless) on one side and I did a thing I saw on a reel video and it showed I have literally zero rotation on my arches when I move side to side. I run a lot and I have really tight ankles.

I’m 58. A lot of problems since the dot of turning 50. Mainly digestive. Then gallbladder removal, now left with acid reflux and bile salt malabsorption. On tablets for life.

Husband has raised psa levels and slow flow rate but not prostate cancer only picked up through blood tests to go with a knee injury!

The one thing I’d tell my 20 year old self is to moisturise your neck!

If you have rheumatoid arthritis (sorry, not sure if that’s what you mean by rheumatism), get a referral to a rheumatologist as there is a lot that can be done to stop its progression.

If you’re using the term to refer to osteoarthritis, then I’m with you, it’s crap and not really anything that can be done for it.

My MIL is 92 and has dementia. Physically she is very mobile and could chase a thirty year old ! She has never smoked,drank alcohol and healthy diet! She is in a care home,cannot recognise anyone ! My mum died suddenly aged 83 and was a smoker,I know which death I would choose !

I’m already getting old. I never saw this coming, no pun intended, but it’s the blood vessels in my left eye. I’m getting repeated clots in the veins. It’s known as branch retinal vein occlusion. As a consequence, I’ve lost some of my eyesight.

Look after your balance amd your bones, I'm 50 always got plenty of vitamin d, drank milk, ate broccoli (even though I hate it).Take HRT. I had a fall and broke nine bones! I was diagnosed with osteophenia. I also suspect I'm getting arthritis in my hip as it hurts

Disabling strokes run in my maternal line. I've been on statins for the last 18 months, but I wasn't offered them early enough. So I dread to think what my arteries look like.

Failing that, as someone who's always been absent minded and forgetful, I fear dementia.

The hearing aid thing came as a shock, as did the cataract. Both made me feel old.

I'm very grateful that my joints and general fitness are good so far. Mobility is becoming a real issue for some of my friends.

I'm 52. So far, in order, it's my pelvic floor, ears, eyes, hips and knees. I've also noticed a rather large varicose vein on my left thigh.

My dad's mate who is a surgeon said the popularity of panel is keeping him busy as shoulder ops are through the roof since the craze began.

68 here, active slim etc but it's my kidneys that are not functioning very well- so be careful about how much salt you have (I loved salty food!) and stay hydrated. I've also got early stage cataracts and early stage varicose veins here and there, but it's my kidneys I worry about a bit. Most of the time I just get on and enjoy my days as fully as possible.