Here is the health report for the middle of 2025.
I received a hearing test in April. My hearing is rather good at most frequencies, and the word recognition was solid. I’ll get it rechecked next year, and maybe I’ll get an aid. When I hear white noise simultaneously, I can listen to words but not comprehend them. That’s normal, right?
I’m having some oral surgery at the end of August. A couple of molars you can’t see are coming out. One – lower left – had been giving me some exquisite pain a few months ago. It has subsided, but it is not salvageable. I’ve had a root canal in the past on those teeth.
A third tooth, which people might notice, is also coming out, but some ersatz item will replace it. I’m not looking forward to this process. It will be pricey, but less than if they replaced all three teeth.
So I postponed dealing with my left Achilles, which bothers me on and off. Eventually, I’ll need some physical therapy.
Taking a knee
Then I MUST deal with getting a left knee replacement because sometimes it’s so achy that I can’t even ride my bicycle without a brace; the rotation is too painful.
At least it’s not as bad as it was after the Olin family reunion at Nataniel Cole Park near Binghamton, NY, in July. I had long told myself that I didn’t need a cane when walking on a flat surface. But walking on grass, hills, gravel, etc., I SHOULD use the cane. I walked to the bathroom through a grassy area with a slight incline. “Ah, it’s not that far.”
At about 2 a.m., the pain was so tremendous that it woke me from a sound sleep. The agony emanated from one point. If my knee were a map of France and my leg were up on the bed, it would be approximately at Bordeaux.
I was really irritated with myself. The cane was in the car, and the car was nearby, so this was a totally avoidable incident.
Other than that, it’s the usual aches and pains.
Aging is such an adventure…
My husband’s knees and shoulders are giving him fits. He will probably have to have surgery at some point. He would be very empathetic to your pain. Sometimes he gets up in the middle of the night and rubs voltaren cream on his knees. He also takes two 8 hour tylenol before bed. Sometimes it helps and sometimes the pain comes through anyway.
Ouch on the teeth – so sorry you are going through that, too!
I had to have 3 teeth removed on my lower right jaw. No replacement, can only chew on my left side now.