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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: October 5, 2025

    we have always had trouble with our water system. when the house was built, the water line had a kink in the pipe. we had to install a pressurizer for decent water pressure. this was both good and bad. we should have forced the builder to fix it, but it took a long time to be clear where...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: October 5, 2025

    mainly therapy yesterday plus a little garden work.. dropping friends off at the shuttle to the airport killed the morning. it was supposed to clear off but stayed foggy and damp all day. today i did all therapy work and then we did a 15 mile bike ride. we have a nice stretch of...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 28, 2025

    everyone wants that 7 am slot so they can go home and have coffee and breakfast. its the same with medical procedures. everyone wants to go first. active day yesterday but no formal workout. garden work and shopping. really nice weather but cold in the mornings. we used to hike...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 28, 2025

    Went ok at the docs today. he is sending me to another specialist who does injections further up the spine and also does ablations, where the offending nerves get fried with a laser. or something like that. im optimistic this can get treated. along with physical therapy. PT will be...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 28, 2025

    did 20 min spin indoors yesterday and therapy. today we did a 15 mile ride on our regular trail. it was lovely fall day out with leaves falling but still warm. tomorrow i see the doctor about my back which is getting worse. some days are really rough because i cant get in a...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 28, 2025

    +we did a park walk this morning for 1 hr 15min about 3 miles. our usual one. cathy that totally sucks. your father is really in a bad spot. some kind of medical crisis forces change and not always smoothly. can he order groceries online for pick up? even have them delivered? does...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 21, 2025

    Wow Cathy that is a difficult situation. "you can lead a horse to water" and all that. it would be hard to get through to someone in any stage of dementia that better vision was a great benefit. her dementia is a likely factor in whether its ok to pre medicate her. you did what you...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 21, 2025

    I think ( I dont know for sure) having an IV running is standard procedure. I believe they give some light anesthesia and so a fluid line is in place in to administer medications. probably they didnt even get to that part of the process. You are awake during the procedure and able to...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 21, 2025

    Wow Cathy..im so sorry it didnt work! i thought they might "pre medicate" her, to settle down her anxiety with meds beforehand . i dont think the surgery could be done other than lying on your back but it took maybe 15-20 min? I had knee support. a lot of people are more comfortable...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 21, 2025

    Got my CT late yesterday. Wow those are simple. I think I've had one before but a long time ago and i didnt remember. results are back and its not as bad as i thought it could be. arthritis come for most of us by this age. hopefully a more targeted injection and maybe more specific PT...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 21, 2025

    Did a park walk this morning for 1 hr 15 minutes then both of us got our covid shots and did the shopping. didnt even feel this one. will get flu vaccine in a week or two. its really unfortunate our national leadership is corrupted and not providing guidance so states are left...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 21, 2025

    we rode the trail for 15 miles and 90 minutes. spent time looking for salmon and saw some jumping but not a big run so far. it rained yesterday and that often starts things off. i scheduled my covid for tomorrrow. i usually get no side effects but its a new vaccine each year...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 21, 2025

    Cathy i had measles and chicken pox when i was a little older, probably 13-ish, junior H.S. OMG i was sick with both. my sister brought them home and we slept in the same room. i lost at least 15 lbs with each and i was not over weight. had to get the doctor on a house call for both...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 21, 2025

    carolyn i looked on the costco website for vaccines and i can get covid. not clear if i can do it on walk in basis or if I need an appt. nobody to ask on sunday. we dont have restrictions here. dont get me started on the lunacy of the whole vaccine situation. they are undermining well...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 14, 2025

    Cathy I had it backwards. i thought your mother was using the hospital because she didnt want to use the clinic. whatever!. hope she goes ahead and gets it done. that your father has already done it will make it easier for her. that word of mouth helps calm nerves. its still scary...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 14, 2025

    did a park walk with our neighbors yesterday. two hours 10 minutes. they have a newer puppy and nothing is very efficient with him yet. cathy best of luck with your mother. the process itself is fast and painless. getting her there might not be! it was so simple at a clinic i wish...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 14, 2025

    Cathy the search made us feel like drug runners!. we had a slightly bigger container of wine than was legal (quarts vs liters etc)they left it alone anyway. he went thru my waistpack and asked "if there was anything sharp in there that could injure him". so i warned him there was a...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 14, 2025

    We also got home last night after a long long drive. there was an unexpected construction project messing up traffic. i read about it and the DOT dated it for next weekend. it happened this weekend. the newspaper had the info about it but gave no dates, just talked about "this weekend"...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 7, 2025

    we did a tougher mt bike this morning 2 hrs 15 minutes. a long gradual climb. phew!. living at sea level makes doing things at 7000 feet hard right out of the gate. we will be driving back to WA tomorrow.
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 7, 2025

    we did a mt bike yesterday and today. about 5 miles yesterday and closer to 7 miles today. today was one of the few rides inside the park but still way too busy in general although not on the ride. I really cant stand the busy park population and September is busy yet. not hard rides...
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