Memes

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I’ve collected 4 of 5 so far. I almost have a complete set.

My knee began hurting in my twenties after a fall. I went to my GP who told me it was just a sprain and to exercise. The pain never really went away, and then one day in my late forties the dog yanked me on his leash to try and chase a cat and it popped in a funny way, and I saw an orthopedic surgeon who told me I should have had surgery in my twenties to correct a malaligned kneecap, and that now it was too late and I would be prone to medial collateral ligament injuries like the one I currently had. I've done a bunch of physio but I still avoid stairs because it's one surefire way it's going to aggravate my injury.

Just another example of doctors not taking women's complaints seriously. A referral to Ortho would have taken five minutes of his time.

I'm in my 40s and I have experienced all of these at some point in my life but it's hardly part of my personality. Someone really observant might be able to tell I baby my left knee a bit and my right hip is often tight.

But geez none of these were issues at thirty. None are issues more than a few days a year now. Y'all need to take better care of yourselves.

TIL that Psyduck was at least 30 years old when he was first introduced, I guess 🤷

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God, I wish.

When I was 10 I started having issues with my ankle joint "locking" into place. I wouldn't be able to bend it forward or back (like you need for a walking motion), and would have to roll it around gently sideways and slowly get a wider and wider ROM in my roll until it popped and I could do a straight back and forth motion and walk normally again. As a young athlete, it was a bitch, because I'd be sprinting down the soccer field and mid stride my ankle would lock and I'd be fucking hobbling. Finally at 13 my parents decided maybe it was an issue worth seeing a doctor for. The orthopedic specialist told me he had no idea what was going on, that puberty does weird things to kids heads and it was all in my imagination. Told me by the time my hormones stabilized it would go away, said just wait til 15 or so, I promise you'll be fine. I'm in my 30s and the fucking thing locked up as recently as last week, so he's clearly a genius.

It's easier to say where my body doesn't hurt at this point. I guess my hands are ok. Well no scratch that the bastards dry up in winter and resemble bleeding salt flats... fuck.

By your late 40s you get to collect the entire set!

Not to brag, but I'm 40 and have none of these, it's surprising and a bit depressing to me that so many people have these ailments at such an early age. I wish you as many pain free and healthful years as possible.

I got my first one of these when I was 21 and in the best shape of my life. Accidents, injuries, and unpreventable diseases happen, and acting like your comparative good luck means you've made better choices than those who have been less lucky by implying they've been "unhealthy as hell" is kind of gross.

I have all of them. Am I more 30 than others people?

What do you mean one?

Where's my shoulder pain at?

Nvm i know exactly where it is...in the right shoulder.

For now.

I hate stereotypes like this. I have all of these, and you're not going to make me pigeon hole myself into choosing one!

When you turn 40, it's 2 of those.

People without chronic pain be making their entire personalities about going outside and doing things painlessly. /s

The best time to pick up a calisthenics program was your teens, the second best time is now, you old fogeys.

I'm in my thirties now and I don't have any pain like that.

All of these.

I work in trades and literally nobody is complaining about their hip under 60. This meme is a 16yo's idea of life in one's thirties.

Ha! Just wait until you turn 50! That's when the real fun starts. Ask me how I know.

On the flipside, while it's true that I fucked myself up trying (and failing) to be a pro snowboarder in my 20s, it really is possibly to bounce back from injuries --so long as they aren't too bad-- and have a good and active life in spite of them.

Sure, I'll never be the same person I was before I trashed my body doing stupid shit when I was young reckless and stupid, but I've made a pretty good comeback over the years just by eating right, always exercising and staying physically fit by keeping myself in the game.

Now I'm old, in my 50s, but I'm still physically fit and in general my teenage daughter and 20-something-year-old nephews struggle to keep up with me on our hikes and backpacking and/or climbing trips.

Granted, some of it's purely psychological, but there's no question in my mind that some of it is also simply about having spent years as a very physically active and physically fit person.

I just need something to take the red out

Listen,

40 y/o here! I had my first migraine ever about 2 months ago, and boy did it suck. What's more, they decided to start happening semi-regularly because... who the fuck knows.

Not my personality, though. I reserve that for my weird niche hobbies that nobody wants to hear about. Anyway, about my retail training video VHS collection...

The jokes on you, I've always been in pain!

In fact I only recently discovered that not everybody feels this way all the time and that has been oddly encouraging.

Just wait until you hit forty, and you'll have most, if not all, of those.

Damn I'm 52 and have nothing at all "yet" but I know the countdown is started for all kinds of stuff 😑