Have you noticed the lose of an ability as you get older.

Maybe patience! DH definitely lost some ability but won’t accept that and it’s driving me nuts!

One knee with osteoarthritis the other weakened by a slight stroke, so after kneeling down I either have to pull myself up on something or adopt the 'downward facing dog' position and lever myself up. What a sight! But I can still cut my own toenails.

My hearing isn't as sharp as it was. Though I blame the TV for that as I can hear people speaking quite clearly.

I struggle to get down on the floor and once I’m there I struggle even more to get up again! Had one knee replacement and my other knee is a bit dodgy so I’m careful with it. Toenails...mmm still doing them just about! I don’t like the aches and pains of getting older but generally ok and enjoying life and yes I don’t care quite so much about others opinions as in I wear what I really like etc.

I’ve lost the strength in my thighs - no trouble squatting or kneeling, but I have to hold something to get me up again.

I do a yoga class & have done since my late 20s. It certainly keeps you supple so I have no problems in that area but it doesn't stop the wrinkles appearing with ever increasing frequency!

I can still get down on all fours to wash the kitchen floor and it is really good as it stretches my spine and gets rid of any sciatic pain. The problem is getting up again!
I struggle to get out of the bath. I have to turn over then try to get up from a kind of kneeling position. It involves pushing down with my fist, not easy.
I have no grip.
Otherwise all is reasonably good. Only a few months to my 75 th birthday though so I had better hurry to get things done. I am so much faster than DH who is a year younger than me.

You should all try yoga ladies, except for the lady with MS of course. I am 73 and don't have any aches or pains or stiffness, etc.

I need glasses for reading and my hearing isn't as good as it used to be. I was also experiencing stiffness in my back but then I was recommended something which really works for me. It is daily dry body brushing with a stiff bristle brush with a handle. Start from the feet up the legs, up each arm, up the back either side of the spine, downwards from the neck to the chest and across the stomach, always working towards the heart. A quick brush every morning before a shower, really gets rid of the aches and pains. A teacher of aromatherapy explained to me that the fluid that surrounds the bones is like oil when we are young but calcifies like chalk as we get older, so the dry body brushing turns it back to to fluid.

I find this thread a bit strange!

why?

cos reading a lot of threads here, I got the impression that most everyone here was well under 60 years of age! Really!

now it seems so many are over 75????? is that so? I don`t feel so ancient if that is the case.

actually, I am 84 now, ugh! and it is only since my dh died last November,, ADDED to that this lockup, that I feel as though I have aged 20 odd years... I always felt in my early 60`s, until recently, now I feel my age..
o.k.
to answer the question, so now..... I find I have difficulty remember names,, mostly names,, actors names .... and words.... I feel quite ashamed,, embarrassed.

Yes found I struggle to put my trainers on, have to put my trousers on sitting on the side of the bed at first if I stand up to pull them on I topple over. Have been trying to get out of my chair with out touching the arm rest.
I read that sitting down a lot causes weakness so I get up to do things and do a walk. Often the knee or ankle gives out.
But I don’t complain to much there are people far worse of then me. And I am 75.

I notice a general loss of strength and stamina. Two years ago I had a cycling accident and I had to have a replacement shoulder and upper arm( titanium, so I’m bionic now!) during the long recovery period I developed a DVT and sciatica- what a mess I was in! Now I don’t have the energy I had but am grateful that the wonderful NHS put me together again. In my 70 th year I’m starting to feel ‘old’ sometimes but try to do as much as I can, even if it takes twice as long!

I went to sit on a step and couldn't get down. I wish I could be more mobile. It came on at an earlier age than I expected.

boodymum67 sorry you have MS. This is a light-hearted thread - but I still think you make the best point of all - that we should be glad of what we can do - not worry too much about what we can't. And, perhaps, be grateful for any positive things we have been able to do in the past?

I have a friend living at a distance, who is now trapped in a body which does not work and who had to go into a nursing home for 24 hour care - years before reaching official retirement age. I will never forget what a beneficial difference he made to so many people's lives before he became disabled; and admire his courage and ability to appreciate the smallest things in life even now. Probably like you.

geekesse

In general, I have only lost things I don’t miss. I can’t run since I damaged my knee, so I set out earlier and don’t rush, and so I enjoy the world around me. My eyesight to less sharp, so I don’t worry about the state of my carpet because I can’t see bits on it, so I don’t waste time on unnecessary housework. I was never a great beauty, but now I’m old and grey and have ‘lost my looks’, I have also lost that fear of how I look to other people, and I can dress and wear my hair however I feel like.

Am I the only person on GN who is enjoying growing older?

An elderly cousin had cataract operations and commented "the difference is I have dust I never did before".

Like you, domesticity passes me by. When asked by my grandson's what I have done today "oh, you know playing all day as usual". I dress for comfort and look as beautiful now as I have ever done or to likely be. And I speak my mind – oh, what fun. Smile and pass a pleasant word to those along the way. At 82, life a breeze!!

On a good day I can touch my toes, I can kneel even with a knee replacement but getting up is a bit difficult. I can walk up and down stairs and get up from a chair without holding anything. So far so good. But I can't open anything and its frustrating, I can't lift for fear of my back starting to pain me again. I go to yoga but I take so long getting down on the mat that everyone has moved on on by the time I have and are standing again. So I had stopped. I can cycle for miles but can only get on my bike from one side. No idea why.
The worse bit is wrinkles and dry skin.

I am 73 and ruptured a disc in my back at the beginning of lockdown. In desperation I contacted a chiropractor and had online consultations until lockdown was lifted.
He devised an personal exercise programme for me and I have been pleasantly surprised to find not only am I now free of back pain I'm also a lot more flexible and am now able to get up from the floor without having to hang on the furniture etc which I haven't been able to for about 20 years. My chiropractor says things like 'motion is lotion', 'if you don't use it you'll loose it', 'if you don't look after you're teeth you'd expect to get toothache - same goes with your body.'.........I've also got excerises to improve my balance.
I'm not quite ready to enter the Olympics yet - haha - and it is sometimes a chore to keep doing the exercises.

I'm nearly 83, and I think I am physically better than I thought I would be at this age. My knees are artificial but I can still walk a reasonable distance. My arthritic spine is awful and I have to plan my day around it. Apart from that I seem quite fit and am still able to do most things. I can't kneel well, I can't climb rocks on Dartmoor any more, I am terrible at opening tins and jars without a device. I hate climbing ladders. But I feel quite lucky really. And because I live alone I have to make myself do things, and maybe that is good.

Something else I've noticed - my brain cells are slowing down. I love quizzing and used to answer questions quite quickly but now there are so many more 'filing cabinets' in the old brain box to search through it takes much longer.

I can still it legged and with m feet under me on the sofa .I am nearly 63.its weird as I couldn't sit crossed legged as a child as I have muscle Skelton problems on t of my leg bones being not straight.yes do suffer from spinal pain.but just on paracetemols.I do have spinal Injection but not since last October.have them every 6 months not this year due to the virus.I am stiff n The mornings though and my right knee clicks.but I can still t on the sofa with my feet under me.

Like many other posters, I struggle with bending, getting up and down etc. I'm really stiff in the mornings, and struggle to do the gardening which I used to love! I have days where everything is too much trouble and like Laughterlines Have done nothing except cook a mid-day meal, in the whole day and still find myself exhausted by 9.00 pm. I'm 72, have Diabetes, Glaucoma and High Blood Pressure. No - NOT enjoying getting older at all!

I am 75, laughterlines and still sit on the sofa with my legs curled up underneath me, can get in and out of the bath (though I prefer a shower) and can - just about - cut my own toenails after said bath. I am not looking forward to not being able to do these things but, if it comes, it comes.

Well this morning I was convinced "I'm gaun aff ma heid"!! I've lost my hearing aid, my purse and bus pass!! Happily the latter two have been found!!
Joints are a problem, if I get down on the floor, heaven help me to get back up!! Most else OK!!

Relax Polnan, you're certainly not alone. Quite the contrary is my impression. Physically I'm pretty fit. Can run, walk sprightly etc. Gymnastics? Not a chance. My thinking tells me I'm still able to ride a bike. Believe I'm about to try pretty soon!!! Mmmmm..... However, I have these crazy memory lapses. Yesterday it took me 1m 43s to recall Helen Mirren. Yep, I know who she is fine well but.....dearie me. Resorted to the old alphabet trick (wish I knew how that works) with success. I suspect I'm slowing up at many things but it's happening so gradually that I don't particularly notice. Life in general is pretty good. I consider myself one pretty fortunate person at the moment.

I have noticed that when I get up from the floor these days I do it exactly like a baby who’s just learned to walk! ?