Penny For Your Thoughts by: Nancy Whitaker
This year I played it smart and got a pneumonia and a flu shot. (And yes I got my Covids) I thought I was all set for the cold winds of winter, but I found out about a week ago that there are other ailments which are “such a pain.”
One morning I got up and I felt stiff and sore all over. The sharp pain radiated from my lower back down my right leg.
Yes, I know I am getting older, but this pain was entirely different and more severe. This was on a Monday and by the end of that day, I could not take a step without pain.
Now we all know I am just too young to get any type of arthritis, besides isn’t arthritis for people lots older than me?
I tried wearing different shoes, stretching, and putting pain cream on my leg and back. Nothing seemed to
be working, so I was stuck in the house that whole day.
I kept telling myself, “Girl, you are still a kid, so this pain will pass and you will be out kicking up your heels again.”
By this time I was trying some over the counter pain reliever which did little to ease my pain. Now in my mind I wanted to go out to eat and go a movie.
However, these old body parts were telling me that I wasn’t going anywhere.
The next day my back
and leg was not much better, so I tried to hobble around the house and pretend I was 16 once again. Guess what! I wasn’t!
By the second day I had self diagnosed myself as having a sciatic nerve problem. I told myself, “this hurts more than having a baby.” And it did.
As much as I hated to admit it, I knew these aches and pains were probably due to maybe an aging problem?
I finally called my doctors office who called me in some medicine.
With my medicine in tow, I thought I would instantly be cured.
I thought in my own mind that I could still run, jump and dance. But, why did it hurt so bad when I just went up and down the steps?
For the life of me I do not understand why people call our older stages of life ” The Golden Years?”
How can we enjoy these so called Golden Years with all these aches and pains? Heck I would be thankful just to hobble across my slippery street and get in my car.
The next day, I went into the doctors office and got a shot. I thought I was going to get instant relief, but as of right now that old back and those old legs of mine are stiff and sore.
A few days has passed and I am getting cabin fever. I don’t like these achy bones
at all. If this is old age catching up me, I don’t like it.
A certain true quote says
“In my soul there is an immortal kid refusing to keep up with my aging body. “~Shyma, (quote )
They say age is just a number and it is, but as those numbers rise, so does our proneness to aches and pains.
Let’s face it, I know I am never going to go back to my teen years, because my body tells me that.
The day we have face creams, products to make our hair grow, vitamins, protein shakes; various diets; face lifts, lip plumping, and everything at our disposal to make us try to look and feel younger. But, we sure cannot reverse our ages and take off the Golden Years.
Well, now I must hobble to the kitchen and pray I get there safely.
And hey, if anyone finds that Fountain of Youth, let me know cause I would sure like to take a dip in it.
Do you think there are so called Golden Years? Does your mind feel young and your body don’t? Do you want to hop, jump and skip? Let me know and I’ll give you a Penny for Your Thoughts.
