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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

Quote from: "Bricktop"Yes, that's what he said.



However, if the fainting spells start because my pulse drops too low, my ability to drive, travel, exert myself and generally live in active life are compromised.



Apparently modern Pacemakers are quite small, very effective, and connect to the internet.

Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

I hope you will be okay Bricktop....I'm sure you'll be okay.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



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I hope you will be okay Bricktop....I'm sure you'll be okay.

There's no cause for alarm. Apparently having a Pacemaker fitted is far less trauma than hip or knee replacements. I don't know how I'd feel about my heart being managed by a computer, though.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

I hope you will be okay Bricktop....I'm sure you'll be okay.

There's no cause for alarm. Apparently having a Pacemaker fitted is far less trauma than hip or knee replacements. I don't know how I'd feel about my heart being managed by a computer, though.

I hope so, hip and oknee replacements are major surgeries with long recovery times.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

I hope you will be okay Bricktop....I'm sure you'll be okay.

There's no cause for alarm. Apparently having a Pacemaker fitted is far less trauma than hip or knee replacements. I don't know how I'd feel about my heart being managed by a computer, though.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

I hope you will be okay Bricktop....I'm sure you'll be okay.

There's no cause for alarm. Apparently having a Pacemaker fitted is far less trauma than hip or knee replacements. I don't know how I'd feel about my heart being managed by a computer, though.

I hope so, hip and oknee replacements are major surgeries with long recovery times.

I think that has changed somewhat.  I remember when my grandmother got her knee fixed in the 80s she was in serious pain for few weeks.  My mother got her's replaced a couple years back and she recovered in a day or two and said she never had any real pain.  However it could be the nature of the surgery played a role too.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

I hope you will be okay Bricktop....I'm sure you'll be okay.

There's no cause for alarm. Apparently having a Pacemaker fitted is far less trauma than hip or knee replacements. I don't know how I'd feel about my heart being managed by a computer, though.

Sorry about the bad news Brick.  But I hope, and think that you will do fine when you get your pacemaker.  You probably won't even have to cut back on the scotch. :laugh:  ac_drinks

Quote from: "Bricktop"Average life span was 71 years for men.



Slightly older for women.



We're now into the 80's and rising as medical technology evolves. In 1950 he would have looked at my scans (if such technology existed) and said "I've some bad news...".



Now it's "We might have a to whack a Pacemaker in there in a few years. Simple procedure. Then if your heart suffers an occlusion it will alert me via the web...and also call an ambulance using the inbuilt GPS."



I shit ye not.

Quote from: "Bricktop"I'm sure it will be fine. I just hope the battery lasts...

Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

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That's the shits. And you behaved yourself.

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That's the shits. And you behaved yourself.

Er...yeah. About that...



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Quote from: "Bricktop"I hate it when doctors say "but".



I had to have my heart monitored due to a very slow pulse...44 bpm. Slow, but not critical.



So I go to the cardiologist yesterday to get the results of the tests.



They showed that the heart is in good shape, and that my slow pulse is largely due to my high levels of fitness for most of my life. Cool.



Thanks Doc...



"Er...but..."



It seems I can look forward to having a Pacemaker fitted in the foreseeable future due to "wear and tear" on the muscles that control the heartbeat...as a result of them being worked hard to keep me fit.



Because of my age and natural deterioration, the chances are high I'll start having fainting spells. Then it's Pacemaker time!!!



 :dash1:

Sorry ta hear that, BT.



I haven't had any health issues yet.



Given my family's history if longevity I could live to at least 100 if I chose to.



I'll probably outlive most if ya here except maybe Fashionista

Quote from: "cc"From what I have seen of you and your crappy attitude, you have not yet begin to "live"



and likely will die without ever having "lived"

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I'll probably outlive most if ya here except maybe Fashionista

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I'll probably outlive most if ya here except maybe Fashionista

There's a world of difference, Joe, between "living" and "existing".



You, sunshine, exist. That is all.

Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Quote from: "Bricktop"We're still having repairs done to our house after the now not quite so recent lightning strike. Yesterday the new alarm system was fitted. I offered the installer a coffee and he asked if it was OK if he had it outside.



He went outside to his truck, and I brought his coffee out to him. It was obvious why he wanted to go outside as he was smoking a cigarette.



We got chatting about health issues, and he mentioned that he had undergone heart surgery after a heart attack.



As he drew on his cigarette, he proudly declared that one of the contributing factors to his heart attack was smoking.



People like this should be disbarred from the public health system.

Quote from: "Bricktop"It made me angry inside.



4 kids as well.



He said he needed it to cope with the stress.



My feelings are if it stresses you that much, find something to do that doesn't stress you.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"It made me angry inside.



4 kids as well.



He said he needed it to cope with the stress.



My feelings are if it stresses you that much, find something to do that doesn't stress you.

BT do you think your heavy scotch drinking habits contribute tonyour heart problems today?

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Quote from: "Bricktop"It made me angry inside.



4 kids as well.



He said he needed it to cope with the stress.



My feelings are if it stresses you that much, find something to do that doesn't stress you.

BT do you think your heavy scotch drinking habits contribute tonyour heart problems today?

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

Yea, I wasn't sure what they're exactly called, but I believe it's the stents surgery he had, my mom just told me it's those little things inserted inside to keep his arteries expanded and preventing it from contracting.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

Yea, I wasn't sure what they're exactly called, but I believe it's the stents surgery he had, my mom just told me it's those little things inserted inside to keep his arteries expanded and preventing it from contracting.

I've known two men that had stents put in to keep their arteries open..



One can live a long life with them.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

Yea, I wasn't sure what they're exactly called, but I believe it's the stents surgery he had, my mom just told me it's those little things inserted inside to keep his arteries expanded and preventing it from contracting.

I've known two men that had stents put in to keep their arteries open..



One can live a long life with them.

At least this is a relief for me, now all that's left to do is to do is to make Bricktop live no less than 100 years old.  ac_cool

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

Yea, I wasn't sure what they're exactly called, but I believe it's the stents surgery he had, my mom just told me it's those little things inserted inside to keep his arteries expanded and preventing it from contracting.

I've known two men that had stents put in to keep their arteries open..



One can live a long life with them.

At least this is a relief for me, now all that's left to do is to do is to make Bricktop live no less than 100 years old.  ac_cool

I thought he already was.....just kidding Bricktop.

 :laugh:

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

Yea, I wasn't sure what they're exactly called, but I believe it's the stents surgery he had, my mom just told me it's those little things inserted inside to keep his arteries expanded and preventing it from contracting.

I've known two men that had stents put in to keep their arteries open..



One can live a long life with them.

At least this is a relief for me, now all that's left to do is to do is to make Bricktop live no less than 100 years old.  ac_cool

I thought he already was.....just kidding Bricktop.

 :laugh:

Lol  :001_tongue:

Quote from: "Zetsu"all that's left to do is to do is to make Bricktop live no less than 100 years old.  ac_cool

Quote from: "Bricktop"We're still having repairs done to our house after the now not quite so recent lightning strike. Yesterday the new alarm system was fitted. I offered the installer a coffee and he asked if it was OK if he had it outside.



He went outside to his truck, and I brought his coffee out to him. It was obvious why he wanted to go outside as he was smoking a cigarette.



We got chatting about health issues, and he mentioned that he had undergone heart surgery after a heart attack.



As he drew on his cigarette, he proudly declared that one of the contributing factors to his heart attack was smoking.



People like this should be disbarred from the public health system.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"We're still having repairs done to our house after the now not quite so recent lightning strike. Yesterday the new alarm system was fitted. I offered the installer a coffee and he asked if it was OK if he had it outside.



He went outside to his truck, and I brought his coffee out to him. It was obvious why he wanted to go outside as he was smoking a cigarette.



We got chatting about health issues, and he mentioned that he had undergone heart surgery after a heart attack.



As he drew on his cigarette, he proudly declared that one of the contributing factors to his heart attack was smoking.



People like this should be disbarred from the public health system.

Smoking is an upper... I was successful quitting because I had a partner during the heavy lifting period while I mainly stayed in bed. Workers can't do that. They have to work and cannot slack off.



That guy smoking needs the upper effect of smoking. If he stopped smoking, it would feel like he added 50 kilos to his weight to drag around all day. For a good month he'd feel like that.



He needs to be talked into a nicotine replacement.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"We're still having repairs done to our house after the now not quite so recent lightning strike. Yesterday the new alarm system was fitted. I offered the installer a coffee and he asked if it was OK if he had it outside.



He went outside to his truck, and I brought his coffee out to him. It was obvious why he wanted to go outside as he was smoking a cigarette.



We got chatting about health issues, and he mentioned that he had undergone heart surgery after a heart attack.



As he drew on his cigarette, he proudly declared that one of the contributing factors to his heart attack was smoking.



People like this should be disbarred from the public health system.

Smoking is an upper... I was successful quitting because I had a partner during the heavy lifting period while I mainly stayed in bed. Workers can't do that. They have to work and cannot slack off.



That guy smoking needs the upper effect of smoking. If he stopped smoking, it would feel like he added 50 kilos to his weight to drag around all day. For a good month he'd feel like that.



He needs to be talked into a nicotine replacement.

I can't talk my dad into making an effort to quit smoking.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"We're still having repairs done to our house after the now not quite so recent lightning strike. Yesterday the new alarm system was fitted. I offered the installer a coffee and he asked if it was OK if he had it outside.



He went outside to his truck, and I brought his coffee out to him. It was obvious why he wanted to go outside as he was smoking a cigarette.



We got chatting about health issues, and he mentioned that he had undergone heart surgery after a heart attack.



As he drew on his cigarette, he proudly declared that one of the contributing factors to his heart attack was smoking.



People like this should be disbarred from the public health system.

Smoking is an upper... I was successful quitting because I had a partner during the heavy lifting period while I mainly stayed in bed. Workers can't do that. They have to work and cannot slack off.



That guy smoking needs the upper effect of smoking. If he stopped smoking, it would feel like he added 50 kilos to his weight to drag around all day. For a good month he'd feel like that.



He needs to be talked into a nicotine replacement.

I can't talk my dad into making an effort to quit smoking.

They're scared of the withdrawl which is pretty scary but you have to tell yourself, (themselves) you're not dying.



Withdrawing from coffee, tea, sugar can be just as violent.



It's probably harder when you work because smoking at work gets you through the drugery of a days work.



I save 10,000 a year now not smoking and the bums left me too.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

Yea, I wasn't sure what they're exactly called, but I believe it's the stents surgery he had, my mom just told me it's those little things inserted inside to keep his arteries expanded and preventing it from contracting.

I've known two men that had stents put in to keep their arteries open..



One can live a long life with them.

At least this is a relief for me, now all that's left to do is to do is to make Bricktop live no less than 100 years old.  ac_cool

I thought he already was.....just kidding Bricktop.

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Lol  :001_tongue:

Is your dad a smoker? My dad is 59 and smokes. I really wish he would quit.

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Quote from: "Zetsu"all that's left to do is to do is to make Bricktop live no less than 100 years old.  ac_cool

Working on it!!!



So far, so good!!



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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

Yea, I wasn't sure what they're exactly called, but I believe it's the stents surgery he had, my mom just told me it's those little things inserted inside to keep his arteries expanded and preventing it from contracting.

I've known two men that had stents put in to keep their arteries open..



One can live a long life with them.

At least this is a relief for me, now all that's left to do is to do is to make Bricktop live no less than 100 years old.  ac_cool

I thought he already was.....just kidding Bricktop.

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Lol  :001_tongue:

Is your dad a smoker? My dad is 59 and smokes. I really wish he would quit.

I hear ya Shen, seeing your family and friends harming themselves is always hard to accept.  Maybe try making a mutual deal with him might have him convinced, I tend to do that with my mom once in a while.  My dad used to smoke too, then one day he decided to quit and never told anyone, I think it's pretty cool though and made me really grateful for it.

Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"I try to eat healthily. I certainly don't do junk food, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.



The wear on my pulmonary system is not the heart per se, but the receptors that regulate the rhythm. They are not responding as snappily as they did 20 years ago.



There's no remedy. It's just the torment of age...68 in a few weeks. Even the best motors will start to blow smoke sooner or later.

Age might be a factor, but I believe it can still be helped.  My dad's arteries where clog before and had to do some surgery 12 years ago, during that time he felt too close to death and started to take care and maintain his body when he has the time.  Reduced his meat consumption from 2/5 to less than 10%, now all he eats are things like avocados, all kinds of nuts, high fibre diets, boiled eggs, apple, boiled ginger, kiwis, etc, along with an active lifestyle, doing full body stretches every morning for 45mins then hitting the gym doing moderate to mild work out.  Before he had to take a lot of meds to sustain his heart and blood pressure but during these 10 years of consistant healthy living, it's like time has some what stopped for him or had even reversed slightly.

Do you mean your father had stents inserted Zetsu?

Yea, I wasn't sure what they're exactly called, but I believe it's the stents surgery he had, my mom just told me it's those little things inserted inside to keep his arteries expanded and preventing it from contracting.

I've known two men that had stents put in to keep their arteries open..



One can live a long life with them.

At least this is a relief for me, now all that's left to do is to do is to make Bricktop live no less than 100 years old.  ac_cool

I thought he already was.....just kidding Bricktop.

 :laugh:

Lol  :001_tongue:

Is your dad a smoker? My dad is 59 and smokes. I really wish he would quit.

I hear ya Shen, seeing your family and friends harming themselves is always hard to accept.  Maybe try making a mutual deal with him might have him convinced, I tend to do that with my mom once in a while.  My dad used to smoke too, then one day he decided to quit and never told anyone, I think it's pretty cool though and made me really grateful for it.

Neither of my parents ever smoked, but my father still died of cancer.

Quote from: "Bricktop"Its a balance. Trying to live too long ignores the potential for enjoyment.



Trying to enjoy too much leads to a shorter life.



It becomes clearer as you grow older.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

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I grow on people.



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I'm sure everything will be fine. I'm still pretty well for my age.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

I have done a complete reversal in lifestyle over the past fifteen years. I was an alcoholic and a smoker back then. I didn't get enough exercise and I didn't eat properly. Now, it's all about healthy, active living.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

I have done a complete reversal in lifestyle over the past fifteen years. I was an alcoholic and a smoker back then. I didn't get enough exercise and I didn't eat properly. Now, it's all about healthy, active living.

No doubt you have managed a huge break through in life... sadly I still know quite a number of people still couldn't quit their old habits and have perished b/c of this.  IMO nothing is more precious than a fit health and spending time with your family and friends, my dad always says it's better to prevent than regret once we all get very old one day, hence that's when all the health's issue will begin to surface and our family will have to spend a lot of time and money looking after us.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

I have done a complete reversal in lifestyle over the past fifteen years. I was an alcoholic and a smoker back then. I didn't get enough exercise and I didn't eat properly. Now, it's all about healthy, active living.

No doubt you have managed a huge break through in life... sadly I still know quite a number of people still couldn't quit their old habits and have perished b/c of this.  IMO nothing is more precious than a fit health and spending time with your family and friends, my dad always says it's better to prevent than regret once we all get very old one day, hence that's when all the health's issue will begin to surface and our family will have to spend a lot of time and money looking after us.

Your dad is right Zetsu.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

I have done a complete reversal in lifestyle over the past fifteen years. I was an alcoholic and a smoker back then. I didn't get enough exercise and I didn't eat properly. Now, it's all about healthy, active living.

No doubt you have managed a huge break through in life... sadly I still know quite a number of people still couldn't quit their old habits and have perished b/c of this.  IMO nothing is more precious than a fit health and spending time with your family and friends, my dad always says it's better to prevent than regret once we all get very old one day, hence that's when all the health's issue will begin to surface and our family will have to spend a lot of time and money looking after us.

Your dad is right Zetsu.

I have to agree too with him on this, I still remember the past 3 years before my grandma passed away my dad and uncle payed $2000USD a day just for her to stay at a private hospital in HK, like my father always says when one person is in pain, the whole family all suffers together.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

I have done a complete reversal in lifestyle over the past fifteen years. I was an alcoholic and a smoker back then. I didn't get enough exercise and I didn't eat properly. Now, it's all about healthy, active living.

No doubt you have managed a huge break through in life... sadly I still know quite a number of people still couldn't quit their old habits and have perished b/c of this.  IMO nothing is more precious than a fit health and spending time with your family and friends, my dad always says it's better to prevent than regret once we all get very old one day, hence that's when all the health's issue will begin to surface and our family will have to spend a lot of time and money looking after us.

Your dad is right Zetsu.

I have to agree too with him on this, I still remember the past 3 years before my grandma passed away my dad and uncle payed $2000USD a day just for her to stay at a private hospital in HK, like my father always says when one person is in pain, the whole family all suffers together.

Oh my goodness Zetsu..



How long was her stay?

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

I have done a complete reversal in lifestyle over the past fifteen years. I was an alcoholic and a smoker back then. I didn't get enough exercise and I didn't eat properly. Now, it's all about healthy, active living.

No doubt you have managed a huge break through in life... sadly I still know quite a number of people still couldn't quit their old habits and have perished b/c of this.  IMO nothing is more precious than a fit health and spending time with your family and friends, my dad always says it's better to prevent than regret once we all get very old one day, hence that's when all the health's issue will begin to surface and our family will have to spend a lot of time and money looking after us.

Your dad is right Zetsu.

I have to agree too with him on this, I still remember the past 3 years before my grandma passed away my dad and uncle payed $2000USD a day just for her to stay at a private hospital in HK, like my father always says when one person is in pain, the whole family all suffers together.

Oh my goodness Zetsu..



How long was her stay?

She stayed there for about 1 and a half year, it surely wasn't cheap imo but to my dad he only had one mother and wanted the very best for her.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

I have done a complete reversal in lifestyle over the past fifteen years. I was an alcoholic and a smoker back then. I didn't get enough exercise and I didn't eat properly. Now, it's all about healthy, active living.

No doubt you have managed a huge break through in life... sadly I still know quite a number of people still couldn't quit their old habits and have perished b/c of this.  IMO nothing is more precious than a fit health and spending time with your family and friends, my dad always says it's better to prevent than regret once we all get very old one day, hence that's when all the health's issue will begin to surface and our family will have to spend a lot of time and money looking after us.

Your dad is right Zetsu.

I have to agree too with him on this, I still remember the past 3 years before my grandma passed away my dad and uncle payed $2000USD a day just for her to stay at a private hospital in HK, like my father always says when one person is in pain, the whole family all suffers together.

Oh my goodness Zetsu..



How long was her stay?

She stayed there for about 1 and a half year, it surely wasn't cheap imo but to my dad he only had one mother and wanted the very best for her.

I understand and if we could afford it, we too would spend $1.1 million USD.

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Quote from: "Bricktop"As you grow older, and the aches and pains grow more prominent, you begin to fear going to the doctor.



You're then faced with odd conflicting emotions; do I suddenly get all health conscious to extend my life a little, or do I just live to the fullest and go out with a bang.



Your head certainly changes with your body.

I guess it's not as easy as I wish it was.  ac_unsure  But I'm sure it's possible to live life close to it's fullest but being very healthy at the same time.

I have done a complete reversal in lifestyle over the past fifteen years. I was an alcoholic and a smoker back then. I didn't get enough exercise and I didn't eat properly. Now, it's all about healthy, active living.

No doubt you have managed a huge break through in life... sadly I still know quite a number of people still couldn't quit their old habits and have perished b/c of this.  IMO nothing is more precious than a fit health and spending time with your family and friends, my dad always says it's better to prevent than regret once we all get very old one day, hence that's when all the health's issue will begin to surface and our family will have to spend a lot of time and money looking after us.

Your dad is right Zetsu.

I have to agree too with him on this, I still remember the past 3 years before my grandma passed away my dad and uncle payed $2000USD a day just for her to stay at a private hospital in HK, like my father always says when one person is in pain, the whole family all suffers together.

Oh my goodness Zetsu..



How long was her stay?

She stayed there for about 1 and a half year, it surely wasn't cheap imo but to my dad he only had one mother and wanted the very best for her.

I understand and if we could afford it, we too would spend $1.1 million USD.

I'm not too surprised, after knowing you and your husband work hard to let your children go to private schools too.  I think schools are worth it since a child can meet some good and bad apples in life, but from my dad and uncle's experience, public hospitals are better than private ones in HK.  The doctor in the private hospital hanged my grandma's life by a thread, so she had to stay there and can never leave, and made my dad having to pay for all the petty service my grandma received(service so simple even both of our Indonesian maid manage to learn and use it to aid my grandma when she left for home), eventually when my dad and uncle started to see through this they sent my grandma to a public hospital, and as usual the doctors want to minimize their work load so they're objective is to get every patient healthy enough to a level they can go home and rest, as a result my grand mother did got better.  ac_drinks