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POLL: Most Disgusting Thing You Notice about Your Aging Body

There's been a troubling shortage of elder-abuse threads lately, so I figured I'd spice things up with a fresh dose of aging and decrepitude, in case any of our young neighbors had ideas about finishing their dinner this week.

As we age, our bodies fail us. Hair changes color. Skin dries out. Muscles, joints, and bones ache for no damn reason. And the old chap simply REFUSES to rise to the occasion, no matter how many pills and powders you buy on the internet.

So enlighten us, Eldergays. What human oddities do we have to look forward to once we pass our thirties?

by Anonymousreply 280December 20, 2022 4:05 AM

Goddamn it, Muriel! The poll didn't show up! I had items like:

-Your first grey chest/public hair

-Sagging neck or balls

-Plucking out a two-inch nosehair that's been in there since Bananarama

-Feet that look like the surface of the Moon

-Joints and scars that suddenly ache years after an injury

-Trouble down south (ED, overactive bladder, prostatitis, etc.)

-Other

by Anonymousreply 1December 3, 2022 12:20 AM

Gas

by Anonymousreply 2December 3, 2022 12:21 AM

Being demented as you are should be on your list too, OP.

by Anonymousreply 3December 3, 2022 12:22 AM

Food gets stuck between your teeth at every meal.

by Anonymousreply 4December 3, 2022 12:22 AM

Driving at night is scary. Too much glare. Made worse with suv’s weird intense lights.

by Anonymousreply 5December 3, 2022 12:25 AM

OP just today as I was about to get my pedicure I looked at my feet and said “why do the look like they are covered in craters,” so I know which poll choice I would have picked.

by Anonymousreply 6December 3, 2022 12:25 AM

Yes, it's pretty gross that men over 50 can no longer get it up. Not referring to total bottoms who could never get it up anyway. LOL.

by Anonymousreply 7December 3, 2022 12:28 AM

Has to be the eyes.

by Anonymousreply 8December 3, 2022 12:28 AM

My ass cheeks have succumbed to gravity…ever flatter. Keeping squeaky clean takes a bit more effort.

Welcome to the end…

by Anonymousreply 9December 3, 2022 12:30 AM

A gunt.

by Anonymousreply 10December 3, 2022 12:31 AM

R9 Is that why daddies are typically tops?

by Anonymousreply 11December 3, 2022 12:31 AM

The weird nodules and bumps and skin tags that pop up in the most random places.Oh and stretch marks .God how I loathe stretch marks.But the worst of all is arm flap.

by Anonymousreply 12December 3, 2022 12:32 AM

Skin tags. I mean, WTF??? Gross.

by Anonymousreply 13December 3, 2022 12:33 AM

God this one is humiliating, but it's the fact that sometimes a fart will just break out. When I was younger and an older co-worker would fart, I'd be angry and disgusted over what I thought was something they'd done deliberately. Now that I'm getting up there, I have learned the hard way that sometimes they just sneak out.

by Anonymousreply 14December 3, 2022 12:38 AM

Eyebrows 🥸

by Anonymousreply 15December 3, 2022 12:38 AM

Turkey waddle. It's the worst and can't really be hidden.

by Anonymousreply 16December 3, 2022 12:42 AM

Have had skin tags, moles and stretchmarks (as well as rosacea) since College, and I'm only just 30 so it's not an ageing thing. Think if you have Caucasian skin prone to it, them's just the breaks all your life.

by Anonymousreply 17December 3, 2022 12:43 AM

You sound like a disaster R17. Imagine what it will be like at 60!

by Anonymousreply 18December 3, 2022 12:46 AM

Dry dry skin. I used to have oily acne prone skin and now I have to deal with lizard skin. One problem right into another.

Stomach issues. Half the foods I used to love I can't eat because I'll be constipated, gassy and fat for days.

Stiff fingers from early arthritis (thanks Mom!)

by Anonymousreply 19December 3, 2022 12:47 AM

I had radiation treatment for anal cancer, so my ass looks scarred on top of being flat. Combined with some ED, I'm neither a good top or bottom. And I'm not going to be 50 for another year.

by Anonymousreply 20December 3, 2022 12:48 AM

Looking at my grandmother who is pushing 90 gets more and more difficult. The worst is the massive Quasi back hump, but the papery skin, bald scabbing head, hooded clouded watering eyes, drooling mouth with brown yellow eroded teeth and knarled bunioned hands & feet are unsettling. Doesn't help that in terms of personality she's a manipulative, sociopathic, snobby, miserly and selfish cunt, but to be fair she was like that in her 50s and before as well.

It makes me want to check out earlier, maybe in the late 60s or early-mid 70s. A bit older than my parents (sprightly but sagging and slightly flagging now in their early-mid 60s) are currently, but not decades and decades older. Any age over 80 just seems like a fucking miserable experience to me, like being a teen and a kid with all its limitations and pains and ugliness but with none of the energy and strength and potential and future to look forward to.

by Anonymousreply 21December 3, 2022 12:49 AM

The texture of the skin become so gross. Aging skin looks like some terrible skin condition and doesn't look like human flesh anymore.

by Anonymousreply 22December 3, 2022 12:51 AM

Sagging, wrinkled necks.

Under eye bags.

Toenail fungus.

by Anonymousreply 23December 3, 2022 12:52 AM

I’ll say have a decent dick makes up for these things.

by Anonymousreply 24December 3, 2022 12:53 AM

Dry skin. I moisturize a LOT.

by Anonymousreply 25December 3, 2022 12:59 AM

Helpful hacks:

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by Anonymousreply 26December 3, 2022 1:08 AM

R21’s grandma

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by Anonymousreply 27December 3, 2022 1:20 AM

R5 The lights they put on newer cars are fucking awful. I'm really glad the person behind me and coming towards me can now see into my soul.

Has anyone mentioned the vast amount of back pain? Because Jesus, that's rough.

by Anonymousreply 28December 3, 2022 1:29 AM

What about digestion? I'm the only one in my family who can eat most foods without getting anything worse than heartburn. But will the day come when that ends?

What foods become a middle-aged male's enemy?

by Anonymousreply 29December 3, 2022 1:32 AM

Nose hair

Nose hair

Nose hair

by Anonymousreply 30December 3, 2022 1:35 AM

For digestion problems, eat a couple of Metamucil wafers or a couple of those probiotic gummies once a day. They really do help a lot.

by Anonymousreply 31December 3, 2022 1:39 AM

I always moisturized my face and hands after washing them but once I hit my 60s my skin, nevertheless, became un-absorbent and it doesn't feel like the moisturizer has any affect. It just seems to sit on top.

by Anonymousreply 32December 3, 2022 1:41 AM

Or Activia

by Anonymousreply 33December 3, 2022 1:41 AM

^R31

by Anonymousreply 34December 3, 2022 1:41 AM

Why can’t guys just trim their eyebrows and nose hair (and ear hair)? Seems like one of the easier old-age problems. I hate long eyebrows. Trump has long, upswept eyebrows. Do you want to look like him? Trim!

by Anonymousreply 35December 3, 2022 1:49 AM

Just the weird aches and pains ..like I am constantly going "what is that? Why does that fucking hurt?"

by Anonymousreply 36December 3, 2022 1:50 AM

Such a buffet of indignities from which to choose… and I’ve experienced many. But psychologically (though others cause more pain) the worst is the turkey wattle. It doesn’t help that see it every time I look in the mirror.

My niece sent me what should have been a darling picture of me with her adorable one-year-old son. But all I could see was a roll of sagging flesh draped over the neckline of my T-shirt. Mortifying.

by Anonymousreply 37December 3, 2022 1:52 AM

^^^^^ it>I

by Anonymousreply 38December 3, 2022 1:53 AM

I wish I still had eyebrows.

by Anonymousreply 39December 3, 2022 1:53 AM

.....and eyelashes.

Oh, and hair!

by Anonymousreply 40December 3, 2022 1:54 AM

Crepe paper skin

by Anonymousreply 41December 3, 2022 1:58 AM

Weird brown patches on the face.

by Anonymousreply 42December 3, 2022 2:01 AM

Fingers' inability to post a poll correctly on DL.

by Anonymousreply 43December 3, 2022 2:05 AM

Constant bruising, skin tears, crocodile heels and footpads. UPSIDE: No ED and I am in my mid-70s.

by Anonymousreply 44December 3, 2022 2:11 AM

Where did all of this fucking hair come from. I had to pull out a hair from the center of my nose today. The other day there was a stray hair on my earlobe. What the fuck is that?

by Anonymousreply 45December 3, 2022 2:16 AM

R17 Do you scream like Kramer "Dont look at me,Im hideous!"?

by Anonymousreply 46December 3, 2022 2:20 AM

Keep on top of those nose hair and ear hairs. Constantly.

by Anonymousreply 47December 3, 2022 2:30 AM

The hair on my goddamned head should grow as fast,thick and lush as my ear hair. I pluck 3 times a week and theres ALWAYS more.

by Anonymousreply 48December 3, 2022 2:36 AM

I am 51 so I am only at the skin tags level. I declared war on them and the second I suspect one is sprouting I clip the skin right off with those cuticle clippers that look kind of like pliers. I will not tolerate them, I already am moley.

by Anonymousreply 49December 3, 2022 2:37 AM

Is there a way to moisturise or dry brush to forestall the tags? Or are they just inevitable?

by Anonymousreply 50December 3, 2022 2:38 AM

Both my cock and my scrotum are larger.

by Anonymousreply 51December 3, 2022 2:40 AM

The dermatologist can remove tags and moles.

by Anonymousreply 52December 3, 2022 2:41 AM

R51 I'm just the opposite. Mine are shrinking! What's your secret?

by Anonymousreply 53December 3, 2022 2:42 AM

So can I r52.

by Anonymousreply 54December 3, 2022 2:42 AM

I just turned 30 surely I shouldn’t panic yet right :(

by Anonymousreply 55December 3, 2022 2:43 AM

Insomnia

by Anonymousreply 56December 3, 2022 2:45 AM

Waking up at 3:00 am and not being able to fall back asleep until 6:00 am. Before I turned 50, I never had trouble sleeping through the night.

Sphincter muscles grow harder to control and cause you to plan your life around knowing where a bathroom is at all times.

Cognitive issues like forgetting why I got up to go into the kitchen.

Those old age commercials of old people enjoying happy, active lives are LIES!

by Anonymousreply 57December 3, 2022 2:48 AM

R55 No but you are getting closer to the edge. Mid 30s is when I started to notice my body changing.

by Anonymousreply 58December 3, 2022 2:48 AM

r55 now is the time to maintain a high level of fitness if you can. gaining weight in middle age seems to be the cause of many a woe.

by Anonymousreply 59December 3, 2022 2:52 AM

Most here won't understand so I won't give details but, menopause. wtf?

by Anonymousreply 60December 3, 2022 2:53 AM

R59 at 42 I still felt 30. Get back to us when your 55-60.

by Anonymousreply 61December 3, 2022 2:54 AM

[quote]Waking up at 3:00 am and not being able to fall back asleep until 6:00 am.

This has started to happen to me. It screws up your entire day.

by Anonymousreply 62December 3, 2022 2:55 AM

Constantly having to pee. And Urgently having to pee. Constant bruising, skin rashes, horrible back pain and neck pain, and dry skin. tons of wrinkles. Once you get into your 70s it is really horrible.

by Anonymousreply 63December 3, 2022 2:56 AM

R60 over a family event gathering back in the summer some of my Boomer aunts were trading war stories about their menopause, telling me “you have no idea what horror lies in store.” I was like well I’m not doing very fucking well (emotionally) at the moment and I’m still young-ish & fit, so I may as well just kms now then I guess? If life get as bad or worse than it was in my depressive teens then I really will not cope.

by Anonymousreply 64December 3, 2022 3:06 AM

Go to rehab to learn back exercises, and do them every day until the pain is under control. Meanwhile, walk and cycle an hour every day. These things plus edibles and melatonin will help with insomnia.

by Anonymousreply 65December 3, 2022 3:08 AM

r64, the key is, it starts long before you think it does AND no one tells you about it. that panic disorder I developed a few years ago? The ulcers in my esophagus? The horrifying stomach issues? perimenopause. The every single night heart palpitations? Not one dr mentioned it. Once you know that's what it is and that you're not in imminent death, you deal with it fine.

by Anonymousreply 66December 3, 2022 3:16 AM

Hair growing everywhere over nite but my on my head.

by Anonymousreply 67December 3, 2022 3:18 AM

The more hair disappears from my scalp, it seems to be reappearing 10X as fast in my ears and nose. I am hacking away at that shit several times a week! And then, there's the hair showing up on my shoulders! Sheezus!

Now, I have dark age spots formed on each side of my face. I have to get rid of them, but I have no idea how.

by Anonymousreply 68December 3, 2022 3:20 AM

Everyone is young until their 34th birthday. After that they will still do 'young' things, but in the back of their mind they know they're faking it.

by Anonymousreply 69December 3, 2022 3:24 AM

WHY can't we have death with dignity? Why can't we choose when to go out, with medical assistance?

by Anonymousreply 70December 3, 2022 3:26 AM

Aging accelerates at an alarming rate once past 60. This is where your genes really take over. Hairs sprouting, skin spots, hair thinning, dark circles, weird body weight shifts - and that's just the fairly benign stuff. The body aches, stiff joints, etc. Best advice is to keep moving as much as you can, avoiding sitting too much, walking daily. Have regular check ups and tests, blood work twice per year, monitor any conditions. Because shit keeps happening until you die.

by Anonymousreply 71December 3, 2022 3:28 AM

You can go to Belgium and do it but it costs 11k and you have to press the gas button or whatever it is yourself! 11k and they don't even lift a finger!

by Anonymousreply 72December 3, 2022 3:28 AM

Baking soda mixed with castor oil paste on small skin tags desiccates them before they get too big. Just apply daily for a few days to a week and Adios Amigo!

by Anonymousreply 73December 3, 2022 3:29 AM

To the frequent urinators - I quite caffeine a few months ago and it helps.

I was a sun worshiper for a brief period in my late teens & early 20s. My skin tans pretty well, but my forearms have spots and are crepey, now.

by Anonymousreply 74December 3, 2022 3:30 AM

I have arthritis in my little finger. It isn't painful but it looks like a teeny penis with Peroni's disease, or maybe a deformed baby carrot.

by Anonymousreply 75December 3, 2022 3:38 AM

R70 It's unacceptable. Hospice is just government monitored torture.

by Anonymousreply 76December 3, 2022 4:00 AM

R45 wrote exactly what I was thinking. I wasn't prepared for random hair on the outside of my ears and nose.

I've been diligent with full-body skincare since I was a teenager, so no lizard feet or crusty elbows. I'm pretty happy with my face.

My ass, however, is gone. I have become one of those "buttless wonders." It almost looks inverted!

by Anonymousreply 77December 3, 2022 4:05 AM

When my atrophied penis eventually fell off in Piggly Wiggly and just fell on the floor. I had to quickly scoop it up and put it in my pocket but an employee saw me pocket it and called security. I had to take my shriveled penis out of my pocket and show everyone. The assistant manager vomited.

When I got home I looked at where my penis had been and there was just this hole, kind of dried up blood, like a big sun dried tomato was glued between my legs.

Yeah that was the worst thing.

by Anonymousreply 78December 3, 2022 4:12 AM

I go for walks. I use to do yoga, but I've gotten out of the habit. I try to follow this routine. Bob & Brad, the physical therapists on youtube, have home work out routines as well.

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by Anonymousreply 79December 3, 2022 4:19 AM

R79 looks like a porn video

by Anonymousreply 80December 3, 2022 4:21 AM

R66 I used to have this thing where it felt like a white light going through my body. and up threw the top of my head.. It seemed to always happen at night. I thought when it happened it would kill me. It was so weird and I can't really describe it. But that was my only menopause symptom. I was very busy with my career and didn't really notice menopause. I started to go through it at 42 and by the time I was 50 I was over it.

by Anonymousreply 81December 3, 2022 4:27 AM

Developing ulcerative colitis after a few years of severe unrelenting stress and emotional trauma. So fucking embarrassing and disgusting.

by Anonymousreply 82December 3, 2022 4:35 AM

All that has been mentioned (except menopause) and ED. Still have a full head of hair and couldn't care less about it because I look ridiculous if I try to style it, which is time-consuming. Aside from heart disease and arthritis, toe nail fungus is the most disgusting. The nails are so thick that I have to use wire cutters to trim them -- at least on good days when I can manage to reach them without hurting my back!

by Anonymousreply 83December 3, 2022 4:54 AM

Crepe skin and turkey neck. I understand how men want a full head of hair but I'd trade mine in for a tight neck and smooth skin.

by Anonymousreply 84December 3, 2022 5:04 AM

I've noticed a lot of old men who still have hair just let it sit like a nest. Makes them look crazy and homeless. Male pattern baldness is tragic, take advantage!

by Anonymousreply 85December 3, 2022 5:04 AM

Skin laxity in my upper arms and inner thighs . The crepe erase cream is not working

I have developed a permanent frown , I have resting angry elder angry get off my lawn face

Scalp discolorations

Volume of my ejaculate is minimal

by Anonymousreply 86December 3, 2022 6:27 AM

R78 I immediately thought of this song .....

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by Anonymousreply 87December 3, 2022 6:32 AM

Thighs turn into cooked oatmeal.

by Anonymousreply 88December 3, 2022 6:41 AM

All of the above plus a total lack of energy to do the most routine tasks. Taking out trash can take days, I decide to do it then decide to wait until tomorrow then tomorrow comes and I just don't feel like it. This applies to pretty much every routine task. I have depression and I'm sure that contributes to my lack of energy/interest.

by Anonymousreply 89December 3, 2022 8:03 AM

Let’s be a DL thread about aging! I’m the droopy balls and creepy skin.

by Anonymousreply 90December 3, 2022 8:05 AM

I stopped looking years ago. Have not regretted that decision.

by Anonymousreply 91December 3, 2022 8:11 AM

Loss of good balance. You realize why falls are so common.

by Anonymousreply 92December 3, 2022 9:56 AM

I’m 34 and 5 7 165. If I can keep that well past 34 I’d be happy. Recently started to go shaved on top, but tan well and sizemeat. I recently started to branch out to dressing better. I think it helps a lot.

by Anonymousreply 93December 3, 2022 10:01 AM

I shit my pants quite often.

by Anonymousreply 94December 3, 2022 11:30 AM

R83 Go to Amazon and check out clippers made for thick nails and some with extenders for people with bad backs.

by Anonymousreply 95December 3, 2022 11:40 AM

Two things that I don't think have been mentioned yet:

1) Piercing pains in my feet, especially around my toes at night as I wait for sleep to take over. It feels like nails are being pounded into my feet. I asked my doctor about it as I read it might be connected to heart disease but he pooh-poohed that and told me to wriggle my feet and toes in the evening when I'm just sitting around. It does help and I did find that it lessened up considerably after I retired and left NYC and was pounding the pavements much less. I wear Crocs most of the time now or NB sneakers, never hard leather dress shoes, which has also helped a lot.

2) And....I'm shocked by inability to smile nicely. In photos I always look like I'm grimacing rather than smiling in a relaxed manner. I've noticed that about a lot of elderly people, they look rather crazed in family photos on social media. WTF is up with that....has anyone else noticed this phenomena, losing the ability to smile?

by Anonymousreply 96December 3, 2022 1:47 PM

[quote] I wear Crocs most of the time now or NB sneakers, never hard leather dress shoes,

I’ve had to give up wearing nice shoes because of gout.

by Anonymousreply 97December 3, 2022 2:25 PM

R96 Get some compression socks and wear them to bed. I started wearing them last year and the weird toe zingers stopped.

by Anonymousreply 98December 3, 2022 2:38 PM

R97 I thought it was “the gout.”

by Anonymousreply 99December 3, 2022 3:05 PM

Thinning hair but that’s a family trait. I find it hard to get up off the ground when I’m gardening and had some issues with stability. I felt clumsy and would trip over my feet. My doctor had some tests done and I’ve got a B12 deficiency. I’m now taking monthly injections and taking pills. I started working with a trainer to gain strength in my legs and glutes. Expensive but worth it. My trainer has a killer ass!

by Anonymousreply 100December 3, 2022 3:16 PM

Weird, random aches and pains.

My back cracks whenever I bend over. No pain, just like cracking your knuckles.

Hair everywhere except my head. The strangest is the hair on my forearms has suddenly decided to never fall out on its own. Several years ago, driving and the sunlight hit my arms and you could see long fine hairs — like 2 inches — and now I have to trim there, too.

And finally, the only one I've worried about: bruising so easily it's just... I spoke to my doctor about it years ago and he said it was a sign of aging, but I hate it.

But overall, I consider myself fortunate. Hubby has debilitating IBS and calls me "cast iron stomach" because I can eat anything without consequence. He has to watch dairy, cruciferous vegetables, red meat, alcohol, and basically, too much of anything.

by Anonymousreply 101December 3, 2022 3:29 PM

Just spending a few hours walking or doing light hiking gives me aching joints. My ankles are the worst for some reason. Is it time for orthopedic shoes? I have had good results taking moringa powder to cure the aches and pains...the problem is the disgusting smell and taste of moringa.

by Anonymousreply 102December 3, 2022 3:54 PM

They have moringa capsules

by Anonymousreply 103December 3, 2022 4:00 PM

R89 Depression makes the simplest tasks feel like pushing a giant boulder over a cliff.

by Anonymousreply 104December 3, 2022 4:28 PM

Yeah, once I am down getting back up is embarrassing. If I ever unthinkingly sat or knelt on the floor in public I would just stay there until everyone left before standing back up.

by Anonymousreply 105December 3, 2022 4:43 PM

[quote]The worst is the massive Quasi back hump...

Don't worry, it gets metabolized and disappears when your body starts cannibalizing itself...before you die.

by Anonymousreply 106December 3, 2022 4:45 PM

Up until last year I would say my gut, but I lost over 50 pounds since and I now fit comfortably in jeans with 32-33 waist.

by Anonymousreply 107December 3, 2022 5:21 PM

r107, can I have your stuff?

by Anonymousreply 108December 3, 2022 5:33 PM

Wrong thread.

by Anonymousreply 109December 3, 2022 6:05 PM

Hardest part of my day is wriggling out of my skinny jeans and getting into my flannel pajamas. One step at a time, indeed!

by Anonymousreply 110December 3, 2022 6:19 PM

Moles grow EVERYWHERE.

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by Anonymousreply 111December 3, 2022 6:24 PM

[quote] Most here won't understand so I won't give details but, menopause. wtf?

What's that like? I thought it would be heaven not to be bleeding out every month.

by Anonymousreply 112December 3, 2022 6:30 PM

Oh lord. This is the most excruciating thread.

The worst is my personal silhouette. The belly burgeons, the legs shrink. I look like Toad of Toad Hall, I tell you.

by Anonymousreply 113December 4, 2022 12:19 AM

I had pretty hairy legs in my youth and later but now they're practically hairless. Maybe I have a condition. For a while in my 30s I suddenly had hairy shoulders (very lightly) which I think is gross I looked around a while for a treatment. But one day it was all gone.

by Anonymousreply 114December 4, 2022 12:37 AM

It's very common to lose hair on one's legs and sometimes even on one's chest as one ages.

by Anonymousreply 115December 4, 2022 12:39 AM

R89 Maybe you have long Covid or whatever they're calling the hangover of symptoms from Covid.

by Anonymousreply 116December 4, 2022 12:41 AM

Some women get hairier as they get older.

by Anonymousreply 117December 4, 2022 12:42 AM

My fingernails are now very brittle, always seeming to need clipping or filing to smooth the edges out. My toenails, OTOH are of the consistency of a ram's antlers.

by Anonymousreply 118December 4, 2022 12:44 AM

Anybody have any suggestions for getting rid of those dark circles under the eyes sunken in look? Are there any or are you stuck with them for the rest of your life and just need to start wearing sunglasses?

by Anonymousreply 119December 4, 2022 10:06 AM

Sad news ; he has just passed away.

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by Anonymousreply 120December 4, 2022 12:55 PM

The weird bumps and spots and whatnot. I go 4times a year to get all these things lasered off. Its only a few each time. It's expensive but I'm ready to live with them. I don't mind the aging face in general but I prefer "clean" healthy looking skin.

by Anonymousreply 121December 4, 2022 1:30 PM

[quote] I go 4times a year to get all these things lasered off.

LOL

by Anonymousreply 122December 4, 2022 2:02 PM

These are ideal for those with toenails that resemble talon-like weapons.

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by Anonymousreply 123December 4, 2022 2:36 PM

My fingernails are ridges (vertically) in texture.

by Anonymousreply 124December 4, 2022 2:42 PM

Not just hair thinning, but hair loss...alopecia.

by Anonymousreply 125December 4, 2022 3:07 PM

Yeah, I gotta go with the ear hair.

by Anonymousreply 126December 4, 2022 3:46 PM

I've had nail rudges all my life, so not necessarily age related. I've tried to determine if it's lack of vitamin/mineral but have given up.

by Anonymousreply 127December 4, 2022 3:58 PM

Growing chin whiskers. I'm a woman

by Anonymousreply 128December 4, 2022 4:03 PM

It's funny to laser off blemishes above the next? At least they are checking for possible cancer regularly, and those tags and bumps really contribute to a decrepit appearance.

by Anonymousreply 129December 4, 2022 4:05 PM

above the neck....

by Anonymousreply 130December 4, 2022 4:08 PM

R128 - my grandmother used to make me pluck out her random chin whiskers.

by Anonymousreply 131December 4, 2022 4:08 PM

An easy thing to help with unsightly, discolored and tough toenails is scrubbing them daily with a nail brush and abrasive cleanser as you shower, and then rubbing in some Clotrimazole cream after the feet are dry. Since I apply the cream with my fingers, my fingernails also get the benefit of the cream.

I'm diligent about it in the warmer months when my feet are more on display, not so much through the winter months, but I do see a considerable difference. I'm 73, btw.

by Anonymousreply 132December 4, 2022 4:59 PM

R119 - I get filler (couple times a year) for under the eye troughs. Works like a charm! Pricey, but it definitely brightens the face to not have hollows under your eyes.

by Anonymousreply 133December 4, 2022 5:01 PM

Most of us here have big bags under our eyes, not hollows, r133.

by Anonymousreply 134December 4, 2022 5:04 PM

Not me but for other dudes, take care of your damn feet.

by Anonymousreply 135December 4, 2022 5:12 PM

I don’t know if this thread was meant to be funny, but I am literally crying with laughter. Thanks guys!

by Anonymousreply 136December 4, 2022 5:24 PM

No more flip flops in the summer for me. No matter how well you maintain your feet on an older man they look ridiculous.

by Anonymousreply 137December 4, 2022 5:24 PM

Pumice on the scaly rough feets? My toenails are still hanging in there.

by Anonymousreply 138December 4, 2022 5:26 PM

As a fat whore who cannot reach her feet, are there spas that will wash and scrape the alligator off my feet?

by Anonymousreply 139December 4, 2022 5:28 PM

Going grey and bald in my 20s was fun. Now I’m in my 40s and feel 100 years old. I scare small children away. Not that that isn’t a bad thing.

by Anonymousreply 140December 4, 2022 5:30 PM

I started losing my hair at 18 and I was no oil painting to begin with. You can't imagine how torturous it was. I really never recovered. It was much too young.

by Anonymousreply 141December 4, 2022 5:35 PM

One thing that improve bags under my eyes was this Vitamin C creme. A few times a week until you see an improvement, and later just once a week. It got rid of most wrinkles and bagginess and even dark circles.

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by Anonymousreply 142December 4, 2022 5:39 PM

Well, with 139 posts before mine on a thread with a charming poll failure and gasping about it to the extent that one expected it to be spelled, "POLE:" I must add a vote for the fact that nothing - no effort, commitment or application - keeps one from looking one's age in a humbling way.

Until one gets over it and shrugs, "Oh, to be 60 again!"

by Anonymousreply 143December 4, 2022 5:44 PM

Hemorrhoids now bigger than your prostate.

by Anonymousreply 144December 4, 2022 5:45 PM

"POLL"??

by Anonymousreply 145December 4, 2022 5:50 PM

I have an electric dog nail trimmer/grinder that the big guy will not let anywhere near his nails. it's absolutely perfect for quickly thinning any nails of filing smooth any trimmed nails.

by Anonymousreply 146December 4, 2022 5:55 PM

Pole failure

by Anonymousreply 147December 4, 2022 6:01 PM

[quote] As a fat whore who cannot reach her feet, are there spas that will wash and scrape the alligator off my feet?

Do you have a cosmetology school in your area? Pedicures really aren't that expensive to begin with. You don't have to ask for nail polish. A doctor should cut your nails if it's really bad. If you do decide to go to a cosmetology school or salon, I'd suggest tipping big the first time (if your feet are really in bad shape). Thereafter, you've got to go regularly, not wait until things get really bad.

I'm thin and I do agree it's hard to clip those nails, sometimes.

by Anonymousreply 148December 4, 2022 6:34 PM

I've removed non-wart skin things with Compound W-Freeze Off

Even something on my arm I thought might be skin cancer

by Anonymousreply 149December 4, 2022 6:47 PM

Remember Iris Apfel's words: After a certain age, everything you have two of, ONE OF THEM HURTS.

by Anonymousreply 150December 4, 2022 6:47 PM

R150 and they said 2 dicks were better than one lol

by Anonymousreply 151December 4, 2022 6:51 PM

Pimples in strange places. My ankles, back of my knees, armpits, inside the edge of my scalp, around and inside my ears.

About a year and a half ago, I developed a small subcutaneous growth on the back of my shoulder. It was the size of a small ball bearing. The dermatologist checked it out said it was a benign growth (can't recall the name). She could cut it out if I wanted. I declined thinking it was benign and didn't hurt. Fast forward a year and it started to get bigger and tender and finally red. Within three or four days it was the size of a nickel. It burst the day before my doctor's appointment. Very gross. MD took a culture and put me on antibiotics.

by Anonymousreply 152December 4, 2022 7:07 PM

I wonder what menopause is like? It seems like hell

by Anonymousreply 153December 4, 2022 7:09 PM

Sciatica. Gone are the days when I could go for a simple run. Now I have to stretch for an eternity. My back simply will not pop anymore.

My rosacea and seb derm also flare at strange times. I have a good skin care regimen but at least twice a year all hell breaks loose.

by Anonymousreply 154December 4, 2022 7:11 PM

Being man isn’t fun when you want other men to continue to pay attention to you as you age. If I was straight I could be fat, bald, have crusty feet and still get laid. Lol

by Anonymousreply 155December 4, 2022 7:12 PM

Sciatica is a bitch.

Rescue-Chick I feel for you with the peri menopause issues, my only complaints are the hot flashes, never knowing if I am going to skip multiple months or have a 20 day period and the fact that I actually have to fast before taking a fasting glucose test. (That and the development of “front butt” which I am sure is related to my glucose processing )

Thank goodness I am a DataLounger though so at least I can still look 20 years younger than my age.

by Anonymousreply 156December 4, 2022 7:32 PM

I am 82 but easily look 32...none of these problems at all.......I guess I am lucky............

by Anonymousreply 157December 4, 2022 7:35 PM

I really, really hate the fact I now need to get up to pee once or twice a night. I used to be able to go just before bed and then sleep through until morning. Now every night’s sleep is disrupted.

by Anonymousreply 158December 4, 2022 7:45 PM

These things make me wish I had skin tags instead... thankfully so far there's only 2 angiomas.

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by Anonymousreply 159December 4, 2022 9:22 PM

Losing the leg hair at exactly the points where I wear socks and cross my legs. Go sockless and don't cross your legs if you want to keep your leg hair!

by Anonymousreply 160December 4, 2022 9:43 PM

Anyone got tips for skin firming/dead cell removal that isn't too harsh or chemical?

by Anonymousreply 161December 4, 2022 11:00 PM

Excessive nose and ear hair seem to be the clear winners here.

What do you all do to eliminate them - trimmers? Wax? Tweezers?

Any particular brands?

by Anonymousreply 162December 4, 2022 11:07 PM

Waxing makes you realize how much nose hair affects clear breathing

I use Kenashii I found on amazon

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by Anonymousreply 163December 4, 2022 11:14 PM

R163 does that hurt like hell?

by Anonymousreply 164December 4, 2022 11:18 PM

Yeah, does it hurt?

by Anonymousreply 165December 4, 2022 11:25 PM

R139 A good pedicure helps take care of the problem.

by Anonymousreply 166December 4, 2022 11:28 PM

Skin tags. I hate them.

by Anonymousreply 167December 4, 2022 11:29 PM

Rough dry skin around my heels.

I've never been especially vain but I liked my ears and not so much my ears by how they fitted the side of my head - hard to put into words. Now they've lost their tight fit. They're looser.

Dry skin around the ears. I know I can deal with this using the right cream but I hate anything like that. Feels greasy.

The beard on my neck has gone all soft and wooly, so it's very hard to shave because the blade doesn't catch it - BUT, I've now discovered HARRY and it copes with that fine, even if I leave my beard for too long and think it's going to be a tough session. I tried electric but they always hurt me and the shave is never clean.

by Anonymousreply 168December 4, 2022 11:44 PM

R168 my rich sociopathic uncle is a lifelong alcoholic with a tendency to stress. Also suspect he did a fair bit of the white stuff in the 80s (former rich businessman). Now in his 60s he looks decrepit, like 20 years older than he is. I can only compare him to a Skek'sis, with bits of wattled red chickenflesh hanging off every place on his body. His ears and nose have also drooped to the point they look like separate appendages. It's a very bizarre, unsettling, ugly sight.

The weird part is that he has so much money he retired early (late 40s) to New Zealand, where he's lived with relatively little stress and in total comfort with nothing to do except whatever he wants. His kids have moved out and he just lives under the care of his younger hotter wife. He has an enormous beautiful house with acres of space, plus time to do whatever he likes, like farm and garden and travel and read and volunteer. He could also easily afford surgery or cosmetic work or even just more frequent spa treatment to look better. And still he feels and looks like shit as a miserable addict.

Wealth and success truly is fucking wasted on these pieces of shit.

by Anonymousreply 169December 4, 2022 11:52 PM

R164 It does but just for a couple seconds

by Anonymousreply 170December 4, 2022 11:53 PM

[quote] I can only compare him to a Skek'sis,

Why would you compare him to a non-Jewish woman?

by Anonymousreply 171December 4, 2022 11:59 PM

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by Anonymousreply 172December 5, 2022 12:04 AM

Yes very lucky indeed R157.

by Anonymousreply 173December 5, 2022 12:20 AM

I used to get skin tags but they stopped when I started to lose weight. But I'm not really sure if that had anything to do with it. They just stopped appearing and I don't know exactly why.

by Anonymousreply 174December 5, 2022 1:10 AM

Skin tags are a symptoms of insulin resistance. If you reduce the amount of sugar/carbs in your diet quite dramatically, they will stop appearing.

by Anonymousreply 175December 5, 2022 2:57 AM

This is odd imo, generally I'm holding up quite well, but never having been a big guy, I've still lost a few pounds lately and the skin on my forearms has developed a slightly crepey look, if I look closely. I guess they had been fuller when I was younger and the current looser skin gives me the dry heaves!

by Anonymousreply 176December 5, 2022 4:15 AM

Oh R176 ,just you wait . Like the day you turn in the mirror to check your ass out and its gone. All thats left is wrinkles and a vague suggestion of where your pert ass was.

by Anonymousreply 177December 5, 2022 4:21 AM

Wait till your subcutaneous fat disappears (just before the hump) and your hands look like a river barge map.

by Anonymousreply 178December 5, 2022 4:24 AM

[quote]Oh [R176] ,just you wait . Like the day you turn in the mirror to check your ass out and its gone.

Luckily, I've always had a thick muscular ass, and now in my late 50s, I've stayed diligent with lower body work, squats and lunges and it is a time-resistant marvel....so far!

Still, my fingernails have developed a condition called [italic]lichen planus[/italic] which has caused them to thin out to such a degree where they are barely there. They don't grow really before disintegrating, it is somewhat painful. The one treatment involved three injections into each fingertip once a month, but it only works for half of the patients and I wasn't one of them. Still, I wasn't loving the THIRTY fingertip injections a month anyway!

by Anonymousreply 179December 5, 2022 4:48 AM

I have osteoporosis and I'm 56. No hump yet, but I expect to be working in a haunted house theme ride in Wildwood, New Jersey in a few years.

by Anonymousreply 180December 5, 2022 5:26 AM

My anus itches!!

by Anonymousreply 181December 5, 2022 6:32 AM

For those of you with skin tags, turn it into a fun thing, invite your fellow elders around for skin tag parties. You can count each others skin tags and the person who has the most can receive a prize, maybe a pair of surgical stockings or socks or something similar. You can also fix each others skin tags by tying cotton around them tightly, in a week or so they will simply drop off.

Try watching TV or resting without wearing trousers once a day, you can stretch your legs and count your varicose veins. Not only is this fun and interesting to see if a new vein has appeared overnight, it keeps your brain working by having to count.

Getting old doesn’t have to be boring, you just have to think of ways to make it interesting and amuse yourself.

by Anonymousreply 182December 5, 2022 6:58 AM

Keep the folds of your skin moisturized with a good body lotion or cream to avoid skin tags. The friction of your dry, loose skin is the culprit.

I like Kiehl’s or First Aid Beauty myself, but there are plenty of options that will work.

by Anonymousreply 183December 5, 2022 7:19 AM

For the weirdo who wanted to know what menopause was like....

Right before you actually stop, the periods become like gushers. You have to go to bed wearing an adult diaper.

by Anonymousreply 184December 5, 2022 7:58 AM

Weird red moles on my stomach. Not too many, luckily.

by Anonymousreply 185December 5, 2022 7:58 AM

Taking hours and hours to digest a simple meal.

Hiccups. Belches. Farts.

Waking up at 2 a..m with indigestion. Fortunately, there's DL where you can make a post.

by Anonymousreply 186December 5, 2022 8:00 AM

I now look forward to fall when I can return to long sleeves and long pants. Summer is no longer my friend.

by Anonymousreply 187December 5, 2022 12:47 PM

My dad has a bunch of GREEN moles on his back - no idea what those are, but they're heinous.

by Anonymousreply 188December 5, 2022 4:37 PM

This thread is simultaneously hilarious and disgusting.

by Anonymousreply 189December 5, 2022 4:39 PM

As an eldergay I'd just say it was disgusting.

by Anonymousreply 190December 5, 2022 8:54 PM

Green moles could be some kind of skin cancer, R188—tell your dad to have them taken off.

I've had a reddish bump on my torso (between bellybutton and nips) since September or so. No idea what it is.

by Anonymousreply 191December 5, 2022 9:22 PM

Shoot it off R191. Let us know what happens please.

by Anonymousreply 192December 5, 2022 10:13 PM

R180, K2, D3 and Magnesium.

by Anonymousreply 193December 5, 2022 10:30 PM

R185 sterilize a pin and poke them with it if they look like little blood blisters.

by Anonymousreply 194December 5, 2022 11:14 PM

This thread is becoming more disgusting. A dermatologist's wet dream.

by Anonymousreply 195December 5, 2022 11:16 PM

I'm 69 and for me it's how my skin has thinned out so drastically in some areas. It's dramatic on my arms. It really does look like crepe paper. That and the fact that all I have to do is look like I'm about to bump into something and a bruise will appear.

by Anonymousreply 196December 5, 2022 11:20 PM

For those who missed my previous recommendation:

Save the hundred dollar plus non-insurance-covered trip to the dermatologist and freeze red moles or whatever with Compound W Freeze Off

You may have to do it a couple times, but it works

by Anonymousreply 197December 5, 2022 11:33 PM

It's on the list r197.

by Anonymousreply 198December 6, 2022 12:08 AM

I lost my ass. 52, and one day I noticed it wasn't there any more. I'd been told plenty of times that it was a nice ass. I had been a Manager in a CS call center, and one gal told me that all the girls said I had the best male ass of all the male managers. My ex-wife told me years ago to always wear waist length coats to show it off. And one day, I noticed it wasn't the same ass it had been. I'm still broken up about it...

R.I.P. My Ass 1970 - 2022

by Anonymousreply 199December 6, 2022 12:50 AM

I had the good fortune for my eyesight to get so bad, that I can't even see anything wrong with my body.

by Anonymousreply 200December 6, 2022 1:00 AM

I’m 56 and feeling pretty good about myself after reading this thread. My biggest complaint is my deteriorating vision and waking up with morning stiffness everywhere but my dick.

by Anonymousreply 201December 6, 2022 1:00 AM

I'm older than you and still wake up with a stiff dick. Should I?

by Anonymousreply 202December 6, 2022 1:07 AM

56, r201?

So young.

by Anonymousreply 203December 6, 2022 1:12 AM

I saw a photo of Dick Van Dyke headed to the gym from a couple weeks ago.

He turns ninety-seven this month!

by Anonymousreply 204December 6, 2022 4:30 AM

I suppose grandfatherly toenails would be the most disgusting sign of aging for me, but my horror is mitigated by a friend and neighbor whose gnarly toes look much worse than mine despite being 15 years younger. And he wears sandals into December. My hair hasn't changed since high school aside from color, and the wrinkles I'm seeing so far are mostly laugh lines so I don't really mind them.

by Anonymousreply 205December 6, 2022 5:29 AM

So fellas how does your junk change? Still standing tall in the mornings?

by Anonymousreply 206December 6, 2022 6:23 AM

It's definitely smaller r206. How come? I jack off about once a week on average so it works (with the help of ginger porn).

by Anonymousreply 207December 6, 2022 7:30 AM

R207 Actually had the impression for the most part that arena doesn’t go downhill as much as expected, I think I’m right.

by Anonymousreply 208December 6, 2022 7:33 AM

Question for the eldergays (especially the ones still sexually active): What do you do when your pubes turn grey? Do you go hairless or leave them alone?

by Anonymousreply 209December 6, 2022 9:03 AM

White ear wax crusties in my ears. WTF?!

by Anonymousreply 210December 6, 2022 9:17 AM

My knees have gone saggy. I only wear shorts that are long enough to cover them now (if you can even call them shorts) or at least long enough to cast a shadow over them. Thank god cargo shorts will never go out of style. Plus. I like having the extra pockets for my cell phone, sunglasses, money clip, doggie treats and scooper bags.

by Anonymousreply 211December 6, 2022 2:12 PM

R211 So YOU'RE the weirdo who keeps collecting my dog's poop!

by Anonymousreply 212December 6, 2022 3:16 PM

Yeah I wasn't expecting the saggy knees. Honestly I had never noticed them on anyone else before. I have no idea why. Then I look in the gym mirror and saggy knees! What the fuck? I never wear shorts outside now. Nobody needs to see that.

by Anonymousreply 213December 6, 2022 3:54 PM

I can't figure out why I have black hairs growing in my ears, I have never had anything close to a black hair growing anywhere on my body, I have redish/blond hair and not a black hair anywhere until now.

by Anonymousreply 214December 6, 2022 11:25 PM

Black hairs growing in the ears means the devil is trying to escape

by Anonymousreply 215December 6, 2022 11:30 PM

R215 in that case, my tits are already communing with the Hot Place...

by Anonymousreply 216December 6, 2022 11:57 PM

Women are encouraged to hate and mistrust and mourn their bodies ageing from the day we graduate high-school. To tally every change I've lamented from then to now would get me paywalled.

If as a man you didn't have to worry about or notice the effects of age and maturity on your corpus until you were 25 or 30, you've been fortunate.

by Anonymousreply 217December 6, 2022 11:59 PM

My neck, my back, my pussy, and my crack!

Top that, bitches!

by Anonymousreply 218December 7, 2022 12:53 AM

I know the wider gay culture doesn't agree, but I've always thought that men's looks tend to peak around 30. Unless you just thoroughly let yourself go, you're likely to see improvement up to that point and then a near plateau for several years afterward. (And in my own case, 32 is the age I'd roll the calendar back to if given a genie lamp.)

by Anonymousreply 219December 7, 2022 1:07 AM

R2199 That totally depends on the individual and genetics. I've known guys who reached their peak by 20 and they start looking bad and older than their age before 30.

by Anonymousreply 220December 7, 2022 1:18 AM

The grossest thing about aging, so far, has been the faint, blond hairs (thank GOD they’re faint and blond) growing out the edges of my ear lobes. What the fuck!! I have shaggy, longish hair, so this was hidden for a while (years?), but one night I must have had my hair tied back or something while watching TV, and I felt something tickling my ear lobes. I thought it was just hair that had come loose from where I’d tied it back. Nope.

I went to investigate in the bathroom mirror and found about six hairs on each ear lobe, growing either straight up or out from the outermost edges. I plucked them all immediately, and now I have to re-pluck every few weeks.

The good thing is they’re impossible for anyone else to spot (I think), the bad thing is they’re hard to see under most lighting conditions in any room, which makes plucking difficult. I always get eye strain when I’m done doing it, because I have to stand really close to the bathroom mirror and turn my eyeballs as far to the side as I can, just to see where to aim the tweezers.

Second worst thing is the under-chin fat, but that’s actually manageable with weight loss, I’ve found.

by Anonymousreply 221December 7, 2022 1:29 AM

[quote] [R185] sterilize a pin and poke them with it if they look like little blood blisters.

More than just sterilizing it, you want to heat it with a flame, say from a lighter, and just touch the cherry angioma with the pin and it should pop. Very satisfying. It will probably take a couple tries to get it all off/out, despite the tininess of it.

by Anonymousreply 222December 7, 2022 1:35 AM

While I might agree that most men's faces reach their best look around 30-35, their bodies are already on a downhill slope by 27or 28. Obviously, grooming and exercise can make a big difference, but for those men who essentially do nothing, that's the story.

by Anonymousreply 223December 7, 2022 1:42 AM

Skinnier thighs. I used to think my thighs were too fat and chubby. Now, I wouldn't mind having back some of that bulk.

Wrinkly skin over my knees, as well. I attribute that to age & tanning too much when younger.

by Anonymousreply 224December 7, 2022 1:49 AM

Over a certain age (25?) we stop growing new cells. And if the human body isn't growing new cells it's decaying. That means everyone is decaying after a certain age, some slower than others.

by Anonymousreply 225December 7, 2022 1:49 AM

How can I be the first to mention receding gums?

Is that why I seem to get so much more food stuck in my teeth now? An everything bagel? Fuggedaboudit.

by Anonymousreply 226December 7, 2022 2:12 AM

In order to not have major gum problems I have started getting cleanings 4 times a year.

by Anonymousreply 227December 7, 2022 2:25 AM

I had receding gum and gum pockets in my 20s, leading to surgery. (I still have to do periodontal cleanings.) If you do have gums problems, I'd recommend seeing a periodontist.

Receding gums lead to bone loss in your mouth. Your gums and the bones are what anchor your teeth. Gums problems could lead to lost teeth.

by Anonymousreply 228December 7, 2022 2:27 AM

Since this has turned into a general aging thread. Arthritis. I knew about it, but you really don't think it will happen to you. One day my foot started hurting. I thought I fucked it up by waking wrong or something. I go to a foot doctor and it's arthritis.

Here's the thing, I'm 50 but, mentally, I feel the same way that I did when I was 20 or 30, but these little stupid pains have started creeping up. Then you freak out, because you think it's some deadly disease, but it's arthritis. And they prescribe creams, but it still hurts. It sucks.

by Anonymousreply 229December 7, 2022 2:30 AM

Does anyone else suffer from feeling a bit off-balance at times, particularly when getting up from sitting? For now (I'm early 70s), it's not too serious but I worry it might get worse.

by Anonymousreply 230December 7, 2022 2:34 AM

Everybody stop what you're doing right now!

We have to find R199's ass. He's lost it and it was a nice ass.

Does anyone have any leads?

by Anonymousreply 231December 7, 2022 2:38 AM

I never had a hot ass so fuck it. I could have left it behind years ago.

by Anonymousreply 232December 7, 2022 2:43 AM

[quote] POLL: Most Disgusting Thing You Notice about Your Aging Body

A blown out and busted hole.

by Anonymousreply 233December 7, 2022 2:50 AM

R233 Past what age can you no longer trust a fart?

by Anonymousreply 234December 7, 2022 3:01 AM

Exfoliating the dried out dead skin from the heels of your feet so you don't tear up the sheets .

by Anonymousreply 235December 7, 2022 3:13 AM

Wait, r225 the body continues to produce new cells, including in your brain, to replace the ones that die—I don’t think you end up with all the exact same cells you start out with. Google was once my friend but we’re not speaking at the moment, so ..

by Anonymousreply 236December 7, 2022 6:34 AM

Google is a false friend.

by Anonymousreply 237December 7, 2022 11:26 AM

R235 Don't forget the bat claw toenails, too!

by Anonymousreply 238December 7, 2022 1:43 PM

[quote] Luckily, I've always had a thick muscular ass, and now in my late 50s, I've stayed diligent with lower body work, squats and lunges and it is a time-resistant marvel....so far!

r179 My ass went the day I got my Medicare card. Just wait!

by Anonymousreply 239December 7, 2022 2:03 PM

Psoriasis is fun to pick at. It’s like having little scalp boogers.

by Anonymousreply 240December 7, 2022 2:19 PM

[quote] I'm older than you and still wake up with a stiff dick. Should I?

R202 That's because you gotta pee, not because your excited.

by Anonymousreply 241December 7, 2022 2:47 PM

I used to be a dancer and had beautifully proportioned muscle legs. That stopped years ago, but I still had better then average calves and thighs. Now, it seems my knees are bigger than my calves and thighs and are on the verge of chicken legs. Time is cruel.

by Anonymousreply 242December 7, 2022 2:54 PM

Old man chicken legs are gross, I condole you R242.

by Anonymousreply 243December 7, 2022 7:07 PM

You suckers are just all doing something wrong! Age is just a number!

by Anonymousreply 244December 7, 2022 11:07 PM

[quote] You suckers are just all doing something wrong! Age is just a number!

Yeah, if it’s 22

by Anonymousreply 245December 8, 2022 2:12 AM

Let’s talk fissures now!

by Anonymousreply 246December 10, 2022 3:30 PM

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by Anonymousreply 247December 10, 2022 4:41 PM

R242 Do you mind sharing some "then and now" photos? I'd be interested to see.

by Anonymousreply 248December 10, 2022 5:07 PM

For those of you who have lost your asses, have you considered doing squats?

by Anonymousreply 249December 10, 2022 5:08 PM

R249 how much does it take to get an ass from zero? Speaking as a pancake

by Anonymousreply 250December 10, 2022 5:15 PM

[quote] For those of you who have lost your asses, have you considered doing squats?

Um, I tried but my knees gave out and landed me on the floor.

by Anonymousreply 251December 10, 2022 5:19 PM

R249 Sweetie,like the youthful fat in your face,once the ass is gone, its gone . I even briefly considered getting mine plumped up,but thankfully I got old and realized how stupid that would be.

by Anonymousreply 252December 10, 2022 5:31 PM

I love my aging body. It’s gotten me through so much.

by Anonymousreply 253December 10, 2022 5:33 PM

^^ And, now it's tired and wants to give up.

by Anonymousreply 254December 10, 2022 6:18 PM

R225 did you learn that at Doktor skool in a strip mall? I bet you did.

Our brains can do neurogenesis throughout life. Then there are skin and blood cells. The skeletal system replaces cells every 10 years.

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by Anonymousreply 255December 10, 2022 7:55 PM

Your body wants to die old man R255. Let it.

by Anonymousreply 256December 10, 2022 8:00 PM

But your brain died at 15, R256. Mine didn't.

by Anonymousreply 257December 10, 2022 8:02 PM

R257 is hottie Stephen Hawking

by Anonymousreply 258December 10, 2022 8:03 PM

My bowels are uncontrollable. They do their own thing. I shit my drawers all the time.

by Anonymousreply 259December 12, 2022 12:32 AM

Loose skin. When you get old, you shrink. If you were bulky for any reason, be it fat or fit, you find yourself with something that looks like draperies hanging from your appendages or stomach.

by Anonymousreply 260December 12, 2022 3:00 AM

I will look like Lady Cassandra O'Brien with a head.

by Anonymousreply 261December 12, 2022 3:04 AM

Scratchy, scaly feet and gnarly toes.

by Anonymousreply 262December 12, 2022 4:02 AM

Doo doos of the bowels. Nasty!

by Anonymousreply 263December 12, 2022 8:48 AM

Where is everyone? Has there been an elder gay die-off?

by Anonymousreply 264December 17, 2022 11:52 PM

The site has been in lockdown for like 5 days.

by Anonymousreply 265December 18, 2022 12:09 AM

Turkey waddle necks.

by Anonymousreply 266December 18, 2022 12:24 AM

R230 getting up quickly can cause orthostatic hypotension, and when your blood pressure drops suddenly it’s woozy time and the world might turn dark …It’s common in older people…

by Anonymousreply 267December 18, 2022 12:50 AM

R267 Get serious! The real reason most eldergays can’t stand too quickly has more to do with their blood-alcohol content than with ant obscure cardiovascular issue.

by Anonymousreply 268December 18, 2022 4:51 AM

I guess I'll ask this here. I don't think this warrants its own thread.

Is it better to have morning oatmeal with some saccharine/pink stuff or some white sugar?

by Anonymousreply 269December 18, 2022 6:39 PM

R269 Natural sweeteners (even regular raw or white sugar) are ALWAYS better than the chemically-created shit.

Try sweetening oatmeal with maple syrup or honey. You can also add fresh fruit or a dollop of yogurt to alter the flavor entirely.

by Anonymousreply 270December 18, 2022 7:44 PM

Use Stevia. Find the ones without unnecessary additives. I recommend Sweet Leaf organic. Honey or maple syrup is okay. You can add fresh fruits such as berries.

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by Anonymousreply 271December 18, 2022 7:56 PM

Raisin and almonds both add a little sweetness to oatmeal.

by Anonymousreply 272December 18, 2022 8:11 PM

Brown sugar for oatmeal, always.

by Anonymousreply 273December 18, 2022 9:38 PM

Stevia is DISGUSTING.

by Anonymousreply 274December 19, 2022 12:09 AM

It tastes medicinal and gross to me. I guess this is what some people experience with cilantro.

by Anonymousreply 275December 20, 2022 1:22 AM

Prominent veins on my hands

by Anonymousreply 276December 20, 2022 1:32 AM

R269, add berries to your oatmeal.

by Anonymousreply 277December 20, 2022 3:45 AM

Old women’s (and some men’s) lips looking like trout.

by Anonymousreply 278December 20, 2022 3:48 AM

I’m pretty slender for 49 (183 cm; 69 kg). But I do have some “extra” skin folds around my waist and upper thighs when I sit down. Not a huge deal, but they certainly weren’t so noticeable just a few years ago.

Also, I developed Dupuytren's three years ago and though I don’t have it too bad yet, the insides of my hands are still mildly deformed. It’s gross. Only gonna get worse.

Also, I’m not a fan of my heavy eyelids and the bags below my eyes. Oh yeah, my hair is mostly still there, but the thinning is so pronounced, especially after a shower or swim.

I think that about covers it (for now).

I’m fairly healthy though. There’s a lot to be said to having a healthy heart and lungs and being free of cancer.

by Anonymousreply 279December 20, 2022 3:54 AM

My great great grandma lived to 112. She had a decent life until just after 100 and that was due to her being placed in an old folks home.

Both sides of the family have longevity with good health. My grandma is 91, former teacher, still tutors and is doing well enough. She still cooks great meals and is sharp as a tac.

I’m mid 30s, exercise regularly, have since high school, and eat decently.

I agree about eye brows- shave them ffs. Bushy brows are gross.

by Anonymousreply 280December 20, 2022 4:05 AM
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