Originally Posted by HawkOwl

One of the posters here, or on another board, posts with a signature proclaiming a desire to arrive at the end of life with a body all worn out from a life well lived. I share that goal. I want to wring every bit of use out of this body before it is My Time.


With that in mind, once I turned 80 and it looked like I was on the longer longevity track in my family I asked my docs to take a good look at this machine I inhabit. Had the last part of that this morning with an appointment with my neurologist. She summed up all the labs, the imaging, and her exams. Since I have had several traumas, been exposed to many kinds of nasty stuff, and had that major spine surgery that left me with some foot drop, I sort of expected there was some surgery, or powerful medicine in my future.


But, she said all indications are that my body is just wearing out. Nothing can be done except to continue my current life style. If some specific symptom raises its' head then I can get some specific treatment for that.


I asked the "How Long" question about healthy life. No one knows. But, based on my history and lack of any current medical issue looks like 5 years, or more.. Assuming no fatal accident, or disease catches me first. After that I may opt for medical support to extend existence. At this point I have no intention to do that.


So, looks like I'm achieving the goal of using up my body. Wonderful!