Can you feel your body getting old and letting you down?!!!?

Question

I have an elbow injury which has left me with a trapped nerve in my hand. I have collapsed arches in both feet and my ankles feel like they can't hold me up.
I cheerfully go to bed at 8.30 when my children do. My memory is appalling.
I am 33! Where did my youthfulness go? I seem to vaguely remember being there at some point in my life....

Answer 1

this year was going to be a good year until february came along , after treatment , i lost my hair , making me look and feel old . but now its november , i'm back on y feet , feeling good about things and have a good chance to enjoy christmas with my family .

Answer 2

Sorry about your injuries. As we age more things can certainly go wrong with us. The body seems to take a lot longer to heal. However, I feel it is mostly about how you feel about yourself. I really hope that at the tender age of 33 you don't feel as though you've lost your youthfulness - yikes!

Take hold - you need to make a plan to take better care of yourself. Are you eating right? Are you exercising enough? Do you get enough sleep? With kids, the answers are all probably negative. You need to make time for yourself, and as a result you'll be a better parent and a better partner. Try to be positive!

Good luck!

Answer 3

That's crazy. I'm 33 too and I thought I was the only one feeling run down. I'm determined to find some way of reversing these symptoms and begin living and feeling like I did in my 20's. I think marriage and the kids have done this too me. So much weight on shoulders from all the demands and responsibility I carry around now.

Answer 4

having too much sleep will not make you feel better ......you may be stressed up to the neck ......i had knee problem for years from roofing and it went away years ago too......i get elbow problem every so often through hammering then it goes again..........felt like crap also for a period of 5 years and it was stress related and now i am fit as a fiddle again......don't give in matey .....go out walking a couple of miles each day/evening or bike rides......soon you will improve

Answer 5

You're scaring me, I'm 29 ao I am right around that age.. I'm getting there.. :-)

I have fallen arches, my vision is horrible, and I've noticed that I'm not as strong as I used to be when I was younger..

Having said that, I don't know if I feel as worn down as you.. I bet the kids play a big roll in that! :-)

Answer 6

i have slipped discs in my back trapped nerves in my leg need crutches or wheelchair to get about in pain 24/7 keep falling because my leg wont hold me up,i feel old because it gets me down at times and i feel life has i knew it is over but my mind is still young and i wont let it beat me,
live life to the best of your ability there is always someone worse off than you,even if some days you feel like you want to dig a hole and dive in.............. keep smiling hun ...I'm 43.... :)

Answer 7

I'm more than twice as old as you Jo, and am also feeling the strain. I've started paying attention to health tips (never did before) and I think they can be helpful if (at whatever age) your body is not what it used to be.

Answer 8

I was born old, I've had pain ever since I can remember and there's nothing they can do for it. It only gets worse with age, and I'm only 25....not looking forward to it. Sorry to hear about your pain.

Answer 9

I felt it at 28. Couldn't abuse my body as I once did, skin/muscles/tendons take a bit longer to heal and those calories just don't burn off like they used to.

But you adjust and things are peachy-creamy. (And the jealousy of youth mutates into a pseudo-intellectual bitterness that one tries to pass off as wary worldliness.)

Answer 10

Sounds like over work and not old age,get thier dad to help out,you need to rest to recover.