21? WTF? How old are you now, i.e. how long have you lived with it?

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81 300SD
08 MDX Tech
93 525i

05 F650GS

Here's the deal,I can't take anti-inflammatories,aspirin,aleve and such on account of the coumadin I take,in addition to digoxin,lopressor{beta-blocker I think}that I take for my arrhythmia and prolapsed mitral valve.

X-ray and cat scan say no cartilage in the left knee,right one's wearing our fast as well.had that new stuff made from chicken cartilage injected under my knee,a little better but the pain and swelling are still there.

I have tons of Percs,Tylenol 3 with codeine and hydrocodone liquid,xanax,fioricet and flexeril,which is great but mostly it's Manhattans.

Simply bad genetics and inbreeding on my Father's side,they all had heart problems,hemophilia,vascular and connective tissue disorders for the last few hundred years,if primitive medical records are to be properly interpreted while my mother's side they all lived into their 80's and 90's.

Roll of the dice,old Sport,Roll of the dice.....

37 now. Doctors tell me that I'll have a fused spine when I'm really old. Right now I have 2 vertibrae's partially grown together. They also tell me that celebrex can be a disease reversing drug. I guess we'll see.

I can't imagine a life without antinflamitories. There were some days when I didnt have them that I could not walk.
Imagine lying in bed in pain next to your wife and you cant decide if you should wake her to get some pain killers because that would cause the bed to move and that would hurt like a sum*****!

Oh,please...My wife understands fully because of her recent bout with Leukemia,what a f*ckin' pair we are....I'm already having trouble with the cone clutch in the InterState and I don't have to tell you the foot pressure required for the mechanical brakes{InterState rear wheel,Vauxhall 4 wheel but weak}on the oldies I drive.

I tell you,If I couldn't drive my old beauties I don't know what I would do,they give me so much pleasure.

i have tourettes... huzah... i dont yell out foul words unless provoked but i do twitch or spasm and get spooked easily which usually makes me punch myself... oo what else. i have to do things a certain way.. turn a page twice or start my car in a certain procedure depending on the time of day (mornings when dark, pull ebrake, lights on w/fogs if foggy,turn rear defrost on, cd player on, switch to aux input, volume to 27.5 seatbelt on, adjust ass, turn key, front defrost on, check , backup and take off)... every morning ... same exact procedure at exactly 6:23.. and i get out of bed at 6:17 am (im weird) i get to school regardless of traffic at exactly 6:44 am everyday ..... im reallllllyyyyy obsessive compulsive.. i twitch alot.. it scares people.

Well,thanks for revealing your bete noir. I also have a mild temporal lobe epilepsy which simply makes me lose track time and "stare into space" as my 7 year old says,NEVER affects me when I'm driving though,I've also been diagnosed with OCD,at least that explains why I'm thorough in whatever I do,I love my wife and daughter but sometimes I am not easy to live with,which is why I seek surcease in drugs and alcohol,makes me more pleasant to be around

We sound like a bunch of drunk, shot old farts!


Lets see, I'm currantly pretty bored and annoyed with life in general. School not so good, work not so good, girl situation decent! So one out of three feh can't have it all.

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2006 CL500
2009 C300 4matic
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

What happens if you resist doing a thing? Can you? I'm not poking fun I'm just curios. I think we all have little things we do that have to be done but I cant imagine it on a large scale.

gee, i dont feel so bad after all.

i guess the old rule applies, when you are feeling sorry for yourself, take a look around. it doesnt take long to find someone who has it a lot worse!

hope you all have the best day possible.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I'm great in two, and good in the other.

School? After eleven years in school and eleven years out, I'm not going back. "Girl" situation couldn't be better.

They only complaint about my job is that they make me work pretty hard.

Well,enjoy the P**sy while you can and don't neglect any opportunity to advance yourself.

A sad but all too true fact is that time flies by with the speed of a bullet at 2,000 feet per second so make the most of what your talents collect,you never know what Digger O'Dell has in store for you so do it all while your young.

Very true. Ever since one of my best friends died of cancer in his mid-twenties, I've had a different perspective on life. We were all invicible until that happened.

He left me an invaluable gift - the ability to retain perspective and appreciate how much I have, especially my health. Whenever I am feeling sorry for myself or down about something that is actually inconsequential, I think of him and it picks me up and reminds me how lucky I truly am.

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

Suddenly I no longer feel like whining about the two items that the skin doctor froze to death yesterday.

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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein


09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

Well, I'm certainly not looking for a management position, which would really be the only visible advancement in my line of work. But I am taking on more responsibilities, hopefully resulting in better pay in the upcoming years.

But I'm a little late to "do it all" while I'm young.