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Shock to the System

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I'd gone down with a heavy cold and bad chest, so headed up to see my GP. The doc duly examines me, sure thing, a bout of bronchitis. Antibiotics, paracetamol, week off work. Sorted. Hang on a minute he says, I'd like you to go get a Cardio-vascular disease risk assesment done.

Now generally I keep reasonably good health, so I was a wee bit worried as to why a doctor would want me to do that.

His answer was simple. Because you're somewhat over 55. Who? Me? Never. Oh, hang on, I am!! Now I know when I was born, how many years ago that was, but it's never registered that that's how old I am. A right shock to the system it was.

I got home and told the wife what the doc had said. Her reaction was 'When did that happen?'

I read a great quote a while back. You don't get old and stop riding, you get old because you've stopped riding. I figure that's what's happened. I've been so busy living my life and riding a motorcycle, that I'd forgotten that I was getting older.

I think I'll avoid visiting the doctor for a while. I'm not sure my old heart can handle another shock like that.

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  1. cold comfort's Avatar
    Haha very amusing. Good to hear others stunned by the passing of time! I hear myself giving my age with incredulity. Acc to PF- " the sun is the same in a relative way but you're older..etc" . Had an awesome track day recently. Gonna persist with denial as long as possible.
    My wife who truned 51 today was told by kids " you are the same age as my Nana but shes OLDER" -She was really chuffed
  2. Baldy's Avatar
    gidday 4 years ago i went to doc i was getting tired ,sent to heart spec 4 blockages need surgery
    4stents later and on pills im feeling good ,riding my bike when i can still working ,full time turned 63 last month ,so get it checked, amazing wot they can do these days regards