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i started such a thread during our down time but it seems it`s not coming back so without further adu here it is again .. there are times i wish to share things that arent nescessarily car related ( before the " that has nuthin to do with car stuff posts start ,, look at the line under HOT ROD LOUNGE ) a place to talk about non car related things .. i come here to share more than i come to get .. when i have nuthin more to share i`m gone ..i spent most of this morning doing one of my fav nice weather things .. i sat at the car wash in hazel green and "car watched " .. sometimes some cool stuff goes by .. especially when a show is in the area or when the drag strip opens back up ..

Nice weather things----I've got to decide if I want to pick up propane for the BBQ or another can of diesel for the snow blower

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Nice weather things----I've got to decide if I want to pick up propane for the BBQ or another can of diesel for the snow blower

yep i need to get some sun block too

nice chevy.. hoss 429

there are enuff old codgers on here to know some of the health questions i want good answers to
( 1) what is truely a good skin moisturiser ,, i have terrible bad dry skin ..
( 2) what is truely good for dry eyes and floaters
( 3) the more i work out the weaker i seem to be getting .. is there a sure fire food supplement thats a good picker upper ..

Originally Posted by HOSS429

there are enuff old codgers on here to know some of the health questions i want good answers to
( 1) what is truely a good skin moisturiser ,, i have terrible bad dry skin ..
( 2) what is truely good for dry eyes and floaters
( 3) the more i work out the weaker i seem to be getting .. is there a sure fire food supplement thats a good picker upper ..

(1) i here corn huskers or engine oil (2) i have floaters nothing you can do for them i use eye drops artificial tears (3) i have them same thing no power but what i have taken in the past was eniva supplements but the cost was hi for them and have taken the sea weed pills to just did not do much. you may want to look at some good omega -3oil and some liquid chlorophyll you can get this at a heath food store . what i take for pain is spice ground turmeric and cinnamon and alot of hot chiles peppers .alot of the over the counter supplements do not work your body will not see the supplement in a usable form and your body just will pass it or a hi buildup of supplement and you can get poisoned

[QUOTE=pat mccarthy]" i have floaters nothing you can do for them"


Well, actually, Pat and Hoss, there IS something that can be done for "floaters" if you want to go through with it.

I had some torn retina problems a few years back which were spot-welded with a laser which took care of them, but before they were fixed some blood got into the Vitreous (that's the liquid stuff inside the eyeball). As a result I was seeing a big blurry spot that moved around and a few "UFO's" and a tadpole looking critter that ran around in one eye, and an upside down horse shoe looking thing in the other one. I don't remember ever not having some minor floaters but they weren't particularly bothersome.

Well, mine got so bad I damn near flunked my last drivers license eye test, so I decided it was time to squawk about it.

There is a surgery called a "Vitrectomy" to solve the problem. (Not "vasectomy" ..... that's something else entirely.)

What they do is enter the eyeball and pump out all the aforementioned "vitreous", and with it all the UFO's, tadpoles and other stuff, then replace it with another fluid (SAE 30 weight?).

Are you still interested? It's a scary prospect. I'll admit that it took me a while to get sufficiently psyched up to do it, but, Hoss, let me tell you. I had the first eye done last September and the other one last November, and now every time I go outside on a clear day I'm astounded all over again about how great my vision is. Absolutely clear. NOTHING else to be seen, and I love recommending the procedure to my geezer friends.

Fortunately my insurance covered the lion's share of the expense, which was probably heck of a lot. I have Medicare plus an additional policy.

I may be able to help you if you have questions....... and you're bound to have some ...... so shoot me a PM if you like.

Oh, and I agree with Brian. Aveeno products are great. I use the lotion.

Good luck!


Jim

Originally Posted by HOSS429

there are enuff old codgers on here to know some of the health questions i want good answers to
( 1) what is truely a good skin moisturiser ,, i have terrible bad dry skin ..
( 2) what is truely good for dry eyes and floaters
( 3) the more i work out the weaker i seem to be getting .. is there a sure fire food supplement thats a good picker upper ..

well .. i asked those questions about a year and a half ago and finally now have perhaps found the answer to # 3 , ( i`m still living with # 1 & 2 ) .. about a year ago one of my docs did some blood work and found i had a low white blood count yet at the time i was in pretty good condition so i brushed it off and did`nt see him any more .. recently i developed a few infections ( unirary and fungal ) ..took medicines for both with no success .. then remembered the low white blood count find and looked it up and found my current ailments # 1 & 2 on the symptems list as well as terminal anemia ( weakness ) and arm and joint pain .. mild fever ( which may explain why i wear a coat if it`s colder than 80 degrees ... i will be seeing my doc soon and hope my blood can be restored .. incedently i did have an overactive thyroid 30 years ago and had to have a couple radiation treatments and then take medicine for about a year to fix quess what ... a low white blood count .. got to get me fixed up so i can fix up some old cars ..

Originally Posted by HOSS429

there are enuff old codgers on here to know some of the health questions i want good answers to
( 1) what is truely a good skin moisturiser ,, i have terrible bad dry skin ..
..

I am an old codger and I do suffer from dry sky in the winter time. I tried everything that people had recommended and finally ran into an old lady in Wallyworld that told me about their generic brand Equate called "Advanced Recovery skin care lotion". When the dry skin starts showing up I just put that lotion on my legs and ankles (my worst areas) after showering and it works great. It is not real greasy and after you use it several times you don't have to use it as often.

Here's a photograph from my home town Historical Society Website.

looked like a really cool place. too bad those gave way to mcdonalds

For dry winter skin, get some "Aveno" soap--it is a soap made of oatmeal, and is very effective as a moisturizing soap. If your water comes from a well, have its hardness checked---you may benefit from installing a water softner system. For dry eyes, go to the drug store and ask for a product called "Artificial Tears"----as far as food based "picker uppers". one of the best working (albeit foulest tasting) supplements available is Geritol. Have your thyroid level checked at the doctors (a simple blood test) Many, many, boomers suffer from thyroid deficiency, and although it has no BIG physical indicators, chronic tiredness and a diminished sex drive are two of the more obvious symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland.

the dry skin does seem to manifest itself soon after a shower so some kind of oil based cleansor does make good sense .. i use the eye drops already .. my eyes feel almost like they are constantly dilated .. very bothersome .. iv`e had graves disease ( hyper thyroid ) so i`m very aware of what that little thing in the throat can do .. perhaps a visit to the DR , is in order ,, geritol gives me a big red rash in the area of my kidney,, centrom A to Z makes me more red faced than i am already ..my heart rate - blood pressures and sugar levels are all perfect .. i dont know about my red or white blood cell count .. that may be an indicator .. just a few years ago i was running 5 miles almost daily then an injury set me back .. iv`e been trying for 6 months now and cant even run around my home .. severe muscle burn sets in immediately

Originally Posted by HOSS429

the dry skin does seem to manifest itself soon after a shower ..........

Stop bathing with Comet cleanser!

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Stop bathing with Comet cleanser!

yes try a soap with no heavy perfume in it and stop using white wall beach for soap