This is a thread for ILXORS IN THEIR 50's

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Jesus after two decades on ilx I am grappling with it becoming another venue for the organ recital

Which tbf I am completely part of!

The thing I didn't appreciate until reaching this bracket was that, to me anyway, bodies and their functions and malfunctions and dysfunctions are actually really interesting. Not that their failures and planned obsolescence aren't sad and grim, but they're also objectively fascinating to me. It's a new thing to live through, and it gives me greater appreciation for the relatively able body I still currently have. I've been exercising much more regularly the last few years, and I think a lot of that comes not from trying to defy age so much as enjoy what I can do while I can do it.

having spent decades considering the advisability of death, it seems churlish to now question its inevitability

otoh there is (which covid deniers etc never seem to recognize) a huge gap between being alive and living a decent life

possibly my dad was otm

spent much of the last 30+ hours with the left side of my mouth inexplicably throbbing with pain. (a lot of) advil was no help; the only thing that seemed to ease it was maintaining a mouth full of cool water

seems to have gone away (for now, at least). and on the bright side, i am extremely hydrated

i mean i'm glad it's probably not a chronic thing, but i could do without Random Pains That Crop Up For No Particular Reason

i had a cystoscopy the other day. I was told to expect some mild discomfort but within sconds they had to shout for another nurse to hold me down. i was literally screaming. If I ever have another one i would insist on being anesthetised.

I do wonder if I was partcularly sensitive to it as the guy who had had it before me had lulled me into a false sense of security by telling me it was no big deal. i'm still traumatised recalling it.

xp Is it a dental thing? Like a tooth abscess or something?

i have never had a cavity! so i'm not sure what to expect from such things. if it comes back i guess i will soon find out

a cyst can be anywhere, sounds like they jabbed a needle in for a sample? ouch.

oh sorry, got confused by xps

I had a tooth fall out last weekend.

My first thought was, Who put a freakin' tooth inside my slice of pizza?

put it under yer pillow

Went to the dentist, who referred me to another dentist.

And now I'm weighing the thousands of dollars to get a new one, thinking, Maybe I'll be ok without one?

(It's a molar on the bottom row, so it's not like I look like Alfred E. Newman.)

Advantages of posting on the 50s thread: Namechecking Alfred E. Newman

I still strangely have all my teeth (except the wisdoms) but they're in rough shape.. I was neglectful in my punk youth but now I'm making up for it, dentist visits every 6 months and flossing at night
A buddy (not quite 50) just had to pay like six thousand dollars to have some kind of laser gum procedure, he hadn't been to the dentist in years; trying to avoid all that

can you cram it back in?

My first thought was, Who put a freakin' tooth inside my slice of pizza?

― pplains

been there twice, feelin ya

i still feel like a cassandra a lot of the time, like does it count if half of us are saying something is a huge fucking problem that we should do these specific things about and nothing ever gets done about and a bunch of people die and then they say "oh well THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD HAVE DONE"

the cassandra strain or smth idk

also i posted this to the wrong thread so it makes no sense, never mind

Posting on the wrong thread is very “ilxors in their 50s,” it works.

LOL

can you cram it back in?

Not without some Elmer's.

Really the only reason I went to the dentist so fast is because the root is still in there. As laissez faire as I have been with my teeth, even I know that's a lightening rod for infection.

spent much of the last 30+ hours with the left side of my mouth inexplicably throbbing with pain. (a lot of) advil was no help; the only thing that seemed to ease it was maintaining a mouth full of cool water

Could be an infection pressing on the nerve? A few years ago I had regular attacks of searing, unbelievable tooth pain - as if someone had prised a tooth out and jammed a hot needle into the exposed nerve - and it turned out to be some subterranean infection that required a wisdom tooth removed. Ouch!

Doctor was a little younger than me (of course), trying to make me feel better.

"It doesn't happen to everyone, but this sort of thing does happen occasionally to people your age..." ok, that could be taken the wrong way, but I'll let it pass...

"If it's not bothering you, then maybe you can wait..." Good, good...

"It's not like people are going to look at you and think you're a hillbilly..." Ok, he just WENT THERE...

I wish I had not googled cystoscopy *crosses legs in fear*

dentists will save teeth wherever possible, or replace them with expensive options, mainly because a gap means the next-door teeth have less support and are prone to spread into the space

i do worry about my 90s fillings. had a tooth break on me last month, a molar that was mostly filling.

anyone have some more up-to-date studies on implants? I have one, "need" another, but have heard mixed reports about long term stability?

I can confirm from work experience that dental implants are exceptionally stable if the bone is even moderately healthy. Not science obviously but those things are solid in jaws postmortem.

I just had my first one last year, it's been fine so far. It's next to another troublesome tooth, I have a feeling I may end up with two side by side.

I guess we can trust Jaq on this one.

What's the drill with cleaning them? Is it just like a normal tooth? Or do they require extra maintenance

I hope they don't need extra maintenance because I'm just brushing/flossing like a normal tooth.

Also lol I had not thought of it being lodged in my skull.

Remember goofy junior-high science fiction, where some kid with fillings or braces would start picking up radio signals from Moscow?

My teeth are pretty much in pieces at this point, I'm afraid. Several are ground down to the gum. I'd probably need at least five figures overseas to repair or remove, and probably an upper six figures to get them done here. They'll probably all be worn down or gone by the time I'm 65, and there's nothing I can do about it.

My teeth have been pretty fucked forever, but I started sleeping with one of those moulded mouthguard things a few years ago and that seems to have slowed the pace of destruction

I hate it (hate the concept, physically it is fine) and I put it off for years - but it seems to be making a big difference and I probably should have done it earlier - I hated having regular dental catastrophes more

I got a crown a year or so back, and I'm afraid I have not been taking care of it as scrupulously as I think I'm meant to - I tend not to floss, my teeth are very tight together and its very difficult. I've noticed a lot of nerve sensitvity reocurring recently which could mean the damn root under the crown is carking it. I dont want, and really cannot afford, rootcanal or implant replacement. Despite our excellent univeresal healthcare, dental (and mental) is the one area Australia shat the bed on and is thus hideously expensive.

one of my crowns fell out two days ago. i was eating a mini chocolate easter egg that was encased in a thin candy shell. this was during an in-person meeting at work. the crown came right off and i thought it was a piece of candy shell that had gone wrong in the manufacturing process. so i threw it away! five minutes later i’m rummaging in the bin for it. “don’t mind me”

oh btw i have my varifocals now and uh everything is warped and blurry unless i turn my head to look at it dead-on. this is progress????

never seen the point to them, it's not too much of a burden to have both reading and distance glasses.

i kind of agree but the thing is i did get some reading glasses from a store in the airport and i basically have to hold a book 2 inches from my face for them to work. :(

tracer, i found the exact same thing. a week later and i either don't do it so much or don't notice it so much (but yes, it's a thing, i don't think the lenses can curve to fit the frames and be correctly curved to correct the vision)

anyone have some more up-to-date studies on implants? I have one, "need" another, but have heard mixed reports about long term stability?

Anecdotally, my implant is still going strong for 24 years now.

Tracer, give it some time. IME progressive lenses take a couple of days for your brain to rewire where to look. It's incredible to me that the brain does this so quickly and on its own (in my case).

I'm just glad the tooth that fell out wasn't the one with cyanide in it.

they stuck it back in today. it turned out it had split in half, and the other half was still in there. how long will it last? i said. “could be next week, could be 5 years from now.” well it only cost £25. thank u based nhs

xpost I tend not to floss, my teeth are very tight together and its very difficult

i have this issue as well. i've have had good success (can actually get the floss between my teeth and get the floss out without fighting) using glide brand floss and some of the new waxed floss brands.

my dentist has told me that interdental brushes are better. i hate the waste they produce but i use them now and they do seem to work very well.

I've experienced almost every dental thing mentioned in this thread: Broken teeth (w/ bonus infection), root canals, replacement of Classic 80s Metal Fillings, deep cleanings that required anesthesia, and even the laser gum surgery.

My daily hygiene routine includes: Floss, Perio-Aid tool, Waterpik, and finish with a soft bristle tooth brushing and some mouth wash if I'm feeling nasty. Plus, I sleep with a Night Guard because my jaw-clenching is probably caused the gum issues (if you get a Night Guard, consider occasionally doing your own enzyme wash with a vinegar/water solution). The only common thing I have never had to do with my teeth is braces.

These days when I go in for routine teeth cleanings (4x a year - two of them I have to cover out-of-pocket), it takes them like 10-15 minutes to do them (they still cost the same as one that would take 45 minutes, of course).

my man