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Thanks for the tips, I"ll give them all careful consideration, and many are already included in my current protocol. I'm not an absolute beginner having explored (mostly unsuccessfully) various treatment options in the past. I did bring this problem on myself, too some extent, by upsetting what appeared to be a stable (if not perfect) situation by doing certain exercises to combat sarcopenia and bone loss, and ignoring the early warning signs. To put some context on this, I've only recently regained my mobility, having been bed-ridden, and then stuck in a wheelchair, for most of the past two years, due to a bad fall that damaged my right knee and ankle. I'm not a big fan of MIR scans as studies show they invariably reveal potential problems in older patients, but the relationship of potental problems to symptoms seems to be tenuous. Chiropractory I would consider a pseudo science, but if it works for you that's great. My main priorities at the moment are: dealing with the pain, like I say, I occasionally weaken and resort to pain killers; and maintaining fuctionality, strength, and mobility - which mostly involves, but not exclusively, stairclimbing and various squat exercises (strangely enough, this doesn't seem to aggravate the condition but prolonged walking does). I'm, basically, hoping this thing will settle down with time, as it did before. What I want to avoid is surgery, a last resort IMHO, with mixed results.

Any tips or Is it just a question of grin and bear it? Corset helps a bit. Seems I damaged a disc in my youth carrying an soxygen cylinder in a twisted position. Came back to haunt me in my late 20s, tried everything, even considering spinal fusion at one point, then stiffened up and went away. Now, at age 70, it's back with a vengeance. Not expecting to cure it, just make it manageable. Bit wary of surgery and l8ng term painkillers. Though I occasionally weaken and take something just to get temporary relief. What's your experience? Can I expect it to improve a bit with time, as it did before, or is it a lost cause.

I stay home, look after the dogs. Risk averse at 70 years old. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.

Lack of English skills is part of the charm. I, personally, know a little survival Thai, enough to function at the market or wherever. I must admit I often find it very useful to have closed ears, with the little Thai I do know. Anyway, nowadays, Mandarin is probably more important. Horses for courses, as they say. The world is changing.

Adrenaline lowers as you get older, it just doesn't seem so important any more, whethet that's natural women or ladyboys. IMHO most guys are straight/gay. Personally, I don't care that much. I just need a hole between the legs to go into. I can f@#k about with all the other stuff, but if you don't have that hole between your legs, it doesn't work for me. Tried numerous times to get it on with ladyboys, just doesn't work. Would be great if it did, like they're so available.

MOU 43 is the common English name for a 2000 Memorandum of Understanding between Thailand and Cambodia for surveying and demarcating their shared land border.

Rice and something. Yeah, it took me a few years to get here, When I first came I always thought rice was anathema for breakfast, such is life and time.

There's a reason stilted homes were popular in Thailand. Also, when bamboo crashes on your head it's a lot less painful than concrete.

Agree, it's a choice, free will and all that. But a man who isn't attracted by other women is living in denial.

Alcohol I guess, at least among expats. In the larger Thai society, maybe diabetes related stuff, given the trend towards western style diets. Speaking personally, the Thai girls and guys I know seem to be dropping off ftom cancer. It's a bit weird. Maybe it was masked by the early death most of these guys and gals would've suffered in earlier times.

You'd have to be pretty stupid to think otherwise. Anyway, not my problem, "When two tribes go to war", the rules go out of the window. I must say the holcaust thing is wearing pretty thin. I was born in 1955, and the holocaust was a real thing in my younger years making us all ashamed, now, not so much.

Men are genetically programmed to indulge in polygamy. Women are genetically programmed to control this urge in their men. Difficult to enforce in Thailand. Most people find some kind of workable relationship. At 70, I don't care that much. Luxury decision. in the UK I wouldn't have the option. Just knowing it's there is enough for me, and keeps my woman under control.

Talk about hyperbole.

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Otherwise known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect.

I used to take it but stopped. I understand the latest research indicates there are, in fact, no gold standard verified longevity benefits in humans, though it may affect heathspan. You also need regular (annual) blood tests to check your B12 levels, which I can't be arsed with. As an older guy, the kicker for me was that it lowers test. levels. Test. lowers as you age anyway, no need to give the natural process a helping hand.

Whilst cannabis use is not one of my foibles (alcohol and cigs remain my poisons of choice) I have been considering long term cannabis use to deal with back pain; I understand kratom can also be effective. Currently, I occasionally take pain medications, but mostly just grin and bear it; my concern is the long term health effects of paracetamol, Arcoxia, Ultracet, and the like; especially as I occasionally binge drink, which puts enough strain on my liver as it is, methinks.

Whilst Thailand remains my country of choice, the Philippines is my plan B, mainly cos it would unfreeze my second (state) pension; so very interesting to read their requirements are so low.

I am fairly confident about traditional vaccines, but these experimental Covid vaccines are a different kettle of fish altogether.

This trend has ,of course, nothing to do with how easy it is to obtain cannabis in Thailand. Stupid is as stupid does.

In Thailand's climate I sweat like a pig, so sodium ain't a concern for me.

Ah, the wheel chair thing.

Interesting, has Teflon Thailand finally lost its allure. Not that I care - been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Did my thing now I'm comfortably ensconced.

Toms are ladies right? At least in Thailand they are.

Not Thailand, definitely not; too many of us here already, talk aboit elephant's graveyard.