Yep, took about 6 months for my back to really acclimate to 2 days a week of 6-7 hours on my feet.
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Just passed my third last week. This one was slightly bigger and it took almost a week. I ran out of hydrocodone on a Wed night and the pain was unbearable so back to the ER at 5 am. I got a shot of Toridol and was prescribed that in pill form. Finally passed it on Sat.
I was on Flomax to help pass the stone. The night after it passed I got up at least 5 times.
DamnâŚyikesâŚsorry.
Count myself lucky to never have any kidney stones so far.
I fell.* Checking some things. Balance 
Supposedly, if youâre old but can stand on one leg, especially the non-dominant leg, for 30 seconds, youâre doing well. I can do well over a minute. So thatâs probably not contributing.
* Again. I messed up my wrist in a fall several months ago. It didnât heal properly and now hit the same wrist again. Also whacked my head again; fortunately hit a bi-fold door that gave way before my skull did. Didnât do the door much good though.
I took a nasty fall out of the shower during COVID and was none too spry getting back on my feet after a few minutes. That was part of the motivation to start working out again. I also got two large bathmats to cover my super slick bathroom floor (like legally negligently slick) and another mat for the shower.
But it sounds like you might be a
j/k
I did the balance thing and stopped after 2 minutes for each leg. I donât know whether to be encouraged bc I am mid 50s and I donât know if that counts as old.
Sorry about your wrist
j/k
No, I think thatâs accurate. Blood pressure and sugar seem fine so Idk whatâs going on.
none too spry getting back on my feet after a few minutes
I got up fairly quickly this time but it was scary. Last time I was out cold a few hours.
@crash_face Seems like youâre doing fine as far as balance. They included people 50 or over in this study.
Sorry about your wrist
Thanks. I guess Iâll never get around to learning guitar now.
I aced the 30-second test; Iâm going to live forever.
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Did you black or gray out? Or were you involved in an activity at the time? Or did you just start toppling and couldnt stop while standing still?
Grayed out seems accurate. I was just reaching up to use the microwave above my fridge; nothing strenuous. Iâve mentioned before that I feel faint sometimes but usually I can take a few breaths and recover pretty quickly. This time, I felt like I better sit down right away even if just on the ground, which I did but hit the floor like a sack of potatoes. Didnât completely lose consciousness. The incident a few months ago it was lights out.
Wait last time you fell and were unconscious on the floor for a couple hours?
How is your health insurance? What did docs say about that fall?
I just tapped on an email notification while looking at my phone then put it up to my ear to listen for ringing while staring into the void.
The end is near.
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I hit my head and was out a while. Not sure about duration but it was hours. I only know I hit my head because of the lump. That was 6 months ago. I had a few drinks so that probably contributed but wasnât close to falling down drunk.
I didnât have insurance at the time. Didnât see a doctor. Elon got around to sending me my Medicare card so I have that going for me now. Been lazy about getting Part D and supplementary insurance and looking for a doctor. More motivated now, obviously.
Might want to look into a scan. Ive been told that any unconsciousness after a blow to the head should be considered a medical emergency.
Maybe. Iâve always been relatively unconcerned about possible health issues and been averse to seeing doctors. You really know youâre old when you realize you canât do that anymore. 
Thanks for the concern, guys.
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My podiatrist was like, âyou know you shoulda been coming here like 8 months ago for callouses, because this shit almost always starts with callouses.â Now that youâre on the cheap healthcare Iâd suggest getting the full range of tests and such they regularly give to people with good healthcare. Thereâs probably some nice Mormon doc taking new patients.
What does that mean, exactly?
Anyway, Devil, you should see a doc sometime just for a basic checkup. Maybe get some blood work done.
Difficult to heal foot wounds usually start with callouses. He said I should have been having my persistent callouses looked at and shaved by a podiatrist to monitor and hopefully remove them so that one did not turn into a wound. Mainly an issue for diabetics.