Well its Oct 11 2013, bow hunting season has been going on for a month and I still have not been out. About a week and ½ ago I started feeling ****ty. Went to the doctor and he put me in the hospital with a heart problem. I'm now setting here at home with my arm in a sling letting my new heart pacer heal. There goes the rest of the 2013 season. The good part of all this is I feel much better and I'm still looking down at the grass rather then up. At least I have a better chance of being here for next year. So all you hunters out there tell us your story's so I have something to keep me from going nuts or should I say nuttier.
At least you're still here brother. Better you found out now, coulda ended up much worse had you gone into the woods. But you have the right attitude :thumbsup:
I'm in a similar situation, albeit not as serious, being out of commission w/ back & shoulder problems, so for now I'm just hunting vicariously thru everyone else' hunts here on TG.
God speed for a fast and complete recovery.
YB
Boy can I ever relate to this...my problem
( aneurism) they are "watching" and have been for 10 years.
they told me recently I may never shoot a heavier hunting weight bow again so atleast you have a shot at getting back into it.
Its very hard to give up something that means so much
Jerry,
Glad they found the problem and were able to fix it. You probably have many years ahead of you now.
My story so far this year. The deer are doing every thing right. I on the other hand seem to be doing every thing wrong. Seeing deer in range just haven't been able to put it all together yet this year.
GB: I hope you wet well soon. For what it's worth today is my 50th birthday & instead of hunting as I had planned, I am recovering from an incident I had with a chainsaw yesterday. While doing TSI on a farm, I cut into my knee & got 15 staples from the ER Dr. as a result. A bloody gruesome mess! Thankfully, nothing really important was damaged other than my pride. I've operated chainsaws for nearly 30 yr's & this is the 1st accident. I know, I should have had chaps on. A friend told me, "you're getting old".
Glad to hear you are doing well Brother. Not a big deal to live through us until next season. Just think of how much more time you will get then when you can go like a teenager again.
Yea Getting old really sucks, but it sure beats the alternative!
Glad you're on the mend....
I agree, getting old really sucks...
Good luck with a speedy recovery and may your future hunts be excitement filled !
I got a cortisone/steroid in the ol' glutty yesterday to tame inflamation. Getting old aint alot of fun when you want to be out playing instead of 'taking it easy'
Met a 71 year gentleman up in the mountains in Colorado this year. He looked to be in better shape than me at 50 and was chugging up and down the mountain solo daily for the entire month of September. He said his buddies he had hunted the mountains with for years were no longer able to hunt because of one ailment or the other. One thing he said, stuck with me - "You better use it, or you will loose it" He was practicing what he preached. I just got an email from him, and he let me know he got a 4x5 on 9/21 and packed it out entirely himself. Hope I'm still trucking like that when I'm 71.
Thanks for the good wishes. The saying that old age is not for sissies rings load and clear. I'll be 72 next march and this is the first year that I can't get out. Even the year of my heart valve replacement I was able to get some hunting in. I'm going to be a good boy and follow the doc's instructions which is unusual for me. I'm sure there will be some good story's on the gang to keep me going.
Three years ago I had three stents put in and killed a 7 point a week later. I wasn't supposed to be hunting but that just didn't register with me on any level.
I sure hope you get better soon and can get back out there.
Jerry,
If you get healed up to the extent that makes it safe, try just getting into the woods, sitting down, and watching for a while. (Bow not required for this exercise!)
When I felt too sick to hunt, that was still medicine for my soul, for me...
Hope the new "regulator" works well, and that you get feeling better very soon!
From one Jerry to another, I hope you get better and get back in the woods. I would echo what Hackeye said. Good advice. I'm 78 and still hunting. I consider myself very fortunate. I know it will be very tough when that time comes that I can no longer hunt. It sounds like you have a good outlook.
Hey Grey Buffalo , best wishes on your recovery . I am 74 and just received my second pacemaker . Instead of waiting the reqired 6 weeks of rest I was hunting Elk after 2 weeks and the pacemaker felt like a six-pac when bouncing on my quad . LOL . Now am recovering from lazer prostate surgery getting in a lot of archery practice in anticipation of getting out there. LOL.
Again best wishes from another Grey ....
Cheers from the Country that has everthing except the Stanley Cup ....
One more thing Grey Buffalo , I tried to get a GPS chip and range finder chip incerted the pacemaker to no avail .
Cheers
Getting old aint fun. New hip and one new hirniated and two buldging disk. About 4 Advil and I'm good to go.
started having seizures a few years back most likely from the gulf war's multiple impacts of smoke, rain and shots and pills. VA is beginning to regoginize that. i take meds, but my wife won't let me hunt alone anymore. Two hips getting ready for replacement from marathoning in my youth and my right shoulder get those "chicken fat" injections to make it lubricated.
it really does sux-but at least I am vetticle and can watch other s have the fun
I had cancer sugery so theres next year for us brother keep looking up
I had a stroke on August 13,2013 at 55 years old.....after weeks of rehab, hard work at the gym and new determination, I have realized something.......getting older ain't half bad compared to some alternatives ..... :goldtooth:
Went out on my own last sunday and decided I needed a walking stick for my bum leg. Cut my hand in the process. Broke camp with one hand and headed to town for six stitches. :(
Now am starting to hear the "you should not be going out there alone" pronouncements from the family. Guess I'll have to start sneaking away while they aren't looking! ;)
glad your feeling better, exercise is good for you, as soon as you feel like it go for it, just ask freinds to help with the draging, mine try to help me.
Sorry to hear about your issue Jerry but glad you'll be around still. Praying for a speedy recovery !
I am grateful that we're both still here "Buff".. there are several younger folks that need us.
God bless you brother!
Hang in there, you and I have some arrows to fling together.
His servant, Mudd
Grey Buffalo,
I can relate to your situation. I had Mitral Valve replacement in 06. I was fortunate enough to be able to have minimal invasive surgery, so they didn't split me open like a chicken ready to throw on the grill. My recovery time on that was pretty short. I was back to shooting bows and doing pretty much anything else I wanted to do in less than 3 months.
In August of 2011 I was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation. Sept of 2011 I had the 1st heart Ablation to fix the A-Fib. That held until Sept of 2012, full blown A-Fib again so I had a 2nd Ablation. In Feb of 2013 I had a 3rd Ablation that isn't working as well as I had hoped....in between the 3 Ablations I've had 7 Cardioversions to shock my heart back into Sinus rhythm.
Last month I found one of the world's few SUPER STARS of correcting heart arrhythmias. I drove 200 miles to meet with the new Dr. He is confident he can fix me up with a new, highly specialized procedure that very few Cardiologists are capable of doing. The bad news is that I can't even get on his schedule until after the first of the year.
Long story short....I have totally missed hunting the past 2 years. During 90% of the past 2 years I haven't been able to shoot a bow. The A-Fib comes and goes today. I can shoot a bit today, and I could hunt this year if everything falls into place during the times I do feel well enough to do anything.
I thank the good Lord every day that the A-Fib isn't constant like in the past.
Hang in there Brother.....keep the faith, be patient, follow Dr's orders and everything will come around in time.
I'm praying that your recovery is short and that you enjoy many more years in the woods.
Keep wakin' up on the green side of the grass, and things will get back where they need to be... :archer2:
Had some friends (three brothers) and one broke his leg right before their hunting season vacation. Every morning and evening the two bothers would carry him out to the tree and block and tackle him up into the tree stand and return after the hunt to retrieve him. My wife thinks bow hunters are nuts and now that I'm older I tend to agree.
There are 5 or 6 old men that hunt together and I sit and watch everyone get ready in the morning it becomes funny. Hearing aids, contacts, braces on knees and such and it makes me feel like I'm in a geriatrics ward. The bottom line is we are having fun.
Gettin' old ain't for the faint of heart or the weak! Didn't get to hunt last season, because of congestive heart failure. They've got that kinda under control. In 2 yrs., I'm probably gonna be on the heart transplant list. Great. Anyway, I feel good enough to hunt this year, though it won't be alone, or so I'm told. (ya know how wives tend to overeact!)
So stay on the mend and do what the Drs. say. Will keep you in my prayers.
JAG/Johnny
I'll do my best this year, chances provided, to write a story you'll enjoy. Sorry ya can't get out this season.
I hope each and everyone of you make a speedy and thorough recovery. At 62, SO FAR I have no health issues. Reading about others tribulations makes me extremely appreciative of my mostly good health. As has been said before, enjoy your good health while you got it!!
Get well soon all!
Feel better!
It is good to hear that you are on the mend. Funny to see an "old age" thread today. Today is my 64th birthday, and so far all is well. I have some health issues, but so far, I am still able to do most of the things I want to do. I just can't do some of them as well. If the doctor will let you, go sit in the woods. Just being there and smelling the forest will be therapeutic. Good luck.
Jerry,
Didn't know you were sick. Take care of yourself. You'll be out there again.
best to you on a full recovery. I also will be 72 in Nov 5 of this year. I had a bad year last year, went a full 10 months without 10 differenct doctor finding what was the problem, I lost both the bow and gun season and all of the summer fishing. But again when they found the problem it was a med they had put me on was the cause, within a few weeks I was my old self, fat, bald, and still enjoying shooting the bow, gun hunting and bass fishing on the rivers. So get well and enjoy left, your family and your friends....
Beats the alternative, though. I think...
There's only one way to live - being positive. Easy to say, I know, but true nonetheless. Actually easy to be positive, really tough to fight off the negative.
Keep smiling, better days ahead.
Take good care of yourself and get better buddy. :archer:
Hate to complain when others have it worse but my knees and legs ache but hate to have replacements because of diabetes so I just keep hobbling along.
First post after lurking for quite some time. I have a feeling that I know how you feel. I lost the last two seasons - first for a right rotator cuff, and this season for a left supraspinitus problem. I am just getting to the point that I can barely hold a 35 bow (an old Indian from my youth in the 50's). I just keep thinking how sweet next season will be, and I will be going full bore then. Planning on going home to Colorado for elk and mule deer. Take care of yourself - it will get better.
All young folks should be reading this thread ...
All my aches and pains are an accumulation of injuries during my life. I have broken every limb I have except my left arm. Other than all my aches caused by injury I am in very good health, low blood pressure, non smoker, good lungs ....
Had I been a bit more safety aware in my youth I most likely would be still running around the mountains at age 65 like I did years ago.
So be careful out there and live life to the fullest but keep safety in mind, as all accidents are preventable. Take good care of your health because without it you don't have anything.
Bill, what med was causing your problems ?
I have a ways to catch you GB but was put of of commission yesterday for the day due to a pulled muscle or something. Not sure how it happened. The wife blames it on shooting bows too much. While she was at work I shot the bow several times.. Not bow muscles that were pulled so no clue. Now I'm back at work today with the twinge still here.
Mine was a one day thing. I'd hate to miss a whole season, but, I'd rather miss a season than look at the grass from below, as you said.
Heal up.. Give your body the time it needs and get back out there as soon as reasonable. The main thing is, just get back out there.
Godspeed.
Bud
take care Buddy good to hear you are on the mend :wavey:
Thanks for the well wish's. I have the video cam ready to go as soon as the doc. gives the go ahead
Glad your on the mend brother. Heart issues, man.?...get well soon.
Take care Jerry hope the recovery continues to go well!!!! :pray: