No, if you were really old you wouldn’t need to do colonoscopy. After certain age it is not needed. 
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Yeah, well, they keep pushing that age higher and higher. At my last one, a month before I turned 75, the doc said I should have at least one more, at like age 82. (I’ve had polyps.) I was not happy. We’ll see where we are (on top of the grass, not below it) in six years.
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I found out I’m old because I no longer need the super-fun prostate exam!!! Apparently if you’re PSA readings are constantly super low, at age 70 they stop the physical part!! So nice…
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My husband mentioned that they stopped the physical part for him (PSA numbers were low) and he is 65.
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My DH and I are helping our younger kid figure out their retirement plans, and such. And they won’t be retiring for a LONG time.
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My H was told no more colonoscopies when he had one at 70+ and then he had another recently at 80+. He also had low PSAs but his urologist was suspicious because the numbers were creeping up so ordered more testing and now he’s being treated for prostate cancer. Life throws curve balls.
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I used to think I was old when I taught preschool, then elementary, and I figured out I could be my students’ parent. Now I’m in middle school and I could be the students’ grandparent. As well as the parent of some of my co-workers.
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Stopping colorectal cancer screening (and some other cancer screenings) is based on having not much remaining life expectancy and/or not being able to withstand the treatment if colorectal cancer is discovered.
Thrilled that my youngest has been maxing out his 401k and was able to put his first $7000 in a Roth this year. He showed us his balances and asked if we thought he was on target. He has more money in his retirement than his dad and I had together when we were 10 years older than he is. He was laid off this summer and found a new job that paid more with better benefits really quickly so he’s going to be able to keep up his retirement investments in 401k & Roth and now has access to an HSA as well. We’ve had the discoussion of start hard and start early because when you marry and start a family you will likely need to cut back - and he does have a fully funded emergency fund. If your kid is interested in listening to you or talking to you about retirement, take that opportunity - it is so important.
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My D had a 401K match with her co-op company when she was 19 years old so we had those retirement conversations very early. We ran the FIRE numbers with her too and she’s been maxing out everything since.
But, it doesn’t make me old 
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So far, H is doing OK with his prostate cancer treatments. The oncologist’s goal is for H to die of something other than prostate cancer.
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Today I left my phone at the UPS store. I didn’t know it was missing until I was going to send a text and had to use the “find my” app on my apple watch to look for it. Then I notice all the “find my” emails that show up when you have to use the app - I have been very busy looking for my phone over the last couple of months, mostly in my house, sometimes in the car, but geeeeze Louise I need to pay attention where I put things! It’s truly gotten worse this year.
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I have to say the stories of those who don’t like the long, meandering stories are cracking me up!
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My husband is doing that. It’s embarrassing when he does that with friends. I never know if I should say something. I tend to nudge him and quietly say, “You’re already told them…” He hears me, and says something like, “Oh, I’ve probably already told you this but…” and keeps going!
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Seeing my daughter text makes me feel very old. She’s so fast!! It bugs me, because I am a very fast typist, but I text very slowly. 
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I too text slowly. I’m a whiz at typing with a standard QWERTY keyboard, but texting with thumbs is a whole different animal.
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We have 2 pot shops in town and 3 in the neighboring town, yet me and a bunch of octogenarians were all lined up in the health food store buying CBD products because we don’t go to those places.
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I received a notice to change the password on my work computer. I’ll do it on Monday, because I would likely forget my new password over the weekend.
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GD asked if I could jump up & kick my behind. I did it. It hurt. She asked if I can do a cartwheel. I did it. It hurt. Just because I can does not mean I should!
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I have to add in defense of the different communication styles (detailed vs minimal) that having context can sometimes make things work more efficiently (e.g., at work we spend a lot of time trying to figure out what some of our tech friends mean in their cryptic, acronym heavy emails!) 
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