OT - Grumpy Old Man Thread

[utee94]

Our new next door neighbors came over the other night when I hosted a party at the house and I served BBQ brisket and ribs.  They're really nice, younger couple with a 4-year-old daughter, and they've brought us over wine on a couple of occasions.  But after they got here and we were drinking some bourbon, the husband said he had a bottle of whiskey he wanted to bring over.  So he runs back home for a second, then comes back into our backyard, and he's carrying this:



I've had some Japanese whiskeys before and liked them, but this one was really, REALLY good. It was about 3/4 full when he brought it over but the 8 adults that were present, went through that thing in less than an hour.  Later after they left, my i s c & a aggie wife looked it up, and discovered it was something like a $180 bottle.  And man it tastes like it.

[ELA]

My liver enzymes were slightly elevated at my 2021 physical.  My PCP said everyone drank more than they should during COVID, and largely ignored it.

They were even higher in 2022, but still not concerning.

Then in 2023, my blood pressure and cholesterol had spiked, but I had also gained like 40 lbs.  Nothing about my lifestyle had changed, but they put me on a statin.  Solved the blood pressure, but it spiked my liver enzymes off the chart.  I've had liver issues ever since, and just got a biopsy last week.  I don't like to bother my parents with medical things, but felt like I should let her know about that.  She then brought up that when my dad switched jobs in 1987 and had blood tests, they told him he had the liver of a lifelong alcoholic at age 32.  But he didn't drink at all, because his dad drank himself to death.  So at that point they just wrote it off, because every liver issue was written off as alcoholism, or the liver wasn't checked when you died from heart diesease.

Well, once I got diagnosed, talked to my siblings, they got checked, and 3/4 of us have faulty livers.  And its getting tested more regularly because lots of unhealthy habits test it.  In previous generations is was just alcohol, because we didn't eat the shit we do now.  They also set me up with a dietician that makes easy changes.  We eat more fried food in general, but we also eat out more, and the cheap side is chips or fries.  Paying the extra $1 for broccoli or a baked potato is an easy change.  But men are drinking less than they did in previous generations, but we are seeing MORE liver issues.

Funny thing was that the weight gain was liver related, and they treated it like a symptom, not a cause

[847badgerfan]

Jeez. That's rough ELA.

I take milk thistle and this stuff. Liver numbers are always good.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Sorry to hear @ELA -- at least I know if I have liver problems they're self-induced...

But that does bring up one thing. I think I have elevated blood pressure. Which is odd b/c I work out a lot and generally eat well. Although by BMI I'm technically obese, I'm obese in the same way that an NFL player is obese--I have abnormally high muscle mass.

I'm not sure, though, if my BP is high enough to warrant doing something about it. It might just be high enough that it's something we watch rather than address... But I also have an essential tremor. A beta blocker is usually used for BP. And one of the side effects of a beta blocker is that it keeps a tremor in check. And apparently also improves your golf game... Which I need a lot of improvement there.

Soooo... We'll see.

[847badgerfan]

Why are you guys posting booze on here? That's for the happy thread.

[MrNubbz]

  But men are drinking less than they did in previous generations, but we are seeing MORE liver issues.

Funny thing was that the weight gain was liver related, and they treated it like a symptom, not a cause

Evidently a lot of that has to do with the Big Food Empire putting manufactured everything instead of natural means and it's went unchecked for quite some time. One of the holistic Drs online suggest getting unpasturized,organic apple cider vinegar and sauerkraut/Kimchi for digestive tract health.I've been trying the ACV 4oz in morning and night and feel pretty good.I mix it with spring water but make sure you rinse your mouth good after because of the acid effect on tooth enamel if you choose to try it . I'll be getting a wellness check and blood test with in a month. Diet change is a biggy along with keep on moving

[Brutus Buckeye]

[Gigem]

https://twitter.com/eatinerni/status/1939043192130634042?s=46&t=EHozF964Pc_xZmTZKPCcEA

[FearlessF]

Nothing grumpy about sauerkraut/Kimchi or skyline chili coney

[Cincydawg]

[bayareabadger]

I went to the gym three days in a row and I’m feeling creaky as hell.

[MikeDeTiger]

I've had some Japanese whiskeys before and liked them, but this one was really, REALLY good. It was about 3/4 full when he brought it over but the 8 adults that were present, went through that thing in less than an hour.  Later after they left, my i s c & a aggie wife looked it up, and discovered it was something like a $180 bottle.  And man it tastes like it.

Sounds like this goes in the What Made You Happy thread.

Also.....those neighbors are trying way too hard to get you to like them.  I'm suspicious.  

[Cincydawg]

I went to the gym three days in a row and I’m feeling creaky as hell.

I was out running earlier and recallling how "back in the day" I could get in pretty good shape in a week.  I could go from sedentary to running pretty well in a few days, it was easy.

[847badgerfan]

I have a terrible headache.