I tried to retire and failed

GON said:
Actually at the ER right now. Having been having a chest pain for three weeks. Normally I wouldn't have gone to medical for it, but Lindsay Graham death is something all of us might be good to reflect on.
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Indeed. Especially after I heard an alleged quote from him when he came back from Ukraine saying that he wasn't feeling well but had too many things to do and didn't have time to go to the doctor...
 
Pablo said:
Everyone I KNOW PERSONALLY says "I wish I retired earlier"

If you can afford it: RETIRE

For me, personally, I'm redoing my childhood. But with money.

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I read that at the same tempo as a certain Pink Floyd song.
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The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day, the paperboy brings more.
 
GON said:
On a lighter note:
I suspect it is not a cardio issue, thanks. Have the grandsons here next week and It will be busy, so had some downtime today so thought why not get it checked out.
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I've been to the ER a dozen times since I was 23 or so complaining of chest discomfort and/or heart racing. They finally decided I had acid reflux, and anxiety. I'm actually doing better the older I get. I guess I'm not so stressed anymore.
 
GON said:
Actually at the ER right now. Having been having a chest pain for three weeks. Normally I wouldn't have gone to medical for it, but Lindsay Graham death is something all of us might be good to reflect on.
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A-L-W-A-Y-S get to an ER if chest pain. They will make you feel 100% that you did the right thing. One way to tell if you are having an attack that they do right away besides hooking you up to BP, Heart Rate and EKG is a simple Troponin Test that involves nothing more than a blood draw it goes right to the lab STAT.
Used in every ER as part of a heart attack evaluation.

Sincerely, I know this sounds over the top in the way I am writing this. IT IS NOT. 3 weeks was way too long IF it was your heart. The reason to get right to the ER on day one is to prevent further heart damage IF the heart is being stressed due to lack of blood flow, which means O2 starvation which means killing off heart muscle that never comes back. So whenever anyone thinks they feel something going on in their chest, get right to the ER. They will evaluate you right away and also if a borderline thing might suggest to see a cardiologist. The cardiologist will be able to see the notes and tests done at the ER.

You may know I am passionate on this subject, even if it sounds corny to some. I am not kidding. Ive told the male side of my story many times in here and my own path to avoid what they went through. ITs hard to accept some times but get to the ER. If it's nothing, you will be out of there in a couple hours, if that. If it is something they will get to work on you STAT, in a way, no different than a stroke. They get to work to restore blood flow to stop the damage to the muscle. If it already subsided they will direct you to what needs to be done.

Ive been through it many times at the ER, once in an ambulance at around 64, at first thought it was work stress related, as time when on turned out to be an electrical thing (PVCs) that started becoming more common and then able to document and treat. TO this day, being proactive, my heart is 100% working and functioning correctly now EF scores constantly 56 to 60 last two times in this year alone it was checked. I do have arterial disease that I am doing well with as a lifestyle way of eating change..

Let us know how you make out! Wish you well!
 
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Brons2 said:
I'm even leaving my current employer, having a big retirement party and everything.

But then something came up before I even hit my last day. It was too good to pass up. Great pay and amazing benefits. I decided in the end I would enjoy my eventual final retirement more if I took this opportunity and saved this money.

When do you decide it's really time to hang it up? I'm in pretty good health overall, but I don't want to be like my dad. He worked until the cusp of his 70th birthday and had a couple of good years retired, but now it's pretty much terrible, he poops himself all the time and his brain is going to mush. He shuffles around the house and I've gone over and gotten him off the floor about 8-10 times now.

I'm thinking 63 might be a good time for me. I've also gone back to lifting weights and doing more cardio, trying to build strength and maintain it for as long as I can. We bought a Tonal, which I love, and I'm giving my bicycles more attention, trying to get a 15-20 mile ride in a few times a week. I've cut about 20 lbs the last 3 months. Trying to get under 300 by the end of the summer, which would be the first time since probably 2016 or 2017. For reference, I maintained 240-250 for about 20 years after college in the 90s, so I still have a ways to go. I think my all time low was high 220s in 2008, when I was doing centuries on my bicycle practically every weekend.
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How tall are you?...because if you're 300 or 300+ and you're not like 6'5"... somethings not adding up here.
 
Wife and I plan to stop working as soon it’s finically more advantageous to do so. Once our money makes more money than us we are done.

I won't stop doing things that interest me, I’ll just stop working. I don’t really get working only for “more money.” Ambition to me is like a vessel or vehicle. You ride it to a destination then it’s ok to get off and do something else with your time. But it’s not my end goal. My 2 cents.
 
Brons2 said:
But then something came up before I even hit my last day. It was too good to pass up. Great pay and amazing benefits. I decided in the end I would enjoy my eventual final retirement more if I took this opportunity and saved this money.
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I planned my retirement decades before I finally hung it up. After my 60th birthday there was not enough money in the world that would keep me working.
 
I have "Retire today" in my google calendar for my 60th birthday. I feel like putting something on a calendar has a way of making it more "real". We'll see how it goes.
 
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