My telomeres are shrinking

[cjsmith]

Years ago, when I'd get scrapes and scratches they'd heal beautifully, leaving no sign that there was ever an injury.

Now I scar like crazy, collecting little white or pink lines for even small scratches.

I think I'm getting older.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's incredible how quickly we heal when we're young! I have always taken fast healing more or less for granted, but I can tell that it's slowing down as the years go on.

Time to get all the surgeries I will ever want NOW rather than LATER. ;-)

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

Yes. When Meredith was 8, she had a hernia repair, and was fine in a few days. K had the very same surgery when he was in his early 30's, and I was surprised when they said he would need a couple of weeks to recuperate. The doctor chuckled and said adults take much longer to heal than children do.

On the other hand, no surgery is better than surgery when you're younger. If there's any possibility of treating the problems short of surgery, it's usually better to try those first. You're still young, you have plenty of time! (Ack! Did I really say that? =wail= I'm really getting old! =sob=)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Some people are just less lucky, too -- rfrench has always healed much more slowly than his doctors have expected.

On the other hand, no surgery is better than surgery when you're younger.

Of course. But anything I'm going to NEED, I would be better off to need NOW. ;-)

You're still young, you have plenty of time!

I'm still young enough to be impatient, too! Unless the goal is to get everything fixed perfectly the day before I fall into my grave. Then, yeah, hopefully I have loads of time.

Ack! Did I really say that?

We confuse wisdom with age. Those were wise words, but they don't hafta make you old. :-)