Truly retiring?s

blood pressure meds can make you feel tired all the time. Maybe the doc could let you try a different med to see if it helps you feel better. My boss had a BP med that made him depressed, tired and feeling worthless -- check out the side effects of your meds - one of them may be the cause.

Do you snore at all? Sleep Apnea is fairly common. You may want to see a sleep doctor.

on edit: sleep apnea makes you tired all the time. DH has high blood pressure and diabetes and sleep apnea. Getting a sleep study, diagnosis, and cpap machine makes all the difference in the world.

Good for you! There are just too many people who fail to see their deterioration and continue to push their medical envelope while putting others in danger from actions that occur due to their medical condition.

BUT I caution you not to go sit on the porch! You can still be active, work on being as healthy as you can be and live a lot longer. Look into the new continuing care facilities out their. They have all the activities you would find in a resort campground while allowing you to live in the best method that suits you. If you can live on your own they have cottages for that, if you need some food preparation or other assistance they have that. Then they are there if you need more. Again I applaud you for being forward thinking. I've already made plans for when I get to that point.

gonleylonley wrote:
...I AM CONSIDERING SELLING...and sitting on my porch...

And do what? Sit there and wait to die?

Sell if you want but find some other interest that motivates you to keep moving. When we stop looking forward, we die.

gonleylonley wrote:
I am 73 years of age and health is failing. i have high bp-cholesterol-triglicerides-Type 2 diabetes and not to motivated. I AM CONSIDERING SELLING THE winnebago and tow dolly and sitting on my porch.Anybody with the same thoughts? Thanx GL

How's your mobility? That's the key. I am 46 and have the 3 things you mention so clarify "failing" as mine is under control with meds. I have seen it too often where folks will quit being active and slowly deteriorate. So, again, how's your ability to move, aches, and pains? If it's good, get off yer duff and keep-a-movin'. 73 aint too old for tons of folks. If you just don't feel like RVing anymore, find another hobby. Yeah, this is meant as a friendly push for your benefit.

John&Joey wrote:
Sell the RV since it ran it's course, then go out and buy yourself aCoke

Good Incentive ... get out there and do what you want ..

Sitting on the porch is a fine idea, depending on what you're looking at while sitting there. Just don't spend the day there. Sunrise with your coffee, and sunset with your beer, looking at the girls on the beach.... I see nothing wrong with that! wha...oh...ok, My wife says I do see something wrong with that, nevermind.

There is a time when everyone of us must hang up the sewer hose for the last time. Only you know when that time comes, and anyone else's time will be different than yours. Just be sure you have covered all your bases and an underlying medical condition is not the cause for the end of Rving. If you are ready to stop, then, as someone else said, "Thanks for the memories." Good luck to you.

I am only 61 and feel the same at times. As we get a little older we men get low-T. That makes us just want to sit, no drive, not a good thing. The less you do, the less you can do. Sell the RV, OK, but replace it with something else to do. Do some volunteer work somewhere. Have a strong cup of coffee and get going. The day will come when you can't do anything soon enough. Unless you're broke or sick, sitting on the porch all day is just wrong. Heck, even if you're broke you can do something, so do it.

Both my father and my father-in-law became less active because their health was not as good as it once was. It was all downhill from there.

In my opinion, you need to become more active, not less. I am 76 and dealing with various health challenges. So I run and walk for 10 to 20 minutes every morning before breakfast. I won't give that up unless I can't do it anymore.

Nor will I give up on RVing unless I can't do it anymore. On a recent RV trip, my wife and I took a shuttle bus in the town where we were visiting. A fellow with a walker and an oxygen tank stumbled his way onto the bus. And I said to my wife, "If he can still get out and about, I certainly can too."

If you're not active and want to be, start with the easiest thing you can do and increase it from there. Try walking. It doesn't have to hurt. If it does, start with less. Don't believe the old fallacy, "No pain, no gain."

Good luck.