How old are you?

[Golfbum]

I hit 51 on Feb 20. Like rhh7 I am happy to be here after the ordeal I went through last May.
This coming May I am retiring from Ford, FREEDOM 51
Some days I feel really old, some days I feel really young! Depends on how damp it is outside!

[ironmaster15213]

51 years young, except for a 78 year old left knee. Maybe some of you younguns will feel sorry for me and give me some strokes for my ailing game

[shotpar]

46 last groundhog day.
And I gaurantee an early spring.

I have been getting a little better every year for the last 10 years.
One of these years that will end.
But I now have new / good equipment for the 1st time.
So................come on spring!!!

[Marcos]

Wow, i am amazed on how many of us old farts are out there.You would think that we would be playing lawn bowling at our age. I guess the golf keeps us young at heart(at least thats what the wife says)By the way just hit 54 couple weeks ago but inside i am 16.

[hoolio]

I'm 23, and I had to do the math to be sure. I don't know how some of you old farts keep track of all those years. Is there a memory feature on your abacus?

[moochie]

Turned 41 last December. I only feel 19 after a few cold ones.

[ironmaster15213]

I'm 23, and I had to do the math to be sure. I don't know how some of you old farts keep track of all those years. Is there a memory feature on your abacus?

......I can't afford an abacus with all the green fees and such, I just collect and count rocks, pretty good sized pile I have there

[Sakuraba]

I too snuck in to the 30-34 bracket, but I'll be stepping into the older one in 2 weeks.
Mentally I've got to be at least a teenager, physically I'm a god.

jk, I'm getting old like everybody else.

[ironmaster15213]

Hey your only as old as you feel.....right now I could go for 4 advil!!!

[jonf]

Man, my knee is acting up like nobody's business today. Feels like its about ready to explode. I should probably go to a doctor, but they only ever give bad news like "stay off of it for three months." I think i'll just throw a brace on it and take an advil. I definitely don't feel 21 today though.

[Indio]

Man, my knee is acting up like nobody's business today. Feels like its about ready to explode. I should probably go to a doctor, but they only ever give bad news like "stay off of it for three months." I think i'll just throw a brace on it and take an advil. I definitely don't feel 21 today though.

I finally got my scheduled MRI and appointment with the specialist to have my knee replaced. After 11 surgeries, its time Now, getting these 2 items scheduled only took 2 years, how long is it going to take to get the actual surgery done.... years probably

[PEI Golfing]

I finally got my scheduled MRI and appointment with the specialist to have my knee replaced. After 11 surgeries, its time Now, getting these 2 items scheduled only took 2 years, how long is it going to take to get the actual surgery done.... years probably

Maybe you should have checked this place out.............
http://www.ottawavalleymri.com/Patie...pointments.php

Understand you can get an appointment within days................

Your knee scan would have cost no more than a new driver and fairway wood........

Fee Schedule
| Appointments| Your MRI Appointment| Fees Schedule| Referral Form
Fees

Brain	$725.00
MRA Brain	$725.00
MRA Neck, Carotids (may require an injection of contrast)**	$725.00
Spine (per segment cervical, thoracic or lumbar)	$725.00
Joints (Per joint)	$725.00
MR Arthrogram Shoulder & Knee (Requires contrast injection)**	$725.00
Abdomen (Usually requires an injection of contrast)**	$725.00
Pelvis (May require an injection of contrast)**	$725.00
TMJs	$725.00
**Contrast:	$250.00 In addition to scan fees

[Indio]

For $975 I would be no further ahead. I still need the specialist and the surgeon It is his availability that is the problem.

[MusicMan]

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[PEI Golfing]

For $975 I would be no further ahead. I still need the specialist and the surgeon It is his availability that is the problem.

Yes, that would be a problem........

Alternatives are going out of province for surgery. I do not know about Quebec, but understand B.C. has short wait time for your type of non-emergency surgery.
Remember reading a few years back about a promising high school basketball player in Ottawa who required knee surgery. Her situation was like yours 18 - 24 month wait.
Her parents sent her to B.C. for her surgery. As they explained if she waited in Ontario she would never get to play again in high school as she would have graduated before getting the surgery.
Do not quote me on this, but it seems that knee surgery was in the $5,000 range.
Here is one in B.C. http://www.asc-vancouver.ca/

This one is in Quebec. Looks like they do knees.......
http://www.duval.bz/

[Indio]

Yes, that would be a problem........

Alternatives are going out of province for surgery. I do not know about Quebec, but understand B.C. has short wait time for your type of non-emergency surgery.
Remember reading a few years back about a promising high school basketball player in Ottawa who required knee surgery. Her situation was like yours 18 - 24 month wait.

Thanks for the info but I will wait and let OHIP take care of the bill.... I've been this way for over 30 years, so a year and a half more won't kill me

[PEI Golfing]

Thanks for the info but I will wait and let OHIP take care of the bill.... I've been this way for over 30 years, so a year and a half more won't kill me

Yes, it might be worth the wait. Looks like the price of knee and hip replacement has gone up to more than $12,000.............
Just think how far $12,000 will go at GolfTown !!!!

Best of luck !!

"More than 100 doctors in Quebec have already opted out of the public system.
Dr. Nicolas Duval is one of them. He operates a private orthopedic surgery clinic where patients pay more than $12,000 for knee and hip replacement surgery."

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...7?hub=CanadaAM

[em69]

38 in June.
I often forgot and have to ask my wife my age. I stopped keeping track after 25 years.

[rpangman]

I must be one of the old men of the group. 64 and doing just fine. 6 years retired and loving it.

[Golfbum]

I must be one of the old men of the group. 64 and doing just fine. 6 years retired and loving it.

And from what I hear around town he is quite the stud too!

[rpangman]

I don't think the Golfbum does too badly in the "stud" area either. We are a couple of dirty old men.

[Mike999]

just turned 21.

[mpare]

58 in a few days and that much closer to retirment.

[gbower]

59 and been retired for over 4 years. Right now enjoying my golf in sunny, warm Florida. 11:32 tee time today

[Marcos]

Gerry, you my friend are a cruel man letting us know you are out there golfing.Enjoy your day,hope to see you this season.[



quote=gbower;162065]59 and been retired for over 4 years. Right now enjoying my golf in sunny, warm Florida. 11:32 tee time today [/quote]

[Gropper]

31 in 2 weeks

[Golfbum]

58 in a few days and that much closer to retirement.

Senior Rates are on the horizon!

[jsttaylor]

31 next month with a 55 year old right knee!

[Pinshark]

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[Pinshark]

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