MS and Aging
 

I guess this is mainly for the women........but the men are welcome to respond.

Since I've been diagnosed and my MS has progressed I've noticed that I look so much older. I know that's bound to happen as I get older but in the pictures I've seen of myself lately it seems like I really look old. :(

I'm not trying to be vain or superficial but I guess I'm just not ready to look my age (I'm 52).

Have any of you noticed that you seem to be aging faster since being diagnosed with MS?

I'm using Oil of Olay night cream like it's going out of style! I see photos of women in their 70's and think to myself "she looks better than I do and I'm 20 years younger!".

Eeek! :eek:

People to this day do not believe I am in my mid 30's, they think 28 tops and it makes me feel good even though 36 or so is still fairly young. I think I look good.

So my answer is no, but it's only been a a bit over a year since getting an official. I'm sure as things get harder, I'll look older, especially balding and gray hairs and such.

Kitty I'd say you are only as old as you feel, but....... that statement unfortunately doesn't work for us here:D Hell, I felt like 70 years old yesterday, and my 61 year old mom was trotting around the store like a 20 year old.

So sorry, fo ryou, but try and not stress it much.....

LOL Eric.......I guess I look pretty good for 90 cause that's the age I feel! :D

I look pretty young for being ....umm.....I'd say about 56 ATM:D I look 36 though.


Hey....tomorrow you might be 48 and I'll be 32......:cool:

Thank you Kelly for noticing...:D:p:D

I'm sincere when I say that, Sally! :) I'd never guess you were in your 70's. I hope I look as good as you do when I reach 70.

Ah shucks..:o:o

Well when I cook bacon I filter the left over fat and save it in the refrigerator. It makes a great facial cream and my dog really likes it! :D


:cool: Some how getting older and how I look seems to be the least of my problems?

You're right. And I feel bad even voicing my concerns. I'm really thankful to get older. I just don't really feel like looking my age! :o Does that make any sense? :Hum:

Not too sure I'm gonna try your facial cream recipe!

Don't underestimate what some women do to look younger! You may be looking at photos of women who use Botox etc.

Also you may be feeling the effects of menopause in your skin etc.

I will be 55 this year and have women I know who look a lot older than I and some that look a lot younger than I. Genetics plays a role.

You are probably not feeling any different that most of us in our 50's. We start noticing things changing rapidly. Ahhhh youth is wasted on the young.

Oil of Olay products are great! Keep your skin hydrated and healthy :hug:

Oh.....and try some Garnier BB cream (has a primer, SPF, and just a touch of color.....love this stuff! I wear it alone or under my makeup.

Well, I'm 28, feel about 70 and people tell me I look about 38. Of course, for me, I have always looked at least a few years older than I am.

Don't just grow old, grow old gracefully. When I was younger I looked older but few people believe I will be 40 this summer. I try to use things to help my skin but this MS makes it tough to stick with a good beauty routine. Do what you can and keep the stress down.

Although I hate how old I look and barely recognize myself in the mirror in most cases, except the chubby girls whose faces hold up better than the thin ones, I look about my age I guess. :(

I feel, genetics plays a role, too. I, also, don't look like I am approaching 40. Maybe, 30.

There's no major beauty routine over here. I'm convinced it runs in my family, at this point. Luck of the draw, so to speak.

:hug:

I guess it's genetics with me too. When I was 30something, I was
still being asked for my ID..:D

They don't ask me anymore..:eek:

Well!!! Something has happened - and I don't like it at all. Until last year, when I told people my age, everyone said 'wow, you don't look it - you look heaps younger!' suddenly, that isn't happening any more - I just get "Oh, ok'.

Even worse, when I went out on a weekend, a few months ago, two completely unrelated people thought I was the elder sister when I went out with my sister (who is seven years older than me). I didn't ask - it was volunteered.

I always thought it was better to say your age than to have people think gee she looks old for a (????) year old.

Easy opinion from the cheap seats - but not so good when reality bites.

[QUOTE=TheSleeper;986058]Well when I cook bacon I filter the left over fat and save it in the refrigerator. It makes a great facial cream and my dog really likes it! :D


OMG so great!! My pup would love that too...:D

I feel I've aged greatly in the last year or so...I sometimes wonder if it's the Copaxone. It's created so many craters where I inject, I wonder if it's causing problems in the rest of my subcutaneous fat cells. I am beginning to look like my mom who smoked, ate junk food and sat all day. That's not my style, but I am beginning to look like a hag. I look in the mirror and pull my face towards my ears and I look like I did in my 30s...wish I'd appreciated my looks back then:(

Part of me believes in aging gracefully, but I believe those of us with MS struggle so much that the stress alone causes premature aging of our skin just as it's probably doing a number on our internal organs...I guess we should all concentrate on being able to do what we can in terms of staying active and cooking a lot of bacon;)

I'm thinking mine is mostly my own fault.

I'm home by myself 99% of the time. I have no reason to primp and/or try to make myself look better. And I know that's a bad reason but a lot of the time I just have no energy to do those things. Getting up, showering and putting on clean clothes zaps all my energy. I have to conserve somewhere.

Sometimes I wonder if my DH were still alive and here with me if I'd make more of an effort. Probably, because he'd be doing a lot of the chores I do now that takes most of my energy. I'd have more energy to try harder and more of a reason to look better. I know, looking better for me should be enough but.................:rolleyes:

Kitty,
When my husband goes off on a fishing trip.....I don't even get dressed most days because I'm not going to be seeing anyone.....so what does it matter?

But after a few days, I look in the mirror and...AGH!!!
So I force myself to get dressed and put on my Garnier BB Cream, a little blush... flip my hair a bit with a curling iron and call it good.

It is amazing to me how much better it makes me feel. I make sure I keep my hair cut and colored. Fortunately I have a friend who is my hairdresser also. I dye my hair its natural color to cover any gray and then highlight it.

If I don't do things to make myself feel better I think I would just ....sink. After all, I am getting older and showing it. I'll fight it every inch of the way, but I won't let it consume me either.

I bought myself 3 exercise videos too. Now if I could just get up the energy to open them:rolleyes: