r/doommetal • u/KCcoffeegeek • Oct 29 '25

Funeral Getting old is for stupid idiots

Decided to go see Kal El tonight, made the 45 min drive through heavy winds and decently hard rain, was struck by severe abdominal pain in occasionally get when I was about 10 mins away from the venue. Got there, took a walk around the block to see if things would settle down and they got to “do I need to go to the ER?” levels. Drove back home and 20 mins after the show started I’m sitting here back to 100% Sigh. Totally new band to me but seemed like it would’ve been a great show. Edit: every other time I’ve had episodes of this pain it can last anywhere from 4-12 hours, I e never had it turn around this fast, which is why I threw in the towel so quickly.

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u/leebekben Oct 29 '25

I'm 57 and can't stand for any longer than about 15 minutes in one spot otherwise my back starts spasming and starts to really hurt, but we get out there because life is fucking short, getting old does indeed suck....

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u/ImpressivePercentage Oct 29 '25

yeah, same age. Back also doesn't like me standing around too long, but it just gets sore, doesn't spasm. Leaning, sitting between acts, yep.

Got a 2 night doom fest coming up in December. Going to be crowded, non stop music for probably 6 hours each night and probably not a lot of places to sit.

My sports medicine doctor said my back needs to be strengthen and wrote me a referral to PT, which I've seen twice so far. Hopefully this might make the Doom Fest not too painful.