Thanks to all of you!
I'm going to keep pushing as long as I can. Many are telling me that I already push too hard. I know I'm guilty of not pacing myself.
I'm sure most of us don't know how to accept limits we don't like. It's just been one thing on top of another lately.
Lyrica proved to be ineffective and made me too sleepy to function. Gabapentin seemed to help for a short time, then it was like I was taking nothing.
Nerve pain is exhausting. Arthritis, etc on top of it scares me. The thoughts of more surgery makes me mad. My history has been of short term improvements, then down the slide again.
I am driven to keep moving.
I can relate. I'm 69 and holding and almost every muscle in my body hurts at some point. A lot of it is related to inflammation. Study up on it's causes and start eliminating some of its' sources and you'll probably feel a little better.
In the mean time just remember, you're not as good as you once were but you're good once as you ever were. Pace yourself and never surrender!