Getting Old

My right knee has fluid in it. Been that way since racquetball started up. As a result, my right calf is sore all the time.

The nerve bundle in my left elbow is swollen so I can’t fully extend my arm- maybe about 95%. If it does straighten out, like when a child decides to use it as a vine to swing on, the pain is excruciating.

My neck gets sore when I’m working at a desk or over a computer too long.

My lower back stiffens up if I sit too long.

My left shoulder has a stabbing pain in it if I try to lift the kids. That one’s new- don’t know if it’s here for the long haul or not.

I remember not feeling like this after football games.

I remember playing racquetball for hours at a time, night after night without needing a break.

I remember throwing a discus on a sprained ankle.

I remember riding 65 miles on bikes training for bike racing, then doing uphill sprints the next day.

I remember endless weeks of weight training 4 days a week and then competing on the weekends.

I remember.