[Craig T]

I turn 58 next month and I'm in EXACTLY the same position. Motocross racing, MTB racing, trail running, and decades of weight training...all took a heavy toll on my joints. Now everything hurts!

I'm having elbow surgery next week to remove bone spurs and permanently inflamed olecranon bursa. Left elbow first, then three weeks later the right.

My patella's have arthritis and osteophytes from riding through patella tendonitis for years. Had to give up the bike at 55. Arthritis in my neck from a cervical fusion, as a result of a MTB fall. My shoulder A/C's hurt so badly I can't put anything over my head and had to give up prone surfing because I can't paddle anymore.

I take Celebrex until my stomach can't handle it anymore, then I suffer for a few weeks until my stomach recuperates.

If I could go back I'd be a bookworm.