[J P Stein]

My neck & lower back are so calcified up that X-rays come out as a long amorphous mass in these areas....strangely enough they don't bother me much ....I guess it's because the joints can't hardly move.

What does bother me are my hands and wrists. They are hammered.

You think that he forties are bad, just wait. You ain't seen nothin' yet......but.
I figure you use it or you lose it. I got mighty careful in my mid 50s. It takes a long time to heal when ya get older. Heavy lifting is out, but moderate lifting is a necessity....if you can deal with 50lbs, do it often. The old dogs won't allow running? Walk a lot. I try to maintain what little endurance I have. I push my hands/wrists as needed......then give em' a week or 2 off. My Honda lawn mower drug my ass around the whole freaking yard today. I'll be 70 next year but I'm in this for the long haul.