Biscuit, I feel your pain too! Both, the getting older & pinched nerves. I have had severe arthritis in my lower back for almost 15 years now. 
. I get steroid injections in my spine periodically that help, (and I am long overdue at this point) but you are correct, the therapy and all does help in most cases. I can still do most things, but I am much, much slower at this point. When your nerves get pinched, that pain can be EXCRUCIATING. I have been there as well. Then, to top it all off, I woke up yesterday with my left knee throbbing. My knees never hurt before, except I think 3 times over my 52 years I have either had them twisted or hyper-extended, but that pain was short lived. Granted my knees always made lots of weird grinding sounds, but they never hurt. I told my mom yesterday that I was afraid to go to the doctor because I have a feeling I know what they are going to tell me. I will be bone on bone. Never any issues with my thumb and then I woke up and it was throbbing. Doctor said you have no cartlilege at all, and you can see where it has been that way for a while...So, I am afraid to see the doc over the knee...I am starting to see a pattern here.
Joel, that was considerate of the HD dealership to clear the temptations from the store before your visit!. It must be nice to have such a kind and thoughtful dealership near you. . Turn that 20 minutes of riding into 21 minutes. . You will get there. In the meanwhile, I am accepting that getting older with the ailments that come along with it is better than not getting older. . Just learning how to do things again in a manner that may not be as hard on my body.
Take care & keep us posted, and remember, you are not alone!
. I get steroid injections in my spine periodically that help, (and I am long overdue at this point) but you are correct, the therapy and all does help in most cases. I can still do most things, but I am much, much slower at this point. When your nerves get pinched, that pain can be EXCRUCIATING. I have been there as well. Then, to top it all off, I woke up yesterday with my left knee throbbing. My knees never hurt before, except I think 3 times over my 52 years I have either had them twisted or hyper-extended, but that pain was short lived. Granted my knees always made lots of weird grinding sounds, but they never hurt. I told my mom yesterday that I was afraid to go to the doctor because I have a feeling I know what they are going to tell me. I will be bone on bone. Never any issues with my thumb and then I woke up and it was throbbing. Doctor said you have no cartlilege at all, and you can see where it has been that way for a while...So, I am afraid to see the doc over the knee...I am starting to see a pattern here. Joel, that was considerate of the HD dealership to clear the temptations from the store before your visit!
. It must be nice to have such a kind and thoughtful dealership near you. . Turn that 20 minutes of riding into 21 minutes. . You will get there. In the meanwhile, I am accepting that getting older with the ailments that come along with it is better than not getting older. . Just learning how to do things again in a manner that may not be as hard on my body. Take care & keep us posted, and remember, you are not alone!
