I'm starting to have some real medical issues, too. The embolism was a problem, the meniscus tear slowed me down dramatically.

The real issue I'm having is that those two problems, plus the bones I broke as a kid that are starting to hurt just for fun, plus the arthritis in the thumbs is starting to make me feel fragile. I really don't like that feeling. Most of the time I can talk myself out of that feeling, but not always. Bleh.