If I'm going to have to deal, as I get older, with arthritic pain, I don't want to get into opiates.
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We play a lot of tennis, and we work out at the gym three or four times a week. As you get older, you feel those aches and pains, so Advil's become a friend in the house.
Everybody needs a way out of that pain. Many people choose drugs and alcohol. Some people obsessively exercise or develop strange dietary habits, which is what I did. At least it got me toward a path of healthier living.
I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.
I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
The two most painful things in my life are arthritis and divorce.
I really have a problem with any kind of drug, I always have.
I can take more pain than anyone.
Reactive arthritis is something I've been dealing with for nearly a year.
I've got a little arthritis that I have to deal with. I was 6 feet 7 when I started, and I've shrunk up a little bit. I'm probably 6-5 or so now. But up here at 82, I feel pretty good. I'm sticking in there.
I recently have had a full hip replacement and a liver transplant, and I'm getting used to the medication.