ouch......... sounds bad........ but i hear ya on the pain factor

im only 22 years old and i have REALLY BAD ARTHRITUS!! ! ! ! Gosh darn genetics.... i had to quite playing violin (i was VERY good at it too) AND i had to quite art (i was VERy good at that too.......... but now i have descovered that painting doesnt require so much precise movement so that is not so bad....)