Thanks, John, for your timely and thoughtful reply. I noted a comment from someone on one of the forum links you sent about joint replacement saying it relieves the pain, but not the stiffness. I agree wholeheartedly - had to have both hips replaced as a result of the chemo, and the resulting stiffness has been frustrating especially as I was pretty much told I'd be" good as new" after the replacements.

I looked at the discussions you sent and pinned them for future use. It's what I like - self help I can do on my own at my convenience. I'll be going back to work in a couple of weeks and then my schedule gets packed. My volunteer work is starting to ramp up, too, so self-help will be wonderful!

I'm 61 so not old enough for Silver Sneakers, but I will certainly peruse the website. Our Y offers Tai Chi and Gentle Yoga as the balance classes, and you can let the instructor know you are working on balance. Some are called "Forever Young" so they are senior-focused and are nice to attend because they already focus on balance. It's good for me to see others with more difficulties than I have because sometimes I can have a little pity party with how things went so wrong with the chemo and how I was seriously misled by my oncologist regarding side effects. I'm working on my resentment of that with meditation, which is helping, but I need to make my practice more regular. And, what I read here on the forums makes me realize how grateful I need tg be for what I have, and what kinds of potential we have as older folks!