One of these days I intend to get back to country property, so I'm having a hard time sympathizing with that aspect of your message. (You know the saying: "You can take the girl out of the country, but you can never take the country out of the girl.")
As for the lumber-man stunt with the hand saw, I don't think that was the result of being old and dumb as much as the result of possessing a "Y" chromosome.
I hope that cortisone shot is doing the trick for you (sounds painful really). Good luck with that check up next week!