That's one thing I miss about going to the gym - the social side of it! I wasn't overly social.. but you make gym friends. Thankfully rock climbing I get to do that a bit which is nice.

I am glad you are getting to exercise more often, which will hopefully offset the challenges physically and mentally you've had. It won't be perfect that's for sure, but the added benefit of exercise offsets a lot of the other health issues we tend to creep up with.