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FWIW, about 20 years ago, at age 45, I began having joint problems after a bout of hepatitis. My joints became easily hurt and very slow to heal. I didn’t see a doctor about that because I didn’t want to begin the downward spiral of medication.

I did begin a pretty strict low-carb diet to lose weight. Amazingly, my joint problems all but disappeared along with my flab. I don’t know what was my joint problem or if what worked for me would help you. But it’s a thought.

No, no hep issues...They (doctors) don't really have a cause, but I believe it may well be partly genetic,(history of broken bones) partly life style as I had a very physical career, (lots of climbing and stressed joints)and partly a degenerative sequence of events where calcium build up in my vascular system from the degenerating joints eventually block the feeder arteries or veins supporting the joints and essentially is killing them one by one. I have calcium in my heart as well as of the last check and it's likely everywhere. I am loaded with the stuff and there is no way that I know of or that the doctors know of to safely remove any of it.

I just smell the flowers and watch birds these days. Totally retired as of the first of the year. I am not very mobile anymore. I will be 59 in about 6 weeks. Same age as Rush. I don't expect many more and males in my family rarely collect a social security check for very long.

I did begin a pretty strict low-carb diet to lose weight. Amazingly, my joint problems all but disappeared along with my flab. I don’t know what was my joint problem or if what worked for me would help you. But it’s a thought.

I've had to cut wheat out of my diet because of allergies and am eating oats now.

The weight is falling off, my BP is down, and my cholesterol dropped like a rock to the point where the dr is not ragging on me about statins.