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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 71925, member: 201&quot;]Thanks for the info, Bev and Messi.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only one of his knees is really bad... virtually no cartilage left... so he wouldn&#039;t need both knees done. The surgeon he&#039;d probably set up an appointment with took care of a torn meniscus he had 7 or 8 years ago, and we liked the doc and the surgery went well. Sounds like we should read up on the latest procedures to know what to ask and look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>He&#039;s been on methotrexate for quite a while, plus has just finished a long course of low-dose prednisone. The meds have made a huge difference and stopped anything else from getting worse. Unfortunately, his knee was too far gone for the meds to help. I hate seeing how much pain he experiences constantly from it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that&#039;s helped both of us with joint pain and inflammation is avoiding sugars and processed carbs. I don&#039;t know why they&#039;re a problem, but the difference in both of us has been really clear. It may simply be what researchers said a few years ago about sugar causing inflammation... not sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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