Yeah, I've been having knee pain for more than 5 years. I knew I had no right to complain if I wasn't going to exercise or keep my weight down--they just hurt and I hadn't injured them, and I knew they would just say take some NSAIDs or something.

When they were still hurting after losing 50 lbs and exercising religiously for a year, I started to consider whether I should go. Even though I knew they would say it's arthritis and to take NSAIDs.

I went on Tuesday. They took xrays and then said, "It's wear-and-tear arthritis. Take NSAIDs." :-/ But, at least I have a baseline xray for if they get intolerable, and I can prove that they have gotten worse. In the meantime, I'm informed, and I can choose not to do the knee damaging activities at boot camp with good reason!

Karen