<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I am 59 and am having back and neck problems caused by Degenerative Disc Disease. I have lost cartilage in the knees (have had both knees replaced) and now in the wrists, causing pain and bone spurs as bone rubs on bone. I have been diagnosed for 2 years, but the diagnosis took a long time-probably had CD for years. I am wondering if this long span of time without diagnosis has caused damage and contributed to these two conditions. Does anyone else have a similar situation? Madelyn VA