i am 14. yrs old and have had joint pain for four years it gets so bad sometimes i cant walk and they get all swollen and its so painfull and disgusting and i try to stay in sports to help but it doesnt work it only makes it worse, the doctors say its growing pains but come on none of my friends growing pains ever get tht bad even my grandma who has arthritus doesnt get tht bad. and sometimes my joint even lock up temporarily.