knee swollen,turns out to be osteoporosis

I too have sero-negative arthirtis, on the same as you, MTX & arava.  Does it help yes, but I have had side effects mainly from the Arava they have had to drop my dose to 10mg, as my blood pressure shot up so high, within ten days of starting the arava,

I also have osteoarthritis of joints, thanks Dad, NOT, Dad's family crippled with arthiritis, Uncle Bill Dad's brother had double hip replacement, great example of just how good hip replacements can be, very happy to have him there in the background, I kept saying to myself if Uncle Bill could do this in his 80's, I can do this Hip replacement in my 60's.

I had bone density scan every two years, and you can see the joints worse affected by the osteoarthiritis being worst affeected by osteopororis, so there must be a link.

I have had a double hip replacement, ortheopedic specailist not impressed with GP and Rheumo, have since fired GP and told him why in no uncertain terms, specailist said they said have notified him long before they did of my levels of damage to hip joints, now my kneee joints are showing signs of moderate osteoarthritis, and by the levels of pain I am suffering my shouders have been affected as well.   Brother has just had a knee replacement last Xmas.    GRRRR

Sorry Ann - I hope I havn;t scared you silly, for me arthiritis within my family has been perfectly normal my entire life, saw various older members in wheelchairs when I was a child.

Interesting that the arthirits dosen;t seem to have affected the length of their life Uncle Bill passed at 97, and his Aunt Annie , my grandfather's last sister passed at 97 as well, I remember her being in a wheelchair from when I was a child. Two of Annie daughters are still alove in their 90's.

I am very grateful that we have hip replacements available today as well as MTX and arava, which have kept me upright and moving for the last 12 years or more since it hit me, but the rheumo is still not happy with my results, is going to try some of the biologiclas, seems to think they might help me, but here in australia you have to go through a process of trying other medications and having no success and or having such bad side effects you cannot tolerate,  before the Govt will fund the biologicals.

Thanks lyn. Now my left leg started to swell and I feel it stiff and heavy.I'm really worried. Maybe have to visit the doctor once again. Why is my swelling not coming down, that's my concern.

You can be in pain even if your inflammatory markers are low.