I can relate to this so much, and I'm really sorry you deal with it too. I've got a bunch of different health/joint problems, but one in particular has been long term knee pain, and I had major surgery on one knee last spring. (It was my 5th knee surgery, but the others didn't help.) Lo and behold, my knees were totally misaligned and wearing out completely unevenly and no amount of weight loss could have changed the mechanics of that!

I've found a bunch of supplements helpful in the last couple of years, but I know folks like us get unsolicited advice all the time -- if you want a list of some of the ones that have helped me, I'm happy to share.