I have RP, I suffered swollen joints randomly ever since I was a kid, I am 49 also as a child I had bronchitis often. The meds never helped.....it would just eventually go away, that should have been a clue that something else was going on. I have eliminated certain things from my diet that have helped with flares, but nothing has “put it in remission” so far. I have joined here to find out what progress others are making in managing this disease.