My knees have no more cartilage

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The last time I went to the doctor, he told me that my xrays showed that the cushioning cartilage on the outsides of my knees had worn away, that my bones are now rubbing together. The other side was almost as bad. I really don't want a knee replacement, but there are temporary measures that can delay that need. I saw how bad my mother's knee replacement went and don't want that for myself. Although odds are, I'd fare better than she did because I don't have osteoporosis like she did. That caused much of her problem in addition to the doctor ordering the wrong size knee. Still, that has kept me from ever wanting to have it done at all. My next doctor's appointment is on the 21st, so we shall see how that goes. In the meantime, I'm using a cane that has helped far more than I expected it to.