Boy can I appreciate your knee issues SillyAuntDi. Same thing for me.....both knees bad, no cartilage, torn meniscus, no surgery until I lost weight. Hang in there. I had to lose nearly 70 lbs. before being considered a candidate for replacement surgery and I have lost around 90 lbs. Turns out I needed both hips replaced before even considering the knees and had that done nearly seven weeks ago. Knees are still sore but the pain is much better. I was on mandatory bed rest for two weeks prior to surgery and now I can lift my legs...something I couldn't do for a year or more. I went food shopping today and only sat for a couple of minutes over the hour or so I was in the supermarket. Before the surgery, I was sitting every few minutes and walking home even with the shopping wagon was torture. Good luck with everything and if you have any questions about the replacement surgery, let me know and I'll try to give you some info based on my experience.

Gowalking...I missed your reply until now. I'm glad you are doing so well after hip replacement. Pain is no joke! I wish I could get feet replacements I have nasty arthritis in those as well. But alas...I'm hoping the weight loss and the coming knee replacement will help with my feet. The Doc says they are the slowest to respond to any changes in the body. So, I'll just have to be patient on that front.