So I had the surgery on my torn meniscus yesterday and the doc was pleased with the outcome. Course I don't know if that's because he said I will still be looking at another knee replacement sometime in the future. It's up to me to decide when the pain is too much to deal with as is. I went into the surgery knowing I had the usual knee pain because of the meniscus but I also had a clicking in the knee when I walked because the cartilage is almost gone. Where that crap disappeared to is anyones guess. On the bright side I plan on recuperating for 2 weeks and then I'll go back to work for another 8 days or so and then head off into retirement. 
maybe they swiped the cartilage at the same time they stole one of your kidneys on that trip to Mexico a few years ago.
