I was in a similar situation, the doctor I was seeing got me a DONJOY knee brace, and it has worked wonders, my pain is near zero, I am back to bowling and golfing. Since I was expecting to have a knee replacement over the summer I was asking the same question. Of the 18 or so people I talked to Dr. Steven Ngyuen (I think I have the spelling correct) Optimotion was highly recommended as he does the side procedure which tends to have shorter recovery time. In any case all of the people I talked to indicated there was a waiting period to get the operation, up to 7 months was mentioned. If you have a primary care physician they may be able to help getting you to be seen by an orthopedic surgeon.
Send me a PM if you would like to discuss or see my brace.
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Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV. 
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