well i was doin just fine earlier this summer, playing basketball, running around playing hide and go seek with my little brothers for hours at a time, paintball, etc. well, i started working in a gm plant in the beginning of june. for about a month and a half now i have had pain in my knees and elbows and for about 4 weeks now it has been really bad. I went to my doc on monday and he did an xray. I thought i had a bad case of muscle strain so i about shat myself when he said i have no cartilage in the middle of my knees, its pretty much bone on bone and there is a little left on the sides. ***? the pain is intense sometimes when i am at work. I am thinking that it was brought on by the trucks that i drive but i dont know what to do because i am only a summer temp with a limited free local insurance and i have no way to make anyone belive that my job has ruined my knees and elbows in no time flat. Does anyone know why my joints would get so messed up so fast? Is there anything i can do to get money since i cant work without lots of pain? Im not a permanent worker so i dont know what to do?