article_snippet.sent: Some women need invasive knee replacement surgery.
article_snippet.sent: Angela had almost no cartilage left in Angela knee and needed to have a titanium knee replacement . '
article_snippet.sent: My husband Rob and my friends were all very sweet, telling me I looked great in my frumpy, flat shoes and encouraging me to get her knee sorted out - but I felt really down about her knee. '
article_snippet.sent: If I walked any distance or tried to play badminton, her knee would swell horribly and I'd have to apply ice packs to control the pain. '
article_snippet.sent: Tests showed that I had almost no cartilage left in her knee and it became obvious that I needed to have a titanium knee replacement, which involved major surgery and a lengthy recovery period.'
article_snippet.sent: Luckily, Angela's knee surgery at the Royal Bolton Hospital in 2011 was a success.
article_snippet.sent: After following the advice of Angela doctor and physiotherapist to swear off heels altogether, to avoid damaging Angela new, artificial knee, Angela is fitter than ever.
article_snippet.sent: The knee op wasn't Angela only surgery. '
article_snippet.sent: Susan had to undergo arthroscopies - keyhole surgery to remove damaged cartilage - on both knees before a right knee replacement by orthopaedic surgeon Shivanand Geeranavar at BMI Edgbaston Hospital improved things. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Four years ago, at 63, Angela Kelly had have a titanium knee replacement .