A mum is finally to get a hip replacement op – thanks to the Sunday Mail – after waiting more than five years. Mother-of-six Joan Brown was first referred to a specialist in December 2017 by her GP but until last week was still to get a date for surgery.
The 60-year-old gran is in constant pain from both hips and her right knee and has to take morphine every four hours. She is unable to walk more than a few steps unaided and needs the use of a walking frame and wheelchair.
But, following our story about her plight in January, she has now been told surgery on her left hip will take place at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on May 15.
