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Around 2007 Geoff was diagnosed with arthritis in his left knee and had partial knee replacement surgery. Around 2011, four years after having surgery to his left knee, Geoff was diagnosed with arthritis in his right knee as well. In 2014 he had his right knee replaced.
Geoff is a painter/decorator. He is married and has 4 adult children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Helene was originally referred to a specialist because of the pain she had in her right knee. She later started having pain in her left knee and had a partial knee replacement in 2014. Helene is recovering well and has been walking indoors without crutches whilst the right knee seems to have resolved in the past few months.
Helene is a retired medical secretary and has 2 adult children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Around 2004 Joan started having an aching pain in her knee, which worsened with time. She was diagnosed with arthritis. She took anti-inflammatories for a while and then had a steroid injection into her knee. Joan had a partial knee replacement in 2014.
Joan is a housewife. She is married with 3 adult children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
In 2004 Jacky fell and hurt her knees. She persevered with the pain but was later referred to hospital, and had a partial knee replacement in 2010. Later, when she had increasing pain in her right knee, she had another partial knee replacement in 2014.
Jacky is a professional carer. She is married and has 3 adult children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Penelope had partial knee replacement surgery in 2007 to her left knee and in 2014 to her right knee. She was happy with the care she was given but would have liked more guidance on the exercises. Both operations were successful.
Penelope is a retired administrator. She is divorced and has one adult child. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Janice had partial knee replacement surgery in May 2014. She found it challenging to do her exercises regularly but is happy with her recovery and said the benefits of surgery were brilliant'.
Janice is an admin assistant. She is married and has 4 adult children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Keith had a partial knee replacement in 2014. He was happy with the care and information he was given but feels that physiotherapy should be offered shortly after surgery. He is recovering well and has started gardening, fishing and playing golf again.
Keith is a psychiatrist. He is married and has 2 adult children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Nancy started getting knee pain around 2007. She had partial knee replacement surgery to her left knee, and then to her right knee in 2014. Since then she can go walking, do the shopping and other daily activities that she couldn't do before.
Nancy is married and has 2 adult children. She is a retired school cook. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Phillip had partial knee replacement surgery to his right knee in 2013 and, a year later in 2014, to his left knee. He found it hard to walk before the first operation, but can now do many activities he'd had to give up before the operations.
Phillip is retired. He is married and has 2 sons, aged 17 and 24. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Lesley has ankylosing spondylitis (a type of arthritis that affects part of the spine). Despite treatment for this, she continued having pain in her right knee. She had a partial knee replacement in 2014 and is now more active than before surgery.
Lesley is a dental nurse. She is married and has two adult children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
