Heather Mills McCartney in wheelchair after operation

[MaryJane]

Heather Mills McCartney has had an operation on her part-amputated leg - and is now in a wheelchair.

The former model, - wife of Beatles legend Paul McCartney - underwent a "revision amputation", which involves re-attaching muscle tissue to her bone, last Monday (03.04.06) after experiencing severe pain.

The 38-year-old blonde - who has a young daughter, Beatrice, with Sir Paul - is now recovering at home.

A spokeswoman for Heather - who lost her leg in a motorbike accident in 1993 - is quoted in Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper as saying: "It's a major operation - but it's been a success. She's in a wheelchair, but out of hospital. She has been putting off the operation but she couldn't put it off any longer."

Heather will be in a wheelchair for the next four weeks and is then likely to need crutches for several weeks.

femalefirst.co.uk