Severe Osteoarthritis of the foot with ovarian cancer

Trathi13

Has anyone ever had surgery for severe arthritis in their foot. I also have a hole unde4 my ankle which I need a bone graft to fill, I need the bones 8n my feet pining and my toes straightening along with a bunion sorting. I am ok with this as it inhibits me walking fa4 with my dogs, but I also have ovarian cancer and I am on a PARP inhibitor now, which I know I would need to stop on admission to hospital. I am 63 and active. I just wondered if anyone had faced a similar situation and how the bones recovered. I broke my TiB and Fib a couple of years ago which needed big chunks of steel in and it took a year for the bone to heal. Any advice would be great. Many thanks.

stickywicket

Hi,

Lots of people on here have had foot surgery of one sort or another but you seem to be heading for a lot.. What caused the hole? Osteoporosis would complicatè surgery. And any foot surgery requires à long, non-weight bearing convalescence.

As à long time cancer survivoŕ (breast not ovary) I'd be more concèrned about thàt. How does your oncolgiat feel about your stopping the PARP?

Trathi13

Thanks Steven. My oncologist is quite happy for me to have the surgery knowing how debilitating it is for me. My surgeon feels it is possible as I am active. They haven’t mentioned osteoporosis but I have asked. I may go back to my Gp and speak to them again. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017, following major surgery and 6 months of chemo, they thought they caught it all, howeve it returned in 2019 having spread to my spleen. I had another 6 months of chemo and then started on PARP inhibitors. Considering he gave me a year to live in 2019, maybe more, maybe less, I am doing exceptionally well. Maybe that’s why he is happy for me to have surgery.
when I spoke to the surgeon and advised him what role I did prior to cancer (nurse/midwife) he agreed it was probably because I was running round on my feet all day everyday for 40 years. He said I would be in a cast for approximately 8 weeks depending on healing, then up to 18 months to full recovery. I am under no illusion it will be a long time and difficult, but feel to carry on this way and in such pain, is not for me.

I appreciate your comment, and I think if I even suggested to my husband about me skydiving he would have a heart attack, but that’s not for me either. 😂😂

stickywicket

You sound to have really looked into this and taken an informed decision. I wish you all the best with whatever you choose.