Chiropodist cutting toe and drawing blood

Jo4

I visit the podiatrist regularly because I am a diabetic and she used to cut my toe every time I seen her. Afterwards I always had to have a course of antibiotics but then she got glasses and she doesn't do it very often now! The other podiatrists I see rarely cut my toe and I do sit very still.

zaksmum wrote: »

I asked her what had happened and she said, oh, it's normal to bleed, it tells me we're getting down to healthy skin!:eek:

I never heard this before either! The podiatrists I see sometimes comment when they have reached healthier skin!

If your not happy with the service ask to see another chiropodist.

zaksmum

No, I definitely didn't flinch UNTIL she cut me! Then it's hard to stay immobile when your toe's being sliced open. I'm far from a wuss with pain but it did hurt.

Trouble is, this is an NHS clinic so I can't really go to another chiropodist. I'm having an ulcer dressed and it's very painful anyway, slicing the surrounding skin open doesn't help matters one bit!

meg72

Was about to make my first appointment for this, now having serious second thoughts so thank you for posting, didnt really fancy it anyway lol

zaksmum

meg72 wrote: »

Was about to make my first appointment for this, now having serious second thoughts so thank you for posting, didnt really fancy it anyway lol

Well after all this messing around I'm seriously considering just going back to my GP and asking him if there's an alternative method of treating the ulcer.

The toe is more sore this morning than it's been for a while and the dressing is very bloodstained:(

I'm not amused!

HeatherintheHills

jaytar wrote: »

I work for a chiropodist and I can assure you that it is definitely NOT normal to draw blood. The excuse she made is ridiculous and I would certainly recommend not going back there.

Completely agree with this.

As she is NHS I am guessing your GP referred you? I'd ask to see the GP or practice nurse as soon as possible and let them see what has happened.

There is no way she should be let loose on patients with diabetes or circulation problems if she is as bad as that. I'm not over dramatising this in saying she could cause someone to loose a toe or even their lower leg if the foot gets infected.

:eek:

Jo4

zaksmum wrote: »

No, I definitely didn't flinch UNTIL she cut me! Then it's hard to stay immobile when your toe's being sliced open. I'm far from a wuss with pain but it did hurt.

Trouble is, this is an NHS clinic so I can't really go to another chiropodist. I'm having an ulcer dressed and it's very painful anyway, slicing the surrounding skin open doesn't help matters one bit!

The clinic I attend is NHS and they have more than one podiatrist. Is there any chance that she only does certain days of the week or times of the day and that you could see a different chiropodist? If not, I would go back to the doctor asap and ask to be referred to another

zaksmum

Thanks everyone for the input.

I'm going to see my GP and tell him what's happened. I don't fancy having that chiropodist slicing into my toe for a third consecutive week next week

Pollycat

zaksmum wrote: »

No, I definitely didn't flinch UNTIL she cut me! Then it's hard to stay immobile when your toe's being sliced open. I'm far from a wuss with pain but it did hurt.

That makes a difference, I think she was careless.

zaksmum wrote: »

Trouble is, this is an NHS clinic so I can't really go to another chiropodist. I'm having an ulcer dressed and it's very painful anyway, slicing the surrounding skin open doesn't help matters one bit!

Is she a podiatrist or a chiropodist?
I thought the former had to qualify medically but the latter didn't?

Do the NHS employ chiropodists?

I recently saw a NHS podiatrist who diagnosed a corn on the ball of my foot, mis-diagnosed by my GP as a verucca.

She cut it out, there and then, and I only felt a little bit of discomfort and when she'd finished I couldn't believe the amount of hard skin she'd also removed - without me feeling a thing.
There was just a tiny spot of blood where the corn had been, even though the hole was quite deep when I took the dressing off.

I think you should mention it to your GP and also ask to be referrred to another 'foot person'.

zaksmum

Pollycat wrote: »

That makes a difference, I think she was careless.



Is she a podiatrist or a chiropodist?
I thought the former had to qualify medically but the latter didn't?

Do the NHS employ chiropodists?

I recently saw a NHS podiatrist who diagnosed a corn on the ball of my foot, mis-diagnosed by my GP as a verucca.

She cut it out, there and then, and I only felt a little bit of discomfort and when she'd finished I couldn't believe the amount of hard skin she'd also removed - without me feeling a thing.
There was just a tiny spot of blood where the corn had been, even though the hole was quite deep when I took the dressing off.

I think you should mention it to your GP and also ask to be referrred to another 'foot person'.

Not sure which she is. When you go to the appointment desk it says CHIROPODY but then you get ushered to a waiting area saying PODIATRY, so it's anybody's guess really.

mazza111

Guess it depends what it is they are doing on whether it's common or not. My old mam has had her toe nails removed many years ago, but still get course skin grows where the nail has been, occasionally the chiropodist does got in a wee tiny bit too far and she ends up with a big bandage on, being diabetic we usually have to keep an eye on things but it's not a major thing imo.

You will know yourself if it's too deep or if you want to try another one.