Every once in a while a patient walks through the door and you know that they were meant to have come to you.
That person has been in pain for a long time.
That person has tried all kinds of different interventions to help themselves.
That person is sad because the pain is now affecting their quality of life.
That person has pondered for a long time as to whether they should seek help or not.
That person only goes out if they have to.
Somehow anyhow they have come to me with foot pain that has had far reaching consequences on their life.
As a Podiatrist of 29 years I should be able to just work on the foot problem as that is my job but there are some people in life that get into your heart and you just have a burning urge to make it right for them .
My job is not just clinical but to provide a caring confidential service where patients feel at ease with me and confident that they can speak to me but that I will be doing my utmost to help them feel like they can be pain free again .
Sometimes the results are immediate and sometimes the problems have to be tackled over a period of time.
For these patients you can slowly see their outlook changing for the better and it is these cases that are the most rewarding.
My job is rewarding for me every single day but every once in a while I feel that I have been an important part in someone’s life and made a difference to them.
Something special has happened
Sushila