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What is the most common question people ask when they discover you are a Podiatrist or Podiatry student?

One of my most asked is "What is the best way to cut my toenails". What about the rest of you guyz/galz?

jes 😱
 
i always get questions about shin splints or bunions
to both i have to sheepishly reply that i havent learned anything about the feet yet
🙂
 
jconway said:
i always get questions about shin splints or bunions
to both i have to sheepishly reply that i havent learned anything about the feet yet
🙂

just ask them what size bunions they have then they dont know what to say, and make them tell you in metric units. 😛
jes
 
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When I was in school, I got...

"My feet hurt here, what do you think it is?" and "My toenails are yellow and thick, do you think I have a fungus?"

I still get some questions to this day that deal primarily with plantar fasciitis.
 
jessica123 said:
just ask them what size bunions they have then they dont know what to say, and make them tell you in metric units. 😛
jes

lol
 
how about "how can you stand stincky feet all day". i tell them that the feet are about the cleanest part of the body to specialize in. if they dont believe me i tell them to compare feet to any part of the body that contains a hole. especially a hole with hair around it. :meanie:

jes
 
On the patient registration form, about once a month someone will write as their chief complaint: "***** TOE". ALways wondered if that way like CAMEL TOE.
 
jessica123 said:
On the patient registration form, about once a month someone will write as their chief complaint: "***** TOE". ALways wondered if that way like CAMEL TOE.

but i dont know anyone who complains about the latter...
i know i never would
😀