Totally Tootsies Foot Care

14/07/2025

When your skilled patient brings you a pressie 😁

09/07/2025

When your heart rate peaks putting the toddler in his car seat at 0800 compared with assisting a chap with a head injury and seizure at 0845 🥴

03/07/2025

Massive thank you to some of my patients suggesting I might have hayfever ....you were right! 🙈

I thought I was soildering on through a summer head/sinus cold but three weeks in not any worse, nor any better a trip to Boots in Newcastle Emlyn, a chat with the pharmacist , two antihistamines down and voila 🤩🥳

Roll on next week without having to blow my nose between each appointment 🙃

P.s these were free of charge through the minor ailments scheme prescribed by the pharmacist

22/06/2025

The other week a patient had booked in online at www.totallytootsiesfootcare.co.uk with an ongoing corn that he was unable to resolve with over the counter corn plasters.

All checks were carried out and it did indeed present as a corn.

I'll take the opportunity here to beg people NOT to use corn plasters!!! As you can see on the picture the white "soggy" area of skin next to the corn. This is macerated tissue that has been caused by the corn plaster slipping and leaving healthy skin burnt and tender. To the right of this there is also signs of peeled skin so the damaged area of skin is quite large bacuse if the corn plaster.

After "shaving" the calloused part with the scapel, the next concern that there was an ulcer underneath as a very tiny hole appeared and a spec of infection....a little more tidying and I could feel I was snagging on something...it was....I piece of wire that had gone directly up into the foot and the patient believed it was several months earlier 😵‍💫

All cleaned and a small dry dressing for 24 hours

Patient to return in two weeks after applying daily surgical spirit to the area to "dry" out the macerated tissue so I can scapel it off to complete the task (it's hard to scapel macerated tissue as it's rubbery in texture)

19/06/2025

NEVER be embarrassed bringing your feet to me! I've certainly not seen it all but I've seen alot and I love a project 😉

All completed pain free in a New Patient Appointment slot of 1 hour, including taking medial history and full foot assessment.

The 2nd digit nail had gone up and over, underneath was a large callous and small ulcer underneath.

All tidied, cleaned, dry dressed and follow up appointment booked in

18/06/2025

I absolutely love the analogy here! Why do we keep fitting our feet into shoes? Shoes should fit our feet! Stand on A4 paper and draw a template of each foot, measure the longest (this could be your 2nd toe not necessarily your "big" toe) and widest part.Where possible remove your insoles from your shoes and compare to the outline you've drawn....

Healthy Feet = Strong Roots 🌱

Imagine a tree growing freely in nature—its roots spread wide, providing stability, strength, and resilience. Now, picture a tree confined in a small pot—its roots restricted, limiting its growth and weakening its foundation.

Our feet are no different! As children, we start with naturally wide, strong feet, but years of restrictive footwear can alter their shape, weaken muscles, and affect overall function.

Just like a tree needs space to grow strong roots, our feet need freedom to maintain their natural strength and structure.

🔸 Choose footwear that respects natural foot shape.
🔸 Train your feet for strength and mobility.
🔸 Let your toes spread and move freely.

Give your feet the freedom they deserve—because strong feet create a strong foundation for movement!

13/06/2025

All last years lamb sold out pretty sharpish and only 1/2 a goat left in the freezer currently

I'm conscious that this year's lamb will be ready and vac packed mid September 2025

I've already got a list accumulating names for orders

Let me know if you're wanting half/whole or if you have a £ in mind I can match

Lamb at £9.50kg

Unfortunately no goat this year

Please let your friends and family know 😉

The Gap In The Dung Heap

28/05/2025

I've had alot of you draw around your feet on A4 paper in the last few months to demonstrate the shape of your feet compared with your footwear.Its a great simple way to visually check if your shoes fit! Most shoes have removable insoles, so if you can, take the insole out and place it on your foot template. Its said that 0.8-1.2cm extra in length is what you're aiming for. This is to factor in what work/activities you do, socks you wear and personal preference. I have soo many of you that get repeated corns on the outside of little toes or in-between toes, this is often (not always) because there isn't enough space for your toes, either the general width of the shoe or combine with the shape. So get your pen and paper out!!

10/05/2025

Apologies again, last week was a painful couple of days in clinic

Please please be on time for your appointment, I can't "just catch up" for the next few weeks

Where possible please book online at www.totallytootsiesfootcare.co.uk

Roll on Tuesday ...

25/04/2025

Had this one myself via text, watch out!

Our new Digital Groups will be held at:

Links, Llanelli: Fortnightly on Wednesdays from 30 April, 11am to 12pm.

Here are some of the things you can learn at the group, alongside support on how to use your phone tablet and laptop:

✔️AI Tools like Copilot & Google Lens
✔️Managing Photos
✔️Podcasts
✔️Spotify
✔️YouTube
✔️Voice-to-Text
✔️Smart Speakers

Plas Y Mor, Burry Port: Weekly on Thursdays, starting 1 May from 1030am to 12pm.

Here are some of the things you can learn at the group, alongside support on how to use your phone tablet and laptop:

✔️Scam Awareness
✔️AI Tools like Copilot & Google Lens
✔️Managing Photos
✔️Podcasts
✔️Spotify
✔️YouTube
✔️Voice-to-Text
✔️Smart Speakers

For further information please email reception@agecymrudyfed.org.uk.

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Bydd ein Grwpiau Digidol newydd yn cael eu cynnal yn:

Cysylltiadau, Llanelli: Bob pythefnos ar ddydd Mercher o 30 Ebrill, 11am tan 12pm

Dyma rai o’r pethau y gallwch chi eu dysgu yn y grŵp, ynghyd â chymorth ar sut i ddefnyddio’ch ffôn, tabled a gliniadur:

• ✔️AI Offer fel Copilot & Google Lens
• ✔️Rheoli Lluniau
• ✔️ Podlediadau
• ✔️Spotify
• ✔️YouTube
• ✔️ Llais-i-Testun
• ✔️Siaradwyr Clyfar

Plas y Môr, Porth Tywyn: Yn wythnosol ar ddydd Iau, yn dechrau Mai 1af, o 10:30 AM i 12:00 PM.

Dyma rai o’r pethau y gallwch chi eu dysgu yn y grŵp, ynghyd â chymorth ar sut i ddefnyddio’ch ffôn, tabled a gliniadur:

✔️ Ymwybyddiaeth o Sgam
✔️AI Offer fel Copilot a Google Lens
✔️ Rheoli Lluniau
✔️ Podlediadau
✔️Spotify
✔️YouTube
✔️ Llais-i-Testun
✔️ Siaradwyr Clyfar

Am ragor o wybodaeth e-bostiwch reception@agecymrudyfed.org.uk.

17/04/2025

Apologies folks, I've had a migrane since Monday.
Survived Tuesday, dragged myself through Wednesday but I'm struggling to function at the moment...

Think I've got 8 voicemail to return but I just can't bring myself to do it at the moment

Where possible please book online at www.totallytootsiesfootcare.co.uk

Or pop me a what's app/text and I can book you in