Diamond Podiatry

08/10/2026

22/09/2026

Always ask your podiatrist for a simple circulation check if concerned.

🚨 An 80-year-old grandfather had both of his lower legs amputated after a common circulation condition went undiagnosed for four years.

Nic, an 80-year-old semi-retired financial advisor from Tugby in Leicestershire, first went to his GP in 2020 with leg and foot pain, swollen feet, and hair loss on his lower legs.

Doctors initially believed the pain was linked to his existing back problems and referred him to an orthopaedic specialist.

Over the next four years, Nic attended 29 separate appointments with doctors, consultants, and specialists while undergoing numerous scans and tests.

Each time, he was sent away and told to walk more, take cholesterol tablets, receive spinal injections, or put insoles in his shoes.

The pain grew so intense that Nic eventually collapsed and saw his big toes burst open. 😧

It was only after a podiatrist performed a simple Doppler circulation test in late 2024 that doctors identified severe blockages in his arteries caused by peripheral arterial disease.

By the time the condition was spotted, it was so advanced that an angioplasty and two risky 13-hour arterial bypass surgeries failed to save his limbs.

Nic had his right lower leg amputated in April 2025, followed by his left lower leg in July 2025.

His wife, Fiona, says a simple £1,000 procedure at his initial GP appointment could have saved his legs and saved the NHS over £1 million in treatment costs. ‼️

Despite the ordeal, Nic underwent months of gruelling rehabilitation with prosthetic legs and was able to walk his 30-year-old daughter, Emma, down the aisle on her wedding day in June 2026.

Fiona is now campaigning to raise public awareness of the warning signs of peripheral arterial disease so other families do not go through the same experience. ⚠️

16/09/2026

A small cut on your foot that used to heal in days is still there after two weeks. That is worth paying attention to.

Healing runs on blood supply. Every scab, every closed graze, is built by blood carrying what the skin needs to repair itself. When circulation to the feet is reduced, the same small cut that once healed quietly can sit open far longer, and an open patch of skin is a door.

Here is the part people miss. Slow healing is not you being careless or run down. It is often a message about blood flow, and it is a message worth acting on early rather than waiting to see.

So use a simple rule. A break in the skin on your foot that is not clearly better within one to two weeks gets shown to your foot care team, not watched for another fortnight.

If a cut is healing slowly, what is it telling you about the blood getting there?

24/04/2026

Today I am at the Royal College of Podiatry conference, hope to bring back renewed learning and fresh perspectives for our patients to keep up with our high quality foot care.

03/02/2026

Delighted to announce in the coming weeks, extra clinics will be available. Next one Tuesday 17th Feb with Carmel.
Please contact our receptionist to book in

27/01/2026

Please drive safe today

26/01/2026

🚨 A Met Éireann Technical Briefing took place on Tuesday in preparation for Storm Chandra.

Significant rainfall is expected, especially in the north of the county, over the next 36 hours. Some of the possible impacts on County Louth are below.

Louth County Council’s Operations Team is actively working to prepare for the impacts of the storm by clearing gullies and distributing sandbags.

We will continue to provide updates across our X, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads channels.

www.louthcoco.ie/!CX4764