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James E Bodmer, DPM - Gold Canyon Foot and Ankle - John Wayne McGhan, DPM

James E Bodmer, DPM - Gold Canyon Foot and Ankle

4.4(7 reviews)
7.3 mi

This physician has retired. The office is still open with another very nice dr. Most times we are…read morein and out with no delays.

MISDIAGNOSED AND UNNECESSARY SURGERY Dr Bodmer misdiagnosed…read moremy injury as plantar fasciitis, even though I told him the pain had occurred upon stepping on a rock. I asked could it be a bone bruise, and he said "almost one gets those." I asked for an MRI, and he said it wasn't necessary. Without an MRI, he missed the damage to my calcaneus bone. Stupidly, i trusted him because he went to Medical School, and let him do a fascial release. When my pain didn't go away, he was dismissive and said to give it time, and lose weight. Well, it has been since January 2019, and I'm still in excruciating pain. I have been to 2 other podiatrists, both of whom easily found the damaged heel bone on an X-RAY and MRI. I'm in twice weekly physical therapy to regain mobility and break down scar tissue. I have since spent my entire out of pocket twice, over $14,000, fixing what Dr. Bodmer broke. Both podiatrists told me that fascial release is a technique that many doctors no longer perform, because it leads to additional stress on the other ligaments and the foot rolls to the looser side. I have nerve compression from the rolling, causing excruciating pain. I have balls of scar tissue on my arch from the release, so the orthotics that support my arch and stop the rolling, are painful to wear. Every day is pain. It hurts from the moment my foot touches the floor, until I lie down. I can't walk my new puppy, hike with my son, chaperone field trips, or go on vacations that include walking. On days that I work, my foot is so sore that i can't stand up to cook dinner. At the gym, load bearing exercises that cause any weight on my foot are unsafe. I used to get 10-20,000 steps on my Fitbit, and now I'm making choices about which things i can complete each day. I get about 3,000 steps before i have to ice my foot. Keeping my weight stable with such physical restrictions has been very difficult when I am at less than 50% of my former activity level. Even blankets hurt at night, because they bend my foot. My husband says I say "ouch" in my sleep when I roll over. Im only in my 40s and I'm terrified of what my future holds as I age. Bottom line: Please seek a second opinion before you let Dr. Bodmer cut on your foot.

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Arizona Institute of Footcare Physicians

Arizona Institute of Footcare Physicians

5.0(1 review)
3.8 mi

My husband had toenail fungus for many years. It started out on 1 big toenail, then the other big…read moretoenail and a pinky. He had a stroke in 2007 and has high blood pressure/type2 diabetic. The 2 big toenails where so thick and humping in center that shoes where hard to wear. One doctor wouldn't remove them due to diabetic/stroke. Then in 2018 we seen a new younger Dr. Patrick Gillihan at Arizona Institute Footcare here in Mesa, AZ. He ask what husband's A1C was and a few other things and said he could remove them in his office and burn the cuticles so toenails wouldn't grow back. My husband was 72 in 2018 and we had him removed them in the office. It was a challenge after surgery due to soaking in epsom salt for 7 days, put alcohol on each toe and wrap them. It was really hard wrapping the toes for me at 70 and I used the stretchy gauze, easier. The pinky toenail came off 1st after 3 weeks, then 1 big toenail after 5 weeks and finally 2months later the last big toenail off. Every time you put on shoes, you needed to put alcohol on each toenail, wrap it and then remove it when home and put more alcohol on each toenail to be sure no infection due to diabetic!!! Care was really important and after 2 months of all that, I was worn out but we are both so happy it was done. No more fungus and no more sore toes from shoes! Dr. Patrick Gillihan is the BEST, he is nice, understanding, explains things real well, so helpful, we can't say enough about him. Toes look so great that you can hardly tell the 3 have no toenails on them. The fungus can't grow anymore and fungus for diabetic people is really a serious thing when you do a research on toenail fungus! We would recommend Dr. Gillihan to anyone with toe fungus and see if he can't help them!! Julie Mesa, AZ

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