Kelly Ripa's Broken Foot

Yesterday Kelly Ripa came out to host her morning show with a walking boot on her left foot.  It turns out that the day before she "stepped wrong" on a weight left on the floor during her dance class.  She later found out that she broke multiple bones in her foot after hearing a "bubble wrap" sound.  She is told that she does not need surgery but will require 6 weeks of immobilization in the boot.  I am not sure whether or not she was joking but she says for her it will be "more like 3."

As a podiatrist who treats foot fractures, I find this interesting.  Fractures anywhere in the body take at least 6 weeks to heal.  So she is not going to cut down her time to 3 weeks unless she wants to have a non-healing fracture or even further damage that may require surgery.

I also found interesting her choice of a shoe for the other foot.  (Apparently she was advised to wear an appropriate shoe on the other foot and refused according to her discussion on her show). One does want to balance a walking boot with a shoe of equal height on the other foot, but she is not weight bearing yet.  She is wearing a fairly high heel on her right foot and I certainly worry about a foot or ankle injury on the right limb as well.

The National

Since Orlando is only a couple hours away, I was excited to see that the National Scientific Seminar of the American Podiatric Medical Association was to be held in Orlando this year.  I decided that I would attend my first national conference and just returned home to Spring Hill.  Podiatrists from all over the country came to Orlando this past weekend.  I must say I was very impressed with the conference.  I have, of course, attended many conferences more regional in the past, but this one was so much bigger.

In addition to well respected speakers, the exhibit hall was great.  I have again found products and services to make the practice and care I provide to my patients even better.  I am eager to get to the office Monday morning and get to work!

A Personal Milestone

I am the type of person who does my best to avoid bragging.  I really do not have an ego and consider myself a fairly humble guy.  However, I am also a person who has been blessed with many experiences throughout my life and enjoy reflecting on my life.  July 2015, specifically July 10, 2015, marks the completion of 10 years in private practice.

I hope readers of this blog will bear with me as I have a little fun and look back on these 10 years:

Indianapolis:
July 11, 2005 - August 2008

As a doctor fresh out of residency, this was a time to grow in my career.  Medical school and residency does not do a lot to prepare someone for private practice and I learned a great deal during my 3 years here.  Indianapolis is a wonderful city and my wife and I will certainly treasure our time here.

Pittsburgh:
September 2008 - October 2011

I specifically lived and worked a little south of the city in the West Mifflin area.  (About 6 miles south of downtown).  Growing up in NE Ohio (and a Cleveland sports fan), I was not raised to love Pittsburgh, but it is a unique and beautiful city.  With me being from Akron, and my wife being from Dubois, PA, this put us exactly in between and 100 miles away from each of our hometowns.  In Pittsburgh, I learned a lot about caring for patients in the hospital setting and wound care.  These are certainly valuable skills.  The surgeries I performed here completed my requirements for board certification which I achieved during the end of my time here.

Winter Haven (Polk County), Florida:
November 2011 - April 2013

You can see from the Pittsburgh picture that snow was always part of my winters.  I was thrilled to move to "Winter Haven" and haven't seen snow since.  I would say that my experience here was concentrated on "practice management."  Having learned the medicine part pretty well, this allowed me to focus on learning how to run a practice.  More than just billing and coding, but also providing valuable services that give patients great outcomes.

Spring Hill, Florida (Absolute Healthcare, LLC):

April 2013 - April 2015

Coming to Spring Hill and working with a multi-specialty group was invaluable.  I have a great deal of respect for Dr. Gaurav Malhotra.  Working with an MD helped me figure out where I fit in with the medical team to care for patients.  Having only worked with podiatrists in the past I missed different viewpoints.  Medicine is changing, the primary physician is going to direct care in the future to cut down costs and focus on prevention.  Though no one really knows exactly where we are headed with all of this, my time here allowed me to better determine my role in patient care within the medical team.

Spring Hill, Florida (Donald J. Adamov, DPM, PA):

May 2015 - Present

Never would have I imagined, as a young doctor going into work for the 1st time on July 11, 2005 in Indianapolis, that 10 years later I would be practicing in my own practice 1000 miles south in Florida.  I moved around a lot in those 10 years, but the experience I gained has been so important in the forming of the philosophy of the care I provide my patients.  I appreciate the trust that my patients have placed in me.  I never take the responsibility of caring for my patients lightly.