McAloon Carolyn DPM

Dr Mcaloon is the best doctor you will ever have. That she is a foot specialist is the bonus. I had surgery and in the preOp appt she went over the whole procesß which really calmed me. She communicates so well
She understands right where you are. Experienced sure– but a real
Care and concern for her patients. But in a real no nonsense way. She put her hand on my leg in the operating room and a little «chins up“smile –reassuring me without words. She has the touch of a healer. I wish her all success in her firm. If you need a foot doc – you can’t go wrong

Just got off the phone with Amy. I have an extreme fear of any kind of Dr. Office so even making this call was difficult. Amy was so calming and pleasant and even though my appointment isn’t until Tuesday, I feel extreme relief already :)

We went to see Dr. McAloon based on the reviews here on Unilocal.And may I say, fellow Unilocalers, you did not disappoint. She was wonderful. Funny, kind, and efficient. The only negative was the long wait time. My husband wanted to leave several times, but I persuaded him to stay. To be fair, he had a bad experience years ago with a doctor who hurt him, so he was afraid that it would hurt again.
I can’t count how many times he said, «I can’t believe she didn’t hurt me!» It was getting so tiring already. He was so pleased with Dr. McAloon. I’m glad we waited. I didn’t rate 5 stars precisely because of the wait.

So I’ve been seeing Dr. McAloon for over two months with my heel pain (planter fasciitis). It got better after she administered a steroid shot and taped my foot. Once it came off, even with the stretching treatments, icing, she recommended and buying a pair of $ 125 motion control shoes, my pain came back with a vengeance.
Also, during my first, three visits I inquired about the orthotics her office offered. Each time they said they would check my insurance and each time, they acted like I never asked before. I called and called and never got a follow up until my third visit, which at that point, i was completely frustrated with my service there since my pain hadn’t improved at all. Completely going off of Dr. McAloon’s recommendation, I put my down payment and when I arrived on my forth visit, I couldn’t get a straight answer from 3 attendants at the desk until one of them found my file on a computer and it stated that my insurance did not approve my orthotics. Great, a month later, I finally get a answer. (This is more of a knock at the office, not the Dr.) So i dish out $ 400 for these orthotics, yes $ 400 out of pocket. When I got them, they didn’t fit. So they had to trim it down. $ 400 and they couldn’t even get my foot size right.
After using them for three days, my pain got SOO bad that I couldn’t even get out of bed. I couldn’t even sit and watch TV without my whole foot throbbing. My next step is to try and return these evil things. I feel like i was conned. Be wary of money hungry doctors that just want you to shell out a ton of money for their products.
And for those that want a good cheap remedy for Planter Fasciitis, what worked for me is heel lifts. I’m not kidding, they cost $ 8, another podiatrist friend of a friend recommended them. I then went off to research this on the internet and podiatrists did recommend it. So I’ve tried them and and FINALLY i can walk without limping. Icing and stretching are good though, but honestly, the heel lifts did the trick for me. To walk pain free is a good thing, unfortunately it was my research & good advice that got me here, not a ‘specialist’.
So rule of thumb for doctors is if they can’t give you sensible, affordable remedies, its best to look online, research and find a doctor that will. They exist, but do your research. Don’t get conned like I did.
UPDATE:
After seeing my review, Dr McAloon did refund my money for the orthotics I bought. I recommend buying PowerStep orthotics from Amazon. They’ve helped me tremendously and they are $ 35! I still have plantar fasciitis, but it’s moderate pain, nothing like i had before. Everything i read about it seems to be 16 months min for dealing with this. Find things that work for you and don’t rely on doctors too much, the internet is your friend

down to earth doctor. makes you feel really comfortable, very personable. and spends quality time (no rush with your care) with your any and all of your concerns. recommend!

I had heel pain for 3 weeks now so I finally decided to go see Carolyn in her Dublin office. I got an appointment right away. She was very personable and made me really comfortable. She gave me a shot of cortisone and showed me some stretches I can do at home. She also told me to ice it and wear comfortable shoes all day.
I woke up this morning already feeling 95% better. I usually have a lot of pain when I get out of bed, not today (I sound like an old lady). Thank you Carolyn.