Enthralling Trails

  A few months ago my husband said that he had a bunion, I tried correcting saying it’s a banian, a vest worn in India. As he showed me his big toe, the bone jutted a bit, it was a bony bump on the joint at the base of his big toe with a ring-like swelling around it. He pointed it out and said, ‘This is a Bunion, I do get pain and swelling sometimes but today it seems hot and feverish” ‘Did you experience this earlier? I asked worried. ‘I remember it being worse a few years ago.’ We decided to consult our family doctor, Dr. Kannade, he has been an authorized medical authority and our family physician for many years. After listening to our concerns, Dr. Kannade prescribed a few medicines. Dr Kannade is also a good friend of mine, he is a regular writer, with many of his pieces published in the Times of India. The next day, the bunion seemed to be at rest, and the hotness and swelling near the toe disappeared. Dr Kannade then ordered a series of tests to rule out gout and other factors,