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Misery loves company: so please allow me to tell you about my corn

If any teenagers out there are considering their future careers, I’d suggest chiropody. It’s AI proof and you’d never be out of work

Misery loves company: so please allow me to tell you about my corn

TL;DR

  • The author suffers from a severely painful corn on the side of their left foot.
  • The corn causes pain when walking, standing, sitting, and sometimes sleeping.
  • A corn is medically defined as a keratin excrescence formed by pressure.
  • Self-treatment and over-the-counter remedies have proven ineffective.
  • Finding an appointment with a chiropodist is challenging.
  • Chiropody is suggested as a viable, AI-proof career for young people.
  • The author's corn is surrounded by a callus, described as a 'volcano'.