{"id":2785,"date":"2024-07-07T19:03:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T23:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2024-07-11T18:44:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T22:44:26","slug":"that-cement-you-put-between-tiles-or-a-baby-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/07\/that-cement-you-put-between-tiles-or-a-baby-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"that cement you put between tiles or a baby plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s been about a year since I got \u201cmaybe\u201d diagnosed with gout<\/em> and it came roaring back at the end of June.  It started on a Friday and I popped a pill from my prescription and hoped it wouldn\u2019t last.  By Saturday, I was hobbling around and by Sunday I was using a cane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought it was getting better, but then it started to hurt badly enough that I was losing sleep.  I had a couple of rough nights of only a couple hours sleep and nothing seemed to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I elevated it. I put pressure on it. I used an ice pack.  I took my prescription. Added an anti-inflammatory.  Even tried a Tylenol PM which lasted all of an hour before the pain came roaring back and woke me up.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was miserable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oddest bit was when I tried to get comfortable. I would hurt, move a little, and it would stop hurting for a tiny moment. And then it would hurt again. I would spend hours making small movements until I was exhausted and I’d eventually fall asleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hobbled around the office for a couple of days and tried to get an appointment lined up with a podiatrist that a friend had recommended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It slowly got better – though my foot remained red and swollen – and I took pictures of it when it was at its worst so I could show the doctor.   My appointment is in a few days and in the meantime I\u2019ve got a stinging pain in my ankle and on my other foot it feels like I\u2019m walking on a marble when I\u2019m barefoot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a mess, but I\u2019m getting better at getting around with a cane. I guess that’s something.   I\u2019ll update once I have my appointment and we get a better handle on what\u2019s going on – and if I really have gout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting old is not much fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edit: Doctor’s appointment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had my doctor’s appointment and it was kind of a waste of time. I got there early, filled out the requisite paperwork, and waited for the doctor to come into the exam room.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I explained I was there for two things – to confirm a diagnosis of gout and to investigate an intermittent but somewhat frequent needle sharp pain in my ankle.    I showed him pictures of what my foot looked like in the middle of the maybe-gout flareup and he said that\u2019s what it looked like.  I had also marked the exact spot on my ankle where I was getting the sharp pain and he confirmed that exact spot has a nerve that was likely getting pinched.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He commended me on the accuracy of the mark, but things went downhill for the treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The doctor wrote a prescription to get some blood work done and another one for a steroid to take just as the next flare-up happens.  If I take it soon enough, then it won\u2019t be quite as bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked him what to do to prevent a flare-up and he suggested home remedies like cherry juice.  When I asked what to do to hurry it along when it happens he said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIf you figure that out, let me know,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For the sharp pain, if it was worse, then a cortisone shot would help.  But, since it\u2019s not debilitating, he wouldn\u2019t recommend it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that was it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went on my way to get my blood drawn and then went on into work. I got the results later that day that showed uric acid in my blood on the high end and the doctor\u2019s admin called me to confirm the gout diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I should check the internet for treatment options and drink some cherry juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millions of people all over the planet have gout and we\u2019ve been getting it for hundreds of years.  And still, this is the best we can do.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science, you have let me down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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