Gout It Out

I am starting to sense a prescription for anti-gout drugs in my future.

If you have it, you know what I mean.  It’s amazing that something with such a goofy name and reason for being could be this painful and distracting.

It’s not dehydration today, either, though I might have made it flare back worse late yesterday by getting less hydrated than I should have, despite Deb’s best efforts.  Today, well, you could say I have frequent, clear indicators of being well hydrated.

It’s still mainly the left foot, but I’ve had hints of it or worse today or recently in the other foot, ankle, elbow, hand, and knee.  This is making me look back and wonder about how much I was having gout symptoms over the years.

I’d rather avoid making an issue of it, and I’ll damn well try to avoid seeing the doctor before my next scheduled appointment, in early October (though I likely will have seen him a number of times before then and could probably just bring it up and provoke an on-the-spot “appointment").

At least last night I actually ate something rich in purines.  We had steak burritos with refried beans.  Mmmm… steak.  Leftover steak is also what I’ve eaten so far today.  None of this current episode is anything like the time it flared after I ate a ton of cold cuts for a few days.  Weird.

Posted by on 07/26 at 01:57 PM

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