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Wife says I have gout, wtf is gout? Update: No gout; shrimp and red meat still on the menu
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:01 am
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:01 am
The ball of my foot started hurting a couple days ago and by today it was swollen and the constant throbbing stabbing pain had me ready take it off with an m18 hackzall. It came upon me completely out of nowhere. Wife (who is a shade tree pediatrist, among several other areas of medical expertise) tells me I 100% have gout. But wait, I thought that was for fat people? I eat healthy, don’t drink and how low body fat. I never get any sicknesses, conditions or diseases. How can I have the gout?
Can any of the grossly obese 30-50 year old fellows of the OT confirm this diagnosis?
If you’re like me,you’ve only heard of gout because of “Lunch Lady Land”.
Can any of the grossly obese 30-50 year old fellows of the OT confirm this diagnosis?
If you’re like me,you’ve only heard of gout because of “Lunch Lady Land”.
This post was edited on 9/8/21 at 3:01 pm
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Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:04 am to olgoi khorkhoi
Clean it up with some scrubbing bubbles and a wire brush.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:08 am to olgoi khorkhoi
"Fauci enters the chat"
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:08 am to olgoi khorkhoi
I could be wrong but gout sounds old or fat.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:09 am to HooDooWitch
Wife prescribed a epsom salt soak, but I’d have to hang my foot down to do that. I actually kind of enjoying her waiting on me while I lay in bed. Had I not let her diagnose me, she wouldn’t be so invested in my recovery.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:09 am to olgoi khorkhoi
Rub some dirt on it
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:09 am to olgoi khorkhoi
quote:
Wife says I have gout
Code for “I ain’t fricking you for weeks”
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:11 am to olgoi khorkhoi
I'm 6'00" and 180 lbs so I guess I'm in the outlier category because that shite has been an issue with me since I was 28.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:13 am to jimbeam
Rubbing dirt on it might be what got me in this mess. My theory is that I spent several hours in the sound at Navarre beach playing with the kids the day before onset. It seems pretty obvious that I’ve contracted a flesh-eating bacteria. I even started antibiotics and prednisone that I had laying around and within a couple hours the pain has subsided as long as I don’t try to walk. I think this confirms that it’s a flesh-eating bacteria.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:15 am to olgoi khorkhoi
Lay off the red meat.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:17 am to olgoi khorkhoi
Take 800mg of Ibuprofen (Aleve) in the morning and early evening
It will go away. If you start getting it more often, gonna need some meds from the doc.
I have a few family members with it. Dreading the day I get it. shite is hereditary.
It’s not for fat people or old people. It was called the rich mans disease cause it typically flares up from eating red meat, shell fish and drinking beers.
Has to do with your body creating crystals in your joints because you are either producing too much uric acid or your body isn’t getting rid of it quick enough
Tell your wife to relieve the pain by sucking the uric acid out through your man straw
It will go away. If you start getting it more often, gonna need some meds from the doc.
I have a few family members with it. Dreading the day I get it. shite is hereditary.
It’s not for fat people or old people. It was called the rich mans disease cause it typically flares up from eating red meat, shell fish and drinking beers.
Has to do with your body creating crystals in your joints because you are either producing too much uric acid or your body isn’t getting rid of it quick enough
Tell your wife to relieve the pain by sucking the uric acid out through your man straw
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:20 am to olgoi khorkhoi
Interestingly enough, you were just posting about how you enjoy Arby’s and gout is common in people who eat a lot of deli meat.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:22 am to olgoi khorkhoi
It is a buildup of certain acids in your system that basically frick up your extremities, IIRC.
Certain kinds of food, like organ meats, are supposed to contribute to it.
Certain kinds of food, like organ meats, are supposed to contribute to it.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:23 am to olgoi khorkhoi
The first several times I had it, my left ankle was the culprit. It would pop up out of nowhere and feel like a severe ankle sprain. The first day was the easiest. The second day it would feel like my blood was on fire in the afflicted joint. Aleve or a similar anti inflammatory would take the edge off, but it still hurt like a mofo. The big toe is MUCH worse than the ankle though. I finally got sick of the recurring pain about 6 months ago and went to my doctor to get meds. So far so good.
ETA: On my doctor visit, the nurse went to take my pulse and I told her that I could tell her what it is without touching it. That bastard felt like a syringe going into my toe with every beat.
ETA: On my doctor visit, the nurse went to take my pulse and I told her that I could tell her what it is without touching it. That bastard felt like a syringe going into my toe with every beat.
This post was edited on 9/8/21 at 12:26 am
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:25 am to TigerOnTheMountain
The Arby’s is rare. I do eat a lot of seafood and shellfish, though. I had shrimp twice the day before it hit.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:26 am to olgoi khorkhoi
I get the gout occasionally. I guess it’s hereditary as my dads side of the fam (males) have always suffered from it. Mine flares up when I eat too much red meat, drink lots of beer or overdo it on shrimp. If I combine all the above, it’s a super gout flare
I drink lots of water and take Colchesin when I feel it coming on. It usually hits me at night and when I wake up my big toe feels like it’s broken. Sometimes I get it on the top of my foot. Sometimes the ball of my foot. It’s hot to the touch. Usually it goes away in a day, sometimes it takes 3-4 days. It’s painful as hell and sucks.
I drink lots of water and take Colchesin when I feel it coming on. It usually hits me at night and when I wake up my big toe feels like it’s broken. Sometimes I get it on the top of my foot. Sometimes the ball of my foot. It’s hot to the touch. Usually it goes away in a day, sometimes it takes 3-4 days. It’s painful as hell and sucks.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:28 am to olgoi khorkhoi
Trust her, don’t be a dummy like me and waste money going to an orthopedic doctor only to be told you have gout.
My ankle hurt so bad I honestly thought I had a broken bone, even though I hadn’t twisted it or anything. He gave me a prescription (I don’t remember what it was) to take for 7-10 days and after a couple days of the meds the pain was gone.
That was about 5 years ago and it hasn’t bothered me a bit since, I hope it stays that way because that shite hurts like a mf
My ankle hurt so bad I honestly thought I had a broken bone, even though I hadn’t twisted it or anything. He gave me a prescription (I don’t remember what it was) to take for 7-10 days and after a couple days of the meds the pain was gone.
That was about 5 years ago and it hasn’t bothered me a bit since, I hope it stays that way because that shite hurts like a mf
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:29 am to 14caratgoldjones
quote:
Colchesin
Works but gives me the flying shits.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:32 am to MrLarson
quote:
Lay off the red meat.
And shellfish.
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