Yesterday, I experienced pain like I've never had before in my life (that I can remember). My knee got worse Friday morning and continued to get worse through the day, to the point where I made a doctor's appointment for Tuesday, but by supper time, Darlene said I'd be a fool to wait that long to see someone. So, off we go to a medi-centre after supper. I was in agony. So sitting there for two and a half hours was all I could take.The doctor thinks I have gout. She totally dismissed the previous doctor's diagnosis (infection), as to actually scoff at it. So I was given a very strong anti-inflammatory and I'll need a blood test to see if I have the indicators of gout. I was glad to get something, because by 9pm, the pain was so bad it brought tears to my eyes. Luckily, this morning, I feel much better.
But seriously, what kind of a name is gout. Why can't it have a more impressive sounding name like Ankylosing Spondylitis?
1 comment:
Take yer Allopurinol 300 mgs daily like a good patient and soon your gout will be under control. The alternative to gout is kidney stones, old wives tale to be sure but true more often than not. Retro
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