Quick update - not much time. I'm feeling better right now than I have in months and months. Still a lot of general aches and pains undboutedly caused by years of gout, but almost all gouty feeling is gone from my body currently. I figured I may feel a twinge or two from the meat I ate over the past weekend, but so far, nothing has materialized. I even mowed the lawn last night (not a small lawn, either), and beyond some muscle soreness, feel great.
I did go in to get my blood tested this morning. I will get the results back next Thursday when I see my doctor. I will also be asking him for some colchicine and will give this drug another go. It will mainly be used as a preventive device for when I do feel some gouty twinges.
Anyway, happy to report that things are going pretty well. I just hope they last longer than a few days this time around! I've been deceived by my body far too many times to get my hopes up too much.....
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Nate: " I've been deceived by my body far too many times to get my hopes up too much....."
ReplyDeleteSorry, buddy, your body did NOT deceive you ONE TIME. It REALLY only told you that YOU deceived IT and YOURSELF. (Remember the saying about computers: You get OUT what YOU put IN!?!?!?
Hmm, well, doing what I was with the best information I had at hand and being extremely gout conscious, I'd say that there was no way that I was deceiving my body. That would take me doing things that would go against my best known interests for my body - and I wasn't doing that. I haven't cheated on my diet, missed taking any of my pills, haven't snuck in a drop of booze and was going far above and beyond what any doctor had told me to do, trying to gather and act upon the best known information available to me. Technically, that's not deception. My body on the other hand, after trying to do what I thought was best, would feel good for a few days and then go haywire for weeks on end. Not necessarily deception, but the reactions sure weren't what I expected (or been told to expect).
ReplyDeleteI understand what you're getting at, but we're all learning as we go here!
Nate, I wasn't talking about the present. I know you've been a "good boy". I am talking about way back which holds true for just about everybody, particularly when no one knew what to do.
ReplyDeleteTrue, true. I was an evil little bastard and beat the absolute hell out of myself! I abused my body for far, far too long - and I AM paying for it now.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're feeling better. How's the knee? Have a good weekend!
Thanks, Nate. Things are starting to look up. I am walking without any bandages on my feet for the first time in almost 6 months.
ReplyDeleteYou have a good, healthy, enjoyable weekend, too.
keep it up! you have helped a lot of gout sufferers like me with your regular update of post. gout remedy
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