Official Gramps' Memorial Politics Forum OT Thread #3

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Welp.. some bad news today. I apparently have gout. 27 years old, not overweight, perfectly healthy aside from elevated liver enzymes. But all I eat is red meat, fish and beer. Let this be a lesson to y'all.

Also my father has it and my grandfather did as well so I am obviously genetically predisposed, but I definitely contributed with my diet and sporadic alcoholism.

Hurts like a sonofa*****. I was hoping for opiates but all I got was prednisone, though doc did say the heavy dose I'm on should leave the foot feeling much better tomorrow. I hope he's right- I can't put any weight on it at all atm.
 
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MercyPercy said:
Welp.. some bad news today. I apparently have gout. 27 years old, not overweight, perfectly healthy aside from elevated liver enzymes. But all I eat is red meat, fish and beer. Let this be a lesson to y'all.

Also my father has it and my grandfather did as well so I am obviously genetically predisposed, but I definitely contributed with my diet and sporadic alcoholism.

Hurts like a sonofa*****. I was hoping for opiates but all I got was prednisone, though doc did say the heavy dose I'm on should leave the foot feeling much better tomorrow. I hope he's right- I can't put any weight on it at all atm.
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Years ago I had a few really painful (you know what I'm talking about) episodes but, at least in my case, they dropped off drastically in both frequency and intensity. I didn't do anything different as I still eat/drink like an Irish hyena.

A friend's dad has it bad and I know there are drugs available that can help as he keeps some around he swears by and will always have handy.
 
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MercyPercy said:
Welp.. some bad news today. I apparently have gout. 27 years old, not overweight, perfectly healthy aside from elevated liver enzymes. But all I eat is red meat, fish and beer. Let this be a lesson to y'all.

Also my father has it and my grandfather did as well so I am obviously genetically predisposed, but I definitely contributed with my diet and sporadic alcoholism.

Hurts like a sonofa*****. I was hoping for opiates but all I got was prednisone, though doc did say the heavy dose I'm on should leave the foot feeling much better tomorrow. I hope he's right- I can't put any weight on it at all atm.
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That's rough, MP.

How long before you're on your feet again n
 
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hndog609 said:
Years ago I had a few really painful (you know what I'm talking about) episodes but, at least in my case, they dropped off drastically in both frequency and intensity. I didn't do anything different as I still eat/drink like an Irish hyena.

A friend's dad has it bad and I know there are drugs available that can help as he keeps some around he swears by and will always have handy.
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Yeah, the doctor said they don't go to he preventative medicine until you have a few episodes, they just want me to drink less beer and eat less meat. Bummer.

You gotta teach me your secrets.
 
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McDad said:
That's rough, MP.

How long before you're on your feet again n
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Doc seemed very convinced that after my first dose of prednisone I would be able to at least put enough weight on it tomorrow to hobble around a bit. I'm dubious as I cannot currently put any weight whatsoever on it (going to the bathroom has become a struggle of life and death) but I hope he's right. They need me at work and I'm sure I'm 400 deep in my inbox..
 
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MercyPercy said:
Doc seemed very convinced that after my first dose of prednisone I would be able to at least put enough weight on it tomorrow to hobble around a bit. I'm dubious as I cannot currently put any weight whatsoever on it (going to the bathroom has become a struggle of life and death) but I hope he's right. They need me at work and I'm sure I'm 400 deep in my inbox..
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What dietary changes are you making?
 
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McDad said:
What dietary changes are you making?
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Less beer, less seafood, less red meat. My three favorite things...

It's not like I don't drink water or eat fruits and vegetables, I do. I would guess the beer contributed a whole lot along with being genetically predisposed.
 
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MercyPercy said:
Less beer, less seafood, less red meat. My three favorite things...

It's not like I don't drink water or eat fruits and vegetables, I do. I would guess the beer contributed a whole lot along with being genetically predisposed.
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Had a few bouts myself. Always due to malnutrition, drug/alcohol abuse, and lack of sleep. I could grab my toe, and make it click like gears. Weird ****in sound to hear coming out of your bones.
 
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MercyPercy said:
Less beer, less seafood, less red meat. My three favorite things...

It's not like I don't drink water or eat fruits and vegetables, I do. I would guess the beer contributed a whole lot along with being genetically predisposed.
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Might be easier to amputate your toe.
 
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apevol said:
Had a few bouts myself. Always due to malnutrition, drug/alcohol abuse, and lack of sleep. I could grab my toe, and make it click like gears. Weird ****in sound to hear coming out of your bones.
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I don't want clicking toes.

I'm about to eat a whole lot of rice crispies made with weed butter to put me down, hopefully by the time I wake up from the haze my foot will be feeling a little better.
 
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McDad said:
Might be easier to amputate your toe.
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The funny thing is, I'm not getting the most severe pain in the toe area. I'm getting it in the middle of the foot/ankle area, though the toes do hurt as well. Just not as much.

Amputate the whole damn thing and give me a rollerblade foot.
 
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