Please somebody know that reference.
So, after doing well on my diet and walking for exercise, the ironically sense of humored universe kicked me in the butt with a bout of gout.
If you don't know what that is let me enlighten you. Gout is caused by the kidney being unable to process the protein strains of red meats and shellfish and so depositing crystallized uric acid in the joints of the foot. For me it starts as a sharp ache in the big toe and then moves into the ankle causing swelling and a constant sharp pain. Any motion increases the pain a hundredfold. I can't put any weight on the foot, and there's really nothing that I can do to alleviate it.
Luckily this time I had some pain killers that I popped like candy and I was able to hobble about that way. The gout is waning now, so in a few days I should be back to normal and back on my routine. I haven't weighed myself in the week and a half this has been going on because I don't want to be disappointed in what the scale will say. Anywho, once I'm back able to exercise and diet again I'll be back on the weight loss wagon.
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I thought Bleak House or Persuasion, but that didn't seem right so I turned to Google. It's Calvin & Hobbes! Google also told me that vitamin C, cherries and yogurt can help decrease the uric acid crystals. Good ol' Google!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the gout sounds like a big suck fest. I'm sorry for your pain. I can't imagine how much that must hurt.
It is indeed Calvin & Hobbes. One little bit of comic gold.
ReplyDeleteI will go get some Vit C and Cherries then. I don't know about the yogurt...it has been known to get angry at me and do evil things to my tummy.
Oh, that sounds so painful! I hope it's better now.
ReplyDeleteI read through your blog, and I love your honesty. It's really nice getting to know a bit more of the real Joe. I'm looking forward to reading more. :)