I have gout

[jackshandy]

That's the working theory, anyway. They won't know for sure unless they still have some fluid left from the synovial tap they did on Monday. I'm glad the doctor didn't think it was worth doing another synovial tap. Those things are not very fun. If he's right the new drug I'm taking will fix things up in a couple of days. Meanwhile, maybe I

Comments

[fengshui]

Ouch! We all hope you feel better.

More info, for the curious, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gout

[ptevis]

And here I thought gout was just for Romans, European nobility, and Founding Fathers.

[zellandyne]

Yes. It's very old school to get gout.

[gwentevis]

Eeek! I doesn't sound like fun. I hope you get feeling better soon.