Gout thread 2: Son of gout thread

[a duncandisorderly]

I thought I had gout in my right big toe, but on examination it turned out to be damage to the joint caused by my kicking a district-line train as it pulled out of barons court without me one morning.

I'll tell you what, though- the train learned its lesson, & now it waits until I'm on board. worth it.

[wooders1978]

Had a shocker last night and got myself off to docs today and she switched me from naproxen to colchicine which she helpfully told me is specifically for gout pain - would of have been helpful to prescribe that in the first place one might think
Also got me allopurionol sorted for when this elbow fucker dies off

[Lost Oliver]

My dad has gout. Sounds bloody awful.

[Voltan (Man of Steel)]

Had a shocker last night and got myself off to docs today and she switched me from naproxen to colchicine which she helpfully told me is specifically for gout pain - would of have been helpful to prescribe that in the first place one might think
Also got me allopurionol sorted for when this elbow fucker dies off

Ooh, colchicine! Nothing more fun than colchicine-induced squits at 3 in the morning when you're having to sleep on the floor downstairs and you're almost totally immobile.

[Blue Jam]

No, tennis elbow is something different. The medical term for it is lateral epicondylitis and as someone who has suffered from it, it is indeed a cunt but nowhere near the pain and discomfort of either bursitis or gout. I've had it in both arms for 18 months now and I'm fucking sick of it. I don't even like tennis!

I am currently seeing an occupational health  physiotherapist for epicondylitis- in my case it's honestly not from wanking, it's a repetitive strain injury induced by excessive pipetting, the most nerdy injury ever... anyway, I've had hip bursitis before and that was very different, mainly because sitting still made it worse while moving about made it better, while with epicondylitis moving my arm makes it worse.

A couple of tips from my physio, which seem to be working for me:

* Use Voltarol (diclofenac) gel- it's not the cheapest medication but it shits on ibuprofen.
* A tubigrip-type bandage will do fuck all, so get a lateral epicondylitis clasp like this one and wear it whenever you're doing repetitive or strenuous wanking tasks. These things put pressure on the tendon, effectively shortening it and restricting the extent to which you can extend or flex your elbow so you never lock out your joint or crunch it too much. Again, they're not cheap and you will look like Donald Trump playing golf but it'll be worth it.
* Do some exercises like the radial nerve floss and others you can find on YouTube.

I've found the Voltarol and the Donald Trump golf cunt enbow support the most effective things, along with modifying my workplace routine to give me a bit of rest some weeks. Go to a physio if you can- go through werk if possible or go private at a FASIC sports clinic, it'll be worth it..

[Blue Jam]

As for gout, I've never had it, you decadent fucks. Has anyone here ever had colchicine for it? I have some at werk, in a bottle with some scary warnings on the label. It's fascinating yet terrifying stuff:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_poison

[boki]

Having a bit of a flare-up at the moment, so that's beer and meat out for another day or two, I guess.  Tried a bit of voltarol on the foot this morning and I think it's helped a bit.

[wooders1978]

Having a bit of a flare-up at the moment, so that's beer and meat out for another day or two, I guess.  Tried a bit of voltarol on the foot this morning and I think it's helped a bit.

Volterol is a bit of a godsend for the mild flair ups - also dulls things ok in a baddy

Apart from a very mild case of the  "two bobbers" earlier colchicine is working wonders

[Cuellar]

any pics

[Blue Jam]

One of the side effects of colchicine is hair loss, but I guess that's not a problem for most CaBbers.

[wooders1978]

any pics

I'm not out the woods yet so keep an eye on your dms

[wooders1978]

One of the side effects of colchicine is hair loss, but I guess that's not a problem for most CaBbers.

Not read that - fuck, I'm sweeping over somewhat as things stand

[Voltan (Man of Steel)]

any pics

[wooders1978]

I thought he meant my of two bob bits - how humbling

[Voltan (Man of Steel)]

Yeah, I'm always looking for an excuse to whip out glamour pics of my trotters.

(Have now edited previous post to render above sentence nonsensical).

[Nice Relaxing Poo]

One of the side effects of colchicine is hair loss, but I guess that's not a problem for most CaBbers.

What about phimosis as a side effect though?