Deuce, you'll appreciate this. Sometime last night I noticed some swelling and pain in my big toe. It kept me up a little last night, but nothing sever, it's happened before. Well... Today I've self diagnosed myself on webMD as having gout. It's almost cut & dry... the symptoms, the causes... It's caused by too much uric acid in the blood, which in turn is caused by too much beer, meat, fish, and even soft drinks in your diet. All of these are staples in my diet. I've read that 6 in a 1000 men are effected... I almost feel special. But of course if it's true and I do have gout, what does that mean? Reading about it they talk about medication, blah blah blah... why do you need full-time medication for something that "flares up" every 2 years or so?? Hmmm... but wait, I guess it could lead to other issues around too much uric acid in the blood. In order to reduce it you need to reduce the beer & meat in your diet. F that, maybe I need medication.
So, I'm taking the afternoon off to rest my foot as being cramped in my Ermenegildo Zegna's all morning didn't bode well for the toe. Hopefully clears up tonight, then I'll get it checked out eventually...
david wells had gout and had to miss a few starts a few years ago. i always thought it was from being fat and lazy in combination with beer, but if that were the case, more than 6 in a 1000 ppl would have it. 600 in a 1000 in the US alone.
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