Heh. I can probably match that. For the last week, I've had gout in my right ankle. It's a build-up of uric acid crystals in the tendons and ankle joint, which causes continuous pain, like someone's jammed a knife into your leg, and just left it there. The Naproxen they prescribed for me didn't work. Some people have issues with it. It causes their kidneys to temporarily stop eliminating excess uric acid, which means if you do the math, even though it relaxes the muscles, the problem isn't going away. So when you get off the stuff, you're right back where you started. And guess what? I'm one of those people.
So, five very long days after this started, I travel to the hospital, and they prescribe Colchicine. It's not a fancy drug or anything. A couple hours after taking it, the pain just sort of fades away. Now I just have to deal with the recovery period. Everything south of the knee hurts if I so much as twitch it. But at least it only hurts if I move it, and not even when I'm being motionless. I can live with this. Besides, they also prescribed Perkocets for the pain, so I should be good for a while there, too.
But, yeah. I'll be very glad when this is all behind me. Not the best holiday I've ever had...
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
So, five very long days after this started, I travel to the hospital, and they prescribe Colchicine. It's not a fancy drug or anything. A couple hours after taking it, the pain just sort of fades away. Now I just have to deal with the recovery period. Everything south of the knee hurts if I so much as twitch it. But at least it only hurts if I move it, and not even when I'm being motionless. I can live with this. Besides, they also prescribed Perkocets for the pain, so I should be good for a while there, too.
But, yeah. I'll be very glad when this is all behind me. Not the best holiday I've ever had...
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.