So the hospital appears to have been right on the money. It's gout, and the colchicine broke that cycle.
Unfortunately...
The x-ray department wrenched my foot one side and the other taking pictures of the ankle to check for breakages. In the process, they inflicted a bad sprain on my knee. So basically no sooner does the pain in my ankle finally fade away, but my knee is in screaming agony, and I can't move. Icing and elevating the knee finally brought the swelling down last night, and I got a decent night's sleep for the first time in a week. The ankle plus the new knee injury probably totals several months of healing and rehabilitation in order to get walking ability back.
Sometimes the universe hates me more than others. This holiday appears to be one of those times...
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
Unfortunately...
The x-ray department wrenched my foot one side and the other taking pictures of the ankle to check for breakages. In the process, they inflicted a bad sprain on my knee. So basically no sooner does the pain in my ankle finally fade away, but my knee is in screaming agony, and I can't move. Icing and elevating the knee finally brought the swelling down last night, and I got a decent night's sleep for the first time in a week. The ankle plus the new knee injury probably totals several months of healing and rehabilitation in order to get walking ability back.
Sometimes the universe hates me more than others. This holiday appears to be one of those times...
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.