CouchCoach
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I've got one you can add to your list....Gout.
My Dad had this one time and all I knew about it was the Henry VIII's bout with Gout and the belief by some that led to his death. There were actually many contributing factors to his demise. And the connection to obesity and Gout has always resulted from his case. It also revolved around a hedonistic lifestyle with rich foods.
My Dad said it was the most pain he's ever been in and I doubted that after a bout with a very mild case about 18 months ago. I thought 'this ain't so bad'. I don't think that any longer.
It is a form of arthritis that happens when uremic crystals form in the joint(s) and I cannot even imagine the plural of that but the most common one is the joint where the big toe joins the foot and I would have loved to have sent it to market. It was twice it's normal size and looked sunburned.
One of the major contributing factors are purines found in some food like shellfish and organ meat but the worst is beer. I am not a big beer guy and I don't think my preference for whiskey should have given me a case like this but my water intake is going to be more closely monitored from here on out.
To make it worse, yesterday was my birthday and I got $50 worth of King crab legs that I had to put in the freezer and hope they make it.
I sat there watching that game and couldn't even get excited about it because any sudden movement and my toe would go "hey, CC, you goofy old fool, lover of the rich food n whiskey, TOE here, HOWDY!!!!!!!!" It was like being electrocuted and I have discovered the connection between the toe and the brain is even faster than the testicles.
To make it worse, I wasn't looking forward to this birthday or any of them and I sat there feeling my age and fight it as I may, I cannot fight the depression of growing old. Me buckos, I was a sad man yesterday and feeling a little too sorry for himself. I know, I shouldn't, there are those much worse off than me but when you're lower than a pregnant snake's belly in a wagon rut, that just doesn't work.
So, watch your intake of the naughty things and make sure you hydrate yourself well.
My Dad had this one time and all I knew about it was the Henry VIII's bout with Gout and the belief by some that led to his death. There were actually many contributing factors to his demise. And the connection to obesity and Gout has always resulted from his case. It also revolved around a hedonistic lifestyle with rich foods.
My Dad said it was the most pain he's ever been in and I doubted that after a bout with a very mild case about 18 months ago. I thought 'this ain't so bad'. I don't think that any longer.
It is a form of arthritis that happens when uremic crystals form in the joint(s) and I cannot even imagine the plural of that but the most common one is the joint where the big toe joins the foot and I would have loved to have sent it to market. It was twice it's normal size and looked sunburned.
One of the major contributing factors are purines found in some food like shellfish and organ meat but the worst is beer. I am not a big beer guy and I don't think my preference for whiskey should have given me a case like this but my water intake is going to be more closely monitored from here on out.
To make it worse, yesterday was my birthday and I got $50 worth of King crab legs that I had to put in the freezer and hope they make it.
I sat there watching that game and couldn't even get excited about it because any sudden movement and my toe would go "hey, CC, you goofy old fool, lover of the rich food n whiskey, TOE here, HOWDY!!!!!!!!" It was like being electrocuted and I have discovered the connection between the toe and the brain is even faster than the testicles.
To make it worse, I wasn't looking forward to this birthday or any of them and I sat there feeling my age and fight it as I may, I cannot fight the depression of growing old. Me buckos, I was a sad man yesterday and feeling a little too sorry for himself. I know, I shouldn't, there are those much worse off than me but when you're lower than a pregnant snake's belly in a wagon rut, that just doesn't work.
So, watch your intake of the naughty things and make sure you hydrate yourself well.
