feeling down

[Quickfeet]

My uncle and cousin just brought over some furniture. Thanks to my gout flare up I was completely useless. My uncle is in his sixties and I'm just standing there watching. I had to take vicodin so I could stand. I really would have felt like a piece of shi* if had sat there and watched. I'm paying the price for saving that little bit of pride. My foot hurts so bad I want to cut it off. I'm going to take two 10/325 norco's for the pain and then lay in bed the rest of the day. How exciting. what a great life.

On the bright side, at least not every day is this bad.

[Dianejt]

 

[Jean]

 

[Rerun]

And that is how you have to look at it "not everyday is that bad".  Otherwise you would go crazy.  I feel bad for you and hope the Gout subsides soon.  Best wishes and hugs.   

[billybags]

Quickfeet, sorry but I had to smile, Quickfeet and you've got gout in them. I bet they are not very quick now, only joking. My husband used to suffer terribly with gout, he says it is so painful, he takes gout meds every day now and had to stop having a drink of bear years ago, and touch wood it has worked.I think it has something to do with uric acid in the blood and an inability of the kidneys to adequately clear uric acid from the body. Shellfish, certain medications, and an excess of alcoholic beverages may increase uric acid levels and cause gout attacks. Hope you get some relief soon.

[Quickfeet]

Billybags you figured it out!  I have had problems with gout for the the last ten years. Fatigue from CKD plus gout equals Quickfeet. I picked the name to be funny but also to give the finger to my diseases. It's that "I am not my disease" thing. My feet are quick, its the diseases that are slow.

I guess I forgot all that when I started this thread. I am not useless. My gout took me out of the game today. If my helpers were in as much pain as I was, they wouldn't be helping either. I almost never give myself credit for the strength I have. If I was weak, I would be skipping my PD exchanges. I would stop taking my 13 daily perscriptions. I would bury myself in drugs and alcohol.

You are right about all that gout info too. Medically I'm doing everything I can. I take Uloric for my uric acid (my uric acid is now almost down to a safe range). My gout hasn't shown to be sensitive to any food triggers. This particular attack might be linked to my increase in protein for my dialysis diet. I started my Prednisone so it should clear up with in a few days.

[Bajanne]

I am truly empathize!  I have had off and on gout attacks over the last years.  Sometimes it is absolutely crippling.  I am supposed to be taking allopurinol when I am not having an attack.  When I do have an attack, I take indomethacin.
Hang in there and keep on keeping on. 

[Sunny]

Just do the best you can to get through the next few days. The gout should subside soon. I've had it too and know how much pain you must be having.

[looneytunes]

QF, I sure hope things are better for you soon.   

[paris]

Hope tomorrow is better.  There is no way to explain to someone how bad the pain of Gout is (and I have had 4 children!!).   

[monrein]

Nothing worse than gout...people who've never had it simply have no idea. I hope the attack subsides soon.   

[galvo]

Gout is the pits!

[Jean]

Sorry you are in so much pain from this. Hope it gets better for you soon.   

[billybags]

Quickfeet, are they tapping now? Hope the gout has gone. I didn't mean to sound like I thought you were into the booze. Are you?  My husband has been on allopurinol for about eight years, is Prednisone the same thing? could not resist this.

Happy feet, put on those Happy feet, come on sing along.

[peleroja]

Yeah, some days you step in it and some days you step over it!  Hope you get to feeling better soon.

[natnnnat]

Peleroja:  hee hee!  well put!
quickfeet:  sympathy, gout is soooo terrible.  When my DH gets it he cant even stand having the sheet on his feet, has to stick them out in the air.   But hopefully you're tapdancing with billybags now, all gout a distant memory once more...

[kitkatz]

I know what you mean about feeling useless. A friend of mine is losing her house and all I could do was sort bills and paper work for her.  No heavy lifting, no moving of anything.  I make a great sidewalk supervisor.  Sigh!

[Quickfeet]

Billybags, uloric is similar to allopurinol. the prednisone helps reduce the inflammation.

I didn't mean to sound like I thought you were into the booze. Are you?

Nope, just wish I was.

[Quickfeet]

I make a great sidewalk supervisor.

And was that one of the days where you looked sick enough to supervise, or one where everyone tells you how great you look?

[Stoday]

Nothing worse than gout...people who've never had it simply have no idea.

Yes there is — people who say your gout is a consequence of luxurious living, scoffing lobster and foie gras washed down with aged Cognac.

Er... did you enjoy... 

Sorry, my joke. You have my sympathy really.

[Quickfeet]

Thank you, everyone.

I won't say all the things I want to say because it would be too depressing. The short version; if i didn't have my daughter, I would just put myself out of my misery. I'm going to stay away from the site for a few days. I need to pretend to be normal for a little while.

Best of luck everyone. 

[MooseMom]

It's summer, and this is the season in which to enjoy your daughter.  Little girls love having their daddies around; it doesn't take a lot to entertain them.  Tea parties in the back garden, teddy bear picnics, watching Disney films about princesses, having lunch together...simple pleasures that don't take fully functioning kidneys to enjoy.  Have fun!  Your daughter is the best medicine that money cannot buy.

[Lillupie]

Nothing worse than gout...people who've never had it simply have no idea. I hope the attack subsides soon.   

Yup you are right. We  who dont have gout have no idea. I had to look it up myelf.

quickfeet, I will pray that you feel better.

Lisa

[CharmedMist]

My husband has neuropathy in both feet, so I can sympathize. Tasks that used to be "no big deal" are now terribly hard. IE: Mowing the lawn.

Little things hurt him, you can walk by and accidentally brush his feet and it hurts. We are all very careful.

I also know it's been hard on him watching others do things for him that he can't do. But, I always try to remind him of the things he can do.... bring laughter to our life, love us entirel and continue to fight the good fight in regards to the illnesses he battles.

Sure, he  might not have the "physical" strength of some guys, but he has more mental and emotional strength than most others. As I'm sure you do too.