A few months ago I was diagnosed with gout. Very painful
that I wouldn't wish it on people I might not like or even hate. My doctor at
Duke Medical in Knightdale, North Carolina prescribed Zyloprim and Indocin to remove
the buildup of uric acid from my system. By that night I could actually sleep
without screaming in pain.
My follow-up appointment was in two weeks. Until then he asked
me to drink only water. This way the water with the combination of the medicine
could quickly flush out all the extra buildup of uric acid from my system. It
was the most difficult two weeks of my life.
When I had to pee, it felt like one of the Great Lakes was
making its way into the toilet bowl. Plus for the first week I had to deal with
the daily volcanic eruptions taking place in my belly. It would give the
impression to people all around me to believe that Godzilla was nearby as my
butt cheeks were very well clamped hard together.
By my next doctor’s appointment all was well. That is until
I noticed my weight. Earlier this year I had my physical and with my weight recorded
from two weeks earlier I noticed that I was gaining weight. Yet my clothes were
getting looser and I was starting to use another notch on my belt to keep my
pants from falling down. I had also cut down on if not completely out of
drinking sugary drinks and eating foods with high fructose corn syrup in it.
I mentioned this to my doctor who told me that my muscle
growth was increasing as my fat cells were decreasing. If I keep drinking water
and watching the types of foods that I eat then not only will I not get gout
again but I will have a more muscular built as my fat cells will be more
in-line to my body structure.
He did mention that I should continue to get plenty of exercise
each day. And I have noticed that for the past two weeks that I have a lot more
energy than before. So when it comes to getting plenty of exercise, I try to
get plenty of it. But my wife is starting to hate it for I keep waking her up every
night to “exercise”. Hey, that’s over a few hundred calories a session and a
lot better and cheaper than going to the gym and a lot more fun at that.
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