u/squeeby

A month ago I had the worst pain of my life in my right knee.

7 hours in A&E, all clear and go home. Here’s a single ibuprofen.

Went to the docs the next weekday, I mention gout runs in the family and get given colchicine.
A week of being unable to walk followed by a long couple of weeks recovery and I’m back to being mobile with minimal pain.

Had a blood test and confirmed gout.
Offered Allupuinol and a change to lifestyle choices.
I declined allupurinol to begin with as wanted to see if I could get by with just changes to diet.

Ate modest, cut out any alchohol, low purine diet choices. Gradually feel 100%.

Until this morning. Out of the blue, unable to straighten other knee without pain.

Now it’s 1:00am the next morning and I cannot escape the pain. Ibuprofen and paracetamol aren’t touching the sides.
It’s feels like hot lava is building up in my knee.
It feels like someone’s driving a red hot poker through the front of my kneecap and out the back.

There’s no escape. And I’m quickly running out of options.
No ice left. Maxed dosage of painkillers for the next 4 hours and I’m so fucking angry at this!

Writing this helps take my mind off the searing pain.
I hope this is over quicker than the last one. I can’t deal with the weeks of immobility again.