Shortly after returning from China about 5 weeks ago I woke up to a sharp pain in my left big toe. Initially I thought I twisted it somehow in my sleep and started to ice it down. But over the course of the next few days it got progressively worse with swelling. I started to do some research on the internet and came up with gout as the possible cause.
Immediately I started watching my caffeine intake and drink baking soda water and Apple Cidar vinegar. I also had to take ibuprofen every night before I went to bed otherwise I would wake up to a rude awakening. Two weeks go by and no change for the better. However I did start feeling lower back pain that eventually went to my neck. Okay now I am getting really frustrated. Not only can I not walk very well but I can't bend over or turn my head. Solution: more ibprofen. Not to mention my mom worried me about having diabeties. Thanks mom for that one. Also, I kept getting conflicting information from the internet as well from it being a nerve disorder to a sprain toe and even HIV. DUDE!!!!!
Finally I had enough. Last friday I checked around for a cheap doctor to go to (since I do not have insurance) and stumbled upon a practice for media, television and the arts. They asked if I had a SAG card and low and behold I did. They got me in immediately and ran tests with my blood and took xrays... all for only $25. I know!!!!!
Yesterday I get the news that everything is normal. Good to know that I do not have any life threatening disease but not good in the fact that I am back to square one. I did do some more research and found that even though it may not show up on an xray or blood sample that gout could still be present. So the past 2 days I have tried to drink as much water as possible in hopes of flushing this thing out.
I think I feel better but I won't know for sure until I am able to wake up in the morning without having to take ibuprofen the night before. I plan on waiting a few days before I try that again.
I am just hoping this thing gets resolved before Hawaii at the end of the month.
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