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Hey everyone, Sorry for the long silence, but youll understand why pretty quickly Since Christmas, Ive been pretty sick. Its not a life-threatening illness (well, as long as its treated in timeotherwise, it can lead to fatal kidney failure), so no need to worry. However, its been quite debilitating. Ive had occasional gout attacks for years, but this past Christmas, I had a particularly severe oneone that hurt really, really bad. Let me explain quickly: Gout is caused by a buildup of uric acid, which forms crystals in different parts of the body. In my case, it affects my ankles and feet (for now). Basically, my body struggles to eliminate uric acid properly, which comes from foods rich in purines, like meat, cabbage, beer (not an issue for me since I dont like it), and more. Up until now, my gout attacks were sporadiconce or twice a year. But in 2024, Ive already had four. So, with my doctor, I finally decided to start long-term treatment to help my body eliminate uric acid more efficiently and get rid of the deposits already in my system. However, theres a side effect: the uric acid being removed has to pass through my bloodstream before being eliminated. Some of it gets flushed out, but the rest can trigger temporary gout attacks. And since Christmas, Ive already had four more. On the bright side, that means the treatment is working. But on the downside, a gout attack is as painful as breaking the affected joint (before getting any pain treatment for the fracture). So yeah, its literally unbearable. The go-to treatment for a gout attack is Colchimax, a mix of colchicine and opium powder. Its very effective, but as you can guess, the presence of opium makes it addictive (so I have to be careful not to overuse it). And, well it makes me delirious and completely unable to focus on anything for more than ten seconds (you wouldnt believe how hard it was to write this message). So, its a necessary evil, but as long as I have uric acid in my system, its going to be rough. On top of that, as some of you know, I have a 4-year-old kid. And, well, little ones are basically biological weapons of mass infection. He managed to give us both COVID and a nasty case of strep throat. Add to that the fact that this winter has been unusually cold (at least for this region), and that Ive had ear problems since childhood (both my eardrums were perforated by ear infections, so I still get them regularly), and you can probably understand why there hasnt been a single day since Christmas where I wasnt dealing with some kind of health issue. But again, the good news is that winter is ending, and the gout treatment is working.
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