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a seagull posted:Unrelated to the current discussion, before a couple of weeks ago plantar fasciitis was just some weird thing that happened to other people, and I am now fully aware of what it is and I'm not happy about it. get a lacrosse ball and roll your feet with it. it’s cheaper than whatever other poo poo people will try to sell you and it’ll do the same thing
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a seagull posted:Unrelated to the current discussion, before a couple of weeks ago plantar fasciitis was just some weird thing that happened to other people, and I am now fully aware of what it is and I'm not happy about it. Next up: Waiting for GOUT.DOT
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Gout is no joke. I've got a genetic predisposition to gout/kidney stones (my dad gets one or two stones a year even on an aggressive diet for it) and gout is basically just a few days of absolute hell and hobbling around. First happened when I was 23 years old. There's a medieval image of a demon gnawing on a toe, and it's is very very accurate. It's like you have glass embedded in the meat around your joint. So good luck goons, don't eat stuff high in purines like organ meats. Or tuna. Or green leafy vegetables.
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a seagull posted:Unrelated to the current discussion, before a couple of weeks ago plantar fasciitis was just some weird thing that happened to other people, and I am now fully aware of what it is and I'm not happy about it. This was me but with bunions. Wear good fitting shoes everybody! Edit: gout too. gently caress I haven’t had it in a few years but hope to never go through that again Cat Hassler has a new favorite as of 07:30 on Aug 1, 2023 |
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Captain Monkey posted:Gout is no joke. I've got a genetic predisposition to gout/kidney stones (my dad gets one or two stones a year even on an aggressive diet for it) and gout is basically just a few days of absolute hell and hobbling around. First happened when I was 23 years old. There's a medieval image of a demon gnawing on a toe, and it's is very very accurate. It's like you have glass embedded in the meat around your joint. If it's the picture I'm thinking of, it's not exactly mediæval. Anyway beer is still the #1 cause. 
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Aug 1, 2023 07:51
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Oh I thought it's origin was that era. My mistake. And yeah, alcohol is the biggest culprit.
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I should get a nice print of that, now I look at it. To remind me. e: From a patient's point of view, I think it made no difference whether you had gout in the middle ages or in Victorian times: no cortisone not to mention allopurinol, right?
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a couple months ago I was humming Aerosmith's Fever, and I suddenly realized what "we're all here, cuz we're not all there tonight" means. It doesn't mean "we're all here instead of over there." It means, "we're all here because we're mentally unstable due to drugs and alcohol."
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My wife developed plantar fasciitis maybe two years ago, just switching to more supportive sneakers when going out and having supportive inside shoes pretty much fixed it.
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Insoles helped my traumatic plantar fascitis. That and deciding not to jump down from 2m onto concrete for a while.
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Tree Bucket posted:For a while? Being real life Q*bert has its disadvantages.
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Thanks for all the tips. Gonna try all of them. Having your body go "lol gently caress you" suuuuuucks.
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Once it recovers a little, you gotta work out that area so it doesn't happen again Stand still and slowly go up and down on your tiptoes. 20 reps every morning, stretch out the tendon
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a seagull posted:Having your body go "lol gently caress you" suuuuuucks. Let me tell you about arthritis!
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I should get a nice print of that, now I look at it. To remind me. Honestly it's not too different these days either. Allopurinol can reduce it by a few days, but it can also make it crystallize harder for a day and make it feel much much worse. And if you're in the US (only experience I have, may be the same elsewhere) it's contingent on your doctor getting it to the pharmacy quickly and without trying to make you shove your feels-like-it's-full-of-glass foot into a shoe to drive to their office to verify 'yep that's gout'. The actual flare only lasts 2-3 days usually (for me at least) then it's just the meat around your joint recovering from being macerated internally. The only big shift is better knowledge of how to reduce purines in your diet. Avoiding beer was known back even in the Middle Ages I think, but if you're mid-flare up, eating the wrong diet can extend it. edit: edited Yngwie Mangosteen has a new favorite as of 19:57 on Aug 2, 2023 |
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Well, no doctor here would presrcibe Allopurinol to a patient who's having a gout attack. It's meant to be used as a preventative, not curative. The standard (nowadays, although old and bad doctors won't know it) is a short oral corticosteroid course in diminishing doses, whatever strong anti-inflammatory pain-killer the doctor thinks works (it'll be  anyway), and loads of water or milk. If it's like middle ages -bad, I guess they'll do a cortisone injection. 1½-2 weeks after the attack has subsided (if there is doubt) they'll check your bloodwork to actually diagnose gout, and prescribe Allopurinol if you're a dumb-rear end like me who fucks up several times a year.
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Megillah Gorilla posted:Let me tell you about arthritis!  
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It's normal to put both salt and pepper on a fried egg, but not on a boiled egg.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Well, no doctor here would presrcibe Allopurinol to a patient who's having a gout attack. It's meant to be used as a preventative, not curative. The standard (nowadays, although old and bad doctors won't know it) is a short oral corticosteroid course in diminishing doses, whatever strong anti-inflammatory pain-killer the doctor thinks works (it'll be Good info! I haven't had one in ages, so I clearly got mixed up about how to fix it.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:It's normal to put both salt and pepper on a fried egg, but not on a boiled egg. We always used to put cinnamon on them
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Captain Splendid posted:used to Until you got arrested for food crimes?
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Captain Splendid posted:We always used to put cinnamon on them Both?
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Captain Splendid posted:We always used to put cinnamon on them Sweet sundae Ramen style eggs
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Both? Boiled, fried and poached. I think it was a Lebanese thing
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Captain Splendid posted:Boiled, fried and poached. I eat a lot of cinnamon, but I can't imagine the taste with just egg. I guess I'll have to try come time to break fast.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I guess I'll have to try come time to break fast. 1 ewwwwww 2 coming on an egg after it’s been cooked kind of defeats the purpose
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Never happy with the amount of eggwhites,
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Captain Hygiene posted:Until you got arrested for food crimes? They used to, and they will continue to do as well, inshallah.
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Captain Monkey posted:Honestly it's not too different these days either. Allopurinol can reduce it by a few days, but it can also make it crystallize harder for a day and make it feel much much worse. And if you're in the US (only experience I have, may be the same elsewhere) it's contingent on your doctor getting it to the pharmacy quickly and without trying to make you shove your feels-like-it's-full-of-glass foot into a shoe to drive to their office to verify 'yep that's gout'. The actual flare only lasts 2-3 days usually (for me at least) then it's just the meat around your joint recovering from being macerated internally. came across a 1600s ointment for gout the other day: boil pigeon poo poo in old beer until it becomes a porridge, then wrap it around the affected area
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flavor.flv posted:Stand still and slowly go up and down on your tiptoes. 20 reps every morning, stretch out the tendon This is harder than I thought, but then I am very fat. At first I kept my hands on the wall for support but then I got to thinking wobbling to keep balance is probably also good for all the little ankle-things (science term invented by doctors)?
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Okay, but like, wtf. I read that, I'm hammered, smoking a cigarette in one hand and poo poo posting in the other, and I got bored before I got tired or ran out of gas. Is putting yourself on your tip toes really that hard for goons? Edit: somewhere around 100 I tipped over and almost ate poo poo. I guess that's schade. Caught the fence and rebalanced myself and gave up. Ironhead has a new favorite as of 11:59 on Aug 3, 2023 |
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Ironhead posted:Okay, but like, wtf. I read that, I'm hammered, smoking a cigarette in one hand and poo poo posting in the other, and I got bored before I got tired or ran out of gas. Is putting yourself on your tip toes really that hard for goons? It's not a fitness exercise, it's a stretch. Also it's not putting yourself on your tip toes so 
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I just found out that Quisp was a real cereal. I always thought it was fictional. Turns out I had conflated it with Twip, a joke brand that was the subject of fake ads on TV Land in the 90s. The fake ads ran alongside actual old ads for Quisp. I was a kid and I thought it was all made up!
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And apparently it had a related cereal, Quake, with a construction worker theme. My mom was super nostalgic for those cereals for some reason.
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crispy critters cereal complete with Jimmy Durante mascot was apparently real too. Quarry was still a joke, right?
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Carthag Tuek posted:came across a 1600s ointment for gout the other day: boil pigeon poo poo in old beer until it becomes a porridge, then wrap it around the affected area Thanks I'll give it a try.
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5TonsOfFlax posted:crispy critters cereal complete with Jimmy Durante mascot was apparently real too. Those things were a staple when I was a kid, I have a lot of nostalgia for them even though they were on the bland/mushy side as far as kids' cereals went. I also found out that this family company is the top search result for the phrase, I know what they meant but all I can picture is flamethrower-based pest removal  
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