(15-11-2015, 10:12 AM)El Gordo Wrote: Is it definitely arthritis? I've had an on-off problem with gout over the years, and you're at the right sort of age.
I've had a toe problem for about 6 months -- though it seems to have finally taken some time off over the last month. Had a blood test but it seems this one isn't the auld enemy. The doc has concluded that it could well be the onset of some arthritis problem. "You are are at a good age for it", he cheerfully said.
On the plus side, I've finally managed to start turning the fitness corner -- or at least, I've identified the distant corner through the fog of my lassitude. More when I have it.
[Edit - sorry, written before the Paris outrage, and before I read your thoughts on it. Been hidden on a tab since Friday and just spotted.]
Well EG, I've had three independent diagnoses of arthritis, so it seems a fairly safe bet. And yep, they all make the same 'you're the right age for it' comments with me, too. Doctors seem oblivious to the fact that we pay good money for those irritating, bleeding obvious statements. Sheesh.
Turning the fitness corner, eh? This is great news indeed, but why wait until you're there before telling us about it? The journey is the thing. Write, man, write!
I must away. W*rk beckons with its skeletal digits and drooling fangs.
Shudder.
Nooooooooooo!vember
