Lille OSC v Aston Villa Europa League Pre Match

[Dave]

Gout is a bastard.

It really is. I get it twice a year like clockwork, once in late October and once in late Feb / early March. Just finished getting over my Spring bout, and it's literally the worst.

[Jon Crofts]

I used to get it, haven't had it for a few years now, big toe and ankle, bastard thing.

[aldridgeboy]

Gout is a bastard. Thankfully in Europe you can buy really strong tablets over the counter...try them

Thanks all. I considered a chemist on way to station but just coming into London. Medication usually staves it off. This one’s a bastard though!!!

Steroids ordered off doc so hopefully not too much more pain for long.

UTV

[aldridgeboy]

Gout is a bastard.

It really is. I get it twice a year like clockwork, once in late October and once in late Feb / early March. Just finished getting over my Spring bout, and it's literally the worst.

Yes it’s strange. I get it once or twice a year. No real reason why. This is a top 3 though.

[Dave]

There are definitely seasonal things that bring it on - whether it's a temperature, or a daylight, or an atmospheric pressure thing or something else but there's something external happening that causes your body to react in a certain way.

[aldridgeboy]

Three months of rain stopping maybe !!

[dave.woodhall]

Gout's one of those illnesses people have no sympathy for because they think it's self-induced. Until they get it.

[aldridgeboy]

Very true Dave. Myself included. A fiend gets its and used to think “ how bad can that be you can’t  go out”.


Answer is very very bad !!

[stubbsyandy]

I would not wish it on anyone…excruciating

[steamer]

Anti Inflammatory ablets
Never travel without them
 

[Chris Smith]

I’ve never had it but my eldest son has had it flare up a few times although neither of his brothers have, there seems no obvious reason why.

[Somniloquism]

I would not wish it on anyone…excruciating

As a fellow sufferer, same here. I've had it really bad twice. Once right after Covid started when my whole leg was inflamed and I was sent to the hospital to confirm it wasn't a blood clot from Covid, and once a couple of years ago when I just couldn't walk or even get my shoe/slipper on. Just had a minor case a few weeks ago which was just some soreness for a few days. 

[aldridgeboy]

Anti Inflammatory ablets
Never travel without them
 

Neither do I. Prescription ones. They haven’t even touched the sides !

So the Eurostar got in 10 mins late. Meaning I missed my New Street train.
Ticket bought for the next one, which was obviously delayed around Cov. That meant as we pulled into New street, the 1416 to Shenstone pulled away on next platform.

This isn’t a good day. Having a go on the lottery on the way home.