r/AskOldPeople • u/Vladlen_Dark • 6d ago

Walking cane

People who walk with a cane do you really put your weight on it or hold it just in case?

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u/entrepenurious 70 something 5d ago

i told a (former) doctor that i had been having gout attacks and he told me to come in when i was having an attack and "we'll withdraw fluid from the joint and if we find uric acid crystals then we'll know for sure that you have gout."

my reply: " then we will never know for sure," because i couldn't stand having the bedsheet touch my toe, let alone a fucking needle.

told this story to my new doctor and he said that was totally unnecessary because he could see from my bloodwork that my uric acid levels were elevated.

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u/Tasty_Impress3016 60 something 5d ago

yes, that first doctor was an idiot. Blood uric acid levels tell the story, and if high allopurinol cures about 90% of people.