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Here is my growing old tale:

I don't drink a lot of water. A little during a workout, maybe once or twice a week at lunch but that's about it. What do you think is in Coke, wine, Crown, or beer? Last time I looked its not a solid. I don't really have a point here. Just saying I don't drink of lot of plain 'ol boring water, which may or have contributed to the story I'm about to tell.

Just a few background deets:

Went to Austin a few weeks ago. I think the whole time there I took a few drinks of water at night. Other than that, it was beer or Crown. Felt good going down to.

Got and back and a day or so later, complained to the wife that I had some neck pain that led to some minor headaches which is weird for me in that I never get headaches. I chalked it up to sleeping funny and figured some Advil would cure everything. BTW, I'm not building up to the fact that I have aids so please don't be expecting a huge pay off. Just sharing my growing old story.

So last Wednesday I had a day trip where I had to get up at 4am for a Southwest flight. Still having neck pains and some pressure behind the eyes but still taking Advil. Trip went great and capped off the flight with a double Jack on the rocks but I remember there was this dude behind me coughing up all kinds of SARS and what not.

So the next day, last Thursday, I wake up and feel all kinds of achy and weak and stuff. Took my temp rectally a couple of times just for good measure and got it up to 102. Once I got the kids off to school I went back to bed and couldn't get enough blankets on me. I was like wtf, do I have the flu? That's why I got the shot. I could only manage to shuffle to and from the bed and the bathroom and kitchen where I was thirsty like a mofo. I've always heard to drink plenty of fluids in situations like these so I kept drinking as much as I could. Took Advil on schedule and got plenty of rest.

So the next day I felt tons better and could actually walk around and stuff but I still had headaches and felt pretty week. I figured by Sat I would would be pretty much back to normal but in the back of my mind I was getting worried about this neck pain and headaches.

Sat was slightly better and I decided to ween myself off of Advil. Went to House of Somey for the kids to play with each other and I even through back a few glasses of wine. Figured I was finally getting back to my normal self. Still felt to ill to play golf so with me, you KNOW I had to have been sick.

Sunday came and the weakness and headaches persisted. I told the wife I was going to the doctor tomorrow if I don't get any better.

Went to the doctor today with a low grade fever and they told me I must have had a viral infection. Viral infection, unlike bacterial infections, are the ones you just have to fight though. They gave me a steroid shot and and B12 shot. Cleared up the pain pretty good. The B12 shot has given me tons of energy so right now I'm feeling pretty good. Not sure what to do if the pain comes back. Was wondering if I need to see a chiro or something.

Sucks getting old.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:09 pm ]
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Monday I was feeling some pain in meh left foot which gave me a bit of a limp. Resting made it feel better but then I woke up in the middle of the night last night and the shit hurt like a sweet holy son of a bitch. It was all puffy and red and hurt at the slightest movement. Walking was damn near impossible so I dug out the crutches from the bone death episode. I went to the doctor and he determined my foot was eaten up with gout, which I thought was something only mighty pirates got when they run out of fruit at sea. Turns out that's scurvy but I probably have that, too. Anyway, I got 4 vials of blood drawn, 2 x-rays, 2 bottles of pills, a shot of roids in the buttocks, and a foot rub from a dude with a stethoscope. All that and no goddamned lollipop. What a fucking mess I am.

Author:	Sweet Greggo [ Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:33 pm ]
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Well that escalated quickly.

Author:	or somesuch [ Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:39 pm ]
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Hi tit. I too, have the gout. It's a bitch.

Author:	cap [ Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:55 pm ]
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Rich man disease

Author:	or somesuch [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:43 am ]
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I had it when I was dirt poor, too. I was having an outbreak about once a month, generally caused by beer or shellfish, neither of which I was about to give up. Some outbreaks were worse than others. I played our last softball season on a mild case of it. It's also the reason I had to dice the Top Golf GNO. My knee was the size of a coconut. That may have been my worst bout. That's when I (my wife) decided enough was enough and I went to a rheumatologist. I take 400 mg of allopurinol per day. Haven't had an outbreak since.

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Author:	Tit Whistle [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:24 am ]
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Everything felt fine this morning so I came to work. While walking in, it still hurt and I suddenly wished I milked it for another day off. I'm pretty sure it was caused by getting off the diet and enjoying a couple burgers and carbonated beverages in the past week. The big flare happened after a dinner of stir fry with shrimps, which seemed perfectly healthy at the time. My blood work results should be back today or Monday and I'll find out about meh uric acid levels. Maybe I'll get put on that allopurine stuff too. I'm all for it. Bring on the meds!

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:40 pm ]
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My uric acid level is 9, which is too high. Gotta get it back down to 6. 300mg of Allopurinal has been prescribed. somey can point to scoreboard if he wants.

Author:	or somesuch [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:47 pm ]
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Surprised they're throwing you on 300 mg so early. That generally leads to being more prone to attacks. You're prone to attacks just by getting on it in the first place, until your body gets used to it. Mine was 9 in April of 2010. They put me on 100 mg. Went down to 8.8 a month later. Raised it to 200. Went down to 8.6. Raised it to 300. Wend down to 8.4. Raised it to 400. Went down to 5.2 and I've been around that since then. It's possible I could go down, but my doctor doesn't want to risk it.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:10 pm ]
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He doesn't want to check my level again for 3 months so he probably figures 300 should do some damage. Am I supposed to take this the rest of my life because if so, "Shit!"

Author:	or somesuch [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:24 pm ]
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Don't know. Your doctor only wants to see you every three months (Two years later, I'm still going regularly), so I can't answer your question other than maybe he's lazy or doesn't care about you. I'm willing to take meds every day for the rest of my life if I can continue to consume beer and/or shellfish.

Author:	or somesuch [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:25 pm ]
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Prez, please put this thread in classics.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:28 pm ]
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Not yet. I got more growing old to do.

Author:	Sweet Greggo [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:14 pm ]
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So fried shrimp can give you foot herpes? This does not bode well for the greggo.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:43 pm ]
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Weirdly, shrimps are one of the worst foods for cholesterol. Scallops are full of suck too. The doctor said I can still eat them just not so much, which is fortunate cuz those little shits taste awesome.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:52 am ]
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Woke up this morning, started to sneeze I had a cigarette and a cup of tea I looked in the mirror what did I see A nine stone weakling with knobbly knees I did my knees bend press ups touch my toes I had another sneeze and I blew my nose I looked in the mirror at my pigeon chest I had to put on my clothes because it made me depressed

Author:	Sweet Greggo [ Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:01 am ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: Woke up this morning, started to sneeze I had a cigarette and a cup of tea I looked in the mirror what did I see A nine stone weakling with knobbly knees I did my knees bend press ups touch my toes I had another sneeze and I blew my nose I looked in the mirror at my pigeon chest I had to put on my clothes because it made me depressed Cos the boys in rr are always soft Keep eatin that crap and your health goes south Even if you eat right and go for walks Old is gonna catch you no matter what

Author:	jim jack [ Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:26 am ]
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Hopefully it didn't involve them putting a gloved hand up your ass.

Author:	TerdFerguson [ Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:34 pm ]
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If you do happen to eat shrimp and or scallops, please update my "things I'm currently eating" blog. Thanking you in advance.

Author:	Trained Goucho [ Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:08 am ]
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Gout, gout, get it all out feet are 2 things you can't do without Come on- You're balking at shoes Come on.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:49 am ]
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Had blood work the other day. Meh uric acid levels are back to normal so there should be no more gout as long as I stay on the meds. My cholesterol is high, but I already knew that. Good news is it's gone down a good chunk in the past year. Gonna take some meds to get that down further. Also, my thyroid is mildly hypothyroid. Guess what? I get to take meds for it. <---heavily medicated

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:05 pm ]
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Last night while getting ready for bed, I noticed the right side of my groin area above my dong was all huge and protruding. It felt like a muscle something-or-other. Mrs Tit dug out our big-ass medical book and we looked up a few things. She was thinking it's prostate related, but I think it's either a groin pull or an inguinal hernia. It doesn't hurt, but it looks weird. I'll find out what it is and how to deal with it tomorrow around 8:15. This thread should be in the blog area.

Author:	cap [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:30 pm ]
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second boner?

Author:	fruitdog [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:33 pm ]
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pitchers and catchers have reported, could be your baseball weeny?

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:02 pm ]
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fruitdog wrote: pitchers and catchers have reported, could be your baseball weeny? I'm really getting old when I pull something while other guys are working out.

Author:	Sweet Greggo [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:12 pm ]
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Probably a hernia. I had the same when I was 9 I think. You'll get shaved by a nurse and get a cool scar out of it. Good luck, buddy.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:19 pm ]
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That sucks for the nurse. Pubes-wise, I look like a 70s porn star.

Author:	Sweet Greggo [ Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:27 pm ]
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brown chicken brown cow!

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:12 am ]
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Yep, it's a hernia. Surgery sometime in the future. Twist: The doctor got to see all my junk.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:05 am ]
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I did not get fingered in the bunghole, no. It was quick and easy. My doctor is a good dude, and he even laughed when I said I'm a grower, not a show-er.

Author:	bigboy [ Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:53 pm ]
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You should thank the baby jeebus that it's not a prostate infection. I had one when I was 17 and it was pretty awful. 3 months of antibiotics and I didn't shit right for the whole summer. I would have gladly traded it for anything that could have been repaired surgically.

Author:	VBF [ Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:49 pm ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: Yep, it's a hernia. Surgery sometime in the future. Twist: The doctor got to see all my junk. I was hoping it was extra/hidden pee

Author:	cap [ Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:23 pm ]
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Tit Whistle wrote: I did not get fingered in the bunghole, no. It was quick and easy. My doctor is a good dude, and he even laughed when I said I'm a grower, not a show-er. he didn't allow fluff up time?

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:41 pm ]
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cap wrote: Tit Whistle wrote: I did not get fingered in the bunghole, no. It was quick and easy. My doctor is a good dude, and he even laughed when I said I'm a grower, not a show-er. he didn't allow fluff up time? I took a moment to chub up, but it didn't make much difference.

Author:	Trained Goucho [ Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:59 am ]
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Author:	TerdFerguson [ Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:57 pm ]
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Here is my growing old tale: I don't drink a lot of water. A little during a workout, maybe once or twice a week at lunch but that's about it. What do you think is in Coke, wine, Crown, or beer? Last time I looked its not a solid. I don't really have a point here. Just saying I don't drink of lot of plain 'ol boring water, which may or have contributed to the story I'm about to tell. Just a few background deets: Went to Austin a few weeks ago. I think the whole time there I took a few drinks of water at night. Other than that, it was beer or Crown. Felt good going down to. Got and back and a day or so later, complained to the wife that I had some neck pain that led to some minor headaches which is weird for me in that I never get headaches. I chalked it up to sleeping funny and figured some Advil would cure everything. BTW, I'm not building up to the fact that I have aids so please don't be expecting a huge pay off. Just sharing my growing old story. So last Wednesday I had a day trip where I had to get up at 4am for a Southwest flight. Still having neck pains and some pressure behind the eyes but still taking Advil. Trip went great and capped off the flight with a double Jack on the rocks but I remember there was this dude behind me coughing up all kinds of SARS and what not. So the next day, last Thursday, I wake up and feel all kinds of achy and weak and stuff. Took my temp rectally a couple of times just for good measure and got it up to 102. Once I got the kids off to school I went back to bed and couldn't get enough blankets on me. I was like wtf, do I have the flu? That's why I got the shot. I could only manage to shuffle to and from the bed and the bathroom and kitchen where I was thirsty like a mofo. I've always heard to drink plenty of fluids in situations like these so I kept drinking as much as I could. Took Advil on schedule and got plenty of rest. So the next day I felt tons better and could actually walk around and stuff but I still had headaches and felt pretty week. I figured by Sat I would would be pretty much back to normal but in the back of my mind I was getting worried about this neck pain and headaches. Sat was slightly better and I decided to ween myself off of Advil. Went to House of Somey for the kids to play with each other and I even through back a few glasses of wine. Figured I was finally getting back to my normal self. Still felt to ill to play golf so with me, you KNOW I had to have been sick. Sunday came and the weakness and headaches persisted. I told the wife I was going to the doctor tomorrow if I don't get any better. Went to the doctor today with a low grade fever and they told me I must have had a viral infection. Viral infection, unlike bacterial infections, are the ones you just have to fight though. They gave me a steroid shot and and B12 shot. Cleared up the pain pretty good. The B12 shot has given me tons of energy so right now I'm feeling pretty good. Not sure what to do if the pain comes back. Was wondering if I need to see a chiro or something. Sucks getting old.

Author:	VBF [ Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:09 am ]
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My balls hit the water when I sit on the toilet.........how's that for old.

Author:	Tit Whistle [ Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:24 am ]
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You just got a viral infection, Ted. It has nothing to do with water or booze unless you drank an infected bottle of Crown. But you should drink more water just to help you piss out the pollutants.