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Internal-Car8922 OP t1_j1rprgq wrote

Reply to comment by XavierHigdon in TIFU (actually TMIFU) and had to sit out Christmas dinner. by Internal-Car8922

Gout is extremely painful. Cancer can be too, but normally takes a while to get there. Gout goes from a twinge in the ball of your foot to "PLEASE CUT MY FOOT OFF NOW!!!" in about a day.

Gout won't kill you. It just makes you wish you were dead. If you have any doubts, a Google image search for it should convince you otherwise.

I pray you never get to know how bad it can be and successfully avoid it your whole life.

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Bluefairie t1_j1s0000 wrote

Gout sounds terrible! I’m so sorry you’re stuck with this. How/why does sunlight affect gout? For even the reflected light from the moon to affect you is next level extreme.

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Internal-Car8922 OP t1_j1s443q wrote

The sunlight thing is unrelated to the gout. Just more of the practical joke that has been 2022. It's a form of eczema that I never heard of before where you suddenly become allergic to sunlight. 30 seconds of sunlight, three minutes of shade, five minutes of full moon light and I get hives and rashes that look just like Poison Oak. And that itch like crazy! Two days later, and the skin peels like a third degree sunburn. It's just not groovy. I get to wear full head-to-toe coverage anytime there is sun around.

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Bluefairie t1_j1t3q9x wrote

omg you really won the poop lottery healthwise. Take care of yourself, you have my deepest sympathy!

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