Saturday, January 14, 2017

End of Gout

As one may recall, I was wearing a Holter Monitor last weekend. A Holtor Monitor is worn for 48 hours and records what is happening with the heart during that period with everything one may do during that period...except showering.

I returned the Monitor last Monday and got a message from Dr B's office on Thursday. I called in yesterday and talked to good ol' Steve. He informed me that Br. Byazrova wants to do another Ablation. The results from the monitor provided enough information for her to make that decision. 

Steve told me he would get it set up and let us know.

Dr B primarily works out of Coeur d'Alene and would prefer to do the Ablation in her lab there rather than in Spokane. I told Steve I will go wherever Dr. B is comfy.

I am still firmly in the grips of gout but it is much better today than a week ago. The trajectory of this ailment goes like this. 

I felt the first twinges of soreness in my knee two weeks ago, all the way back to last year on December 31st. I probably felt it even before that date but I can definitely say I felt it on the 31st.

The zenith of pain was last Saturday and today, a week later, I am almost pain free. There is just enough to remind me it's still visiting and will probably return.

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