My Left Foot

Yep. I've got gout. Had it for a while. Flare ups come and go, and are quite agonizing. I was hoping that the surgery would help my uric acid levels. So far, six months out, and no change.

Going to have to wait until I see my endocrinologist (in two months) before anything is done pharmaceutically speaking, for it. I'm starting myself on tart cherry extract, and hoping it'll help.

I get my bloods done a month from now, so a month should be a good indicator of whether it's working or not. Thinking good thoughts.

The pain isn't isolated to the metatarsal-phalangeal joint (left foot), but also higher up on the instep, where I also am suffering (Dx'd by my podiatrist) post-traumatic osteo-arthritis at the site of a fracture I sustained 35 years ago, which happens to have burrs/spurs at the fracture site (never healed smooth).

Between the gout and the fracture issue, it's a perfect storm of pain in my foot.

Note to self:
5/27/11
Uric acid level: 7.2

Let's see what August's figures will be.

Breaky Noms!

Total thus far: 65#

Made a small batch of these last night.
Essentially they are eggs baked in mushroom caps, with a little pecorino
and prosciutto, and minced scallion.
Calories 130-140 approx.
Protein 11-12 gm, approx.

Recipe:

6 large button type mushrooms, destemmed
6 large eggs
Pecorino cheese (1/2 tsp per mushroom cap)
Prosciutto (1/2 oz per mushroom cap)
Scallion minced (a few pinches per cap)

Procedure:
Preheat oven to 350 (thereabouts, I really don't remember!)

In standard size muffin pan, spritz with Pam or other aerosol type oil spray. Place mushroom cap, top side down, in muffin pan. Spritz that, too. Sprinkle a little black pepper on it if you're so inclined.

Sprinkle mushroom cap w/1/2 tsp. Pecorino cheese (Yeah, yeah, you can use parmesan or even grated swiss; but I wanted pecorino). Crack egg into it. Sprinkle w/scallion, and layer prosciutto over the top.

Bake for 30 minutes (thereabouts) until the egg is set.

Enjoy.

Relating Entirely Too Much To Fat Bastard

Blessed are you, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Noodle of the Universe,
Please.
I beseech thee.
*DO NOT* Vaginatize my neck if/when I lose the next 60#.
~Raaaaaaaaaa-men!!!