• LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    I’ve been struggling with gout in my knee and ankle off and on. When it gets bad I’m almost immobile and I broke down and finally bought a cane to help me hobble around when it’s at its worst.

    Mine also came from Ukraine and like you I wanted something with personality. I got an oak, ball top style stained cherry and I love it!

    • NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social
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      7 months ago

      Same. It’s awful. It’s not gout obviously but the stiffness in my knee and ankle is the most debilitating. Ironically I didn’t break my ankle or my knee. My hip was broken and keeping my foot still for the better part of a year has been problematic for movement ever sense.

      The hip aches a lot but I can tolerate that by modifying my walking and using the cane. I still haven’t figured out how to get the stiffness out of my ankle and knee.