a) It is a tophus and is caused by gout attacks
b) there is a growth in the bone of the foot - but it is benign.
To find out what caused it, I visited the polyclinic for the first time in my life. I had to join 6 queues over 3 hours and only saw the doctor for 10 minutes. I now know why Singaporeans loved the time spent in queues - especially if they can take the time off from their work.
The polyclinic took an X-ray of my foot. The doctor studied the image and reported that is is most likely a tophus. I will be visiting a specialist in the hospital to see if they can remove the projection.
Go NUH Emergency instead of waiting for your next appointment.
ReplyDeleteMy mother had similiar growth on her hand. A south asian specialist at ktph did not know what desease. He instructed an expensive scan 6 weeks later. I immediately rush my mother to NUH Emergency and attended by a local doctor. The diagnosis: Gout. After 1 day medication, she is well. My lesson learnt:: second opinion helps, don't wait if suffering.
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