Me, frustrated and struggling on crutches to negotiate the uneven camber and drop kerbs on the pavement: "Gotta slow down here, it's difficult."
Mum, walking beside me: "Wouldn't it be better if you put your crutches there and there?"
Me: I've had to do miles and miles like this, on sticks, you haven't taken one step yet!"
Me, in the GP's surgery: "I think I might have gout. I looked it up on the internet...[explains what I found online]... but I thought it was best to get a professional opinion as I could well be wrong."
GP: Well, the internet can be ok, it just depends on what you ask it and who wrote the answer. Let's have a look at your foot."
Me, getting boot off: "It is really painful here and here and was very swollen here. Also there is a painful lump here."
GP: "Hmmm, well it looks like gout! Or it could be something that isn't gout but just looks like it."
Me: