about a square peg in a round hole

Here’s a bit of trivia for you.

Q: What do you do if you have high uric acid, resulting in slight inflammation in your fingers, which the doctors have repeatedly assured you that it’s not serious, but saw it fit to prescribe you on anti-inflammatory drugs anyway, effectively turning you into a 22 year old semi-hypochondriact?

A: You take the darned pills as prescribed, till you get the well-documented side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs, wake up on New Years day with an insanely upset stomach which feels like its won the gastric lotto jackpot, pop more pills (Losec) and slurp 10ml of tasty Antacid every couple of hours.

Argh. I am in serious discomfort. Would be nice if I could take a painkiller, but HELLO! That causes stomach problems too!

Can you say Catch 22?