Rash decisions rarely produce good results, and Mayiduo would likely agree.<\/p>\n
The 34-year-old local content creator revealed in an Instagram post yesterday (April 23) that he was recently hospitalised after doing a pull-up.<\/p>\n
Recounting what had happened, Mayiduo, whose real name is Kelvin Tan, said he had taken his six-year-old son Zi En to a playground when a fitness corner caught his eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It sparked a thought: “Can I still do a pull-up with my current weight?”<\/p>\n
When the boy said he had no idea what a pull-up was, his dad gave him a demonstration.<\/p>\n
“I did a pull-up and let go. When I landed, my feet felt weird,” Mayiduo recalled.<\/p>\n
While he was alright that day, he “couldn’t walk at all” by the third day. “It hurt so much that I couldn’t sleep at night,” he said.<\/p>\n
Thinking he suffered a fracture, Mayiduo went to the hospital: “When I arrived at the hospital, I was thinking, ‘Could it be gout? Because I have gout but it’s different. Gout usually doesn’t hurt that much.”<\/p>\n
After X-ray and MRI scan, doctors found no fractures or new ligament tears.<\/p>\n
The diagnosis? Severe gout.<\/p>\n
“I realised gout can be induced by trauma,” said Mayiduo.<\/p>\n
“So guys, insurance is a must. Because this ‘staycation’ cost me more than $4,000,” he added.<\/p>\n
He reminded his audience: “If you’re overweight, don’t geh kiang (Hokkien for making rash decisions without thinking) [and do a] pull-up.”<\/p>\n
According to the National University Hospital, gout is a chronic disease with intermittent painful arthritis, commonly in the big toes, foot, ankles or knees.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Symptoms include joint pain and inflammation, as well as tender, sensitive and sore skin around the affected joint, and difficulty and pain in walking during an acute attack.<\/p>\n
Gout attacks usually occur in one joint and can be triggered by certain foods, alcohol, certain medications, physical trauma, or certain illnesses. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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