翌朝、膝の痛みで目が覚める。随分と痛いが大丈夫だろうか？と心配になる。週末に状況が好転しなかったら来週の月曜日には医者に行かなければと考える。今日は土曜日。そうだ、土曜日は近所の整形外科医院が開いていると思い当たる。この医院は数年前、最初に左足の踵に痛風が発症した際に通院した医院なので、痛風が再発した可能性が頭をよぎる。翌週の火曜日には大事な用事で東京に行く予定もあり、早急な回復が必要なので、これから件の整形外科医院に行くのがベストと思い決める。痛風の発症（3）に続く。
I woke up next morning, disturbed by the pain in my left-side knee. I became concerned with the acute pain. I thought I may have to go to an orthopedic clinic next Monday if the situation doesn’t improve on the weekend. Then, I remembered a near-by orthopedic clinic was open on Saturdays. This was the clinic I visited and been treated when I had gout for the first time, developed in my left side heal several years ago, which reminded me of a possibility that gout has developed again. As I had an important meeting to attend in Tokyo on the next Tuesday and therefore needed to recover quickly, I decided it to be the best to go to the clinic immediately. To be continued to (3).
I woke up next morning, disturbed by the pain in my left-side knee. I became concerned with the acute pain. I thought I may have to go to an orthopedic clinic next Monday if the situation doesn’t improve on the weekend. Then, I remembered a near-by orthopedic clinic was open on Saturdays. This was the clinic I visited and been treated when I had gout for the first time, developed in my left side heal several years ago, which reminded me of a possibility that gout has developed again. As I had an important meeting to attend in Tokyo on the next Tuesday and therefore needed to recover quickly, I decided it to be the best to go to the clinic immediately. To be continued to (3).
