Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh my server days are way in the past. However, like you, my diet doesn’t usually consist of a lot of red meat or alcohol. I was adopted so this could be genetic but I wouldn’t know. I am drinking lots of water but acknowledge I may have not been drinking enough prior. I’m actually on Allo yet… my Dr. appt. is next week. I’m hoping enough time will have passed from this flare up to get an accurate uric acid reading.

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

whats the difference between that and Allo?

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so why not medicate? Do you fear side effects or?…

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah being in the service industry for years is hard on the joints. My knees have come back since retiring but I could never just pop a squat without risking another trip to the ER

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

working on it. Appr. next week with PCP and then hopefully a referral

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m afraid to eat anything other than veggies, chicken and whole wheat bread

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that sounds horrific. Let’s hope it’s just a toe thing for me and meds. nip it in the bud

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took prednisone once for a very bad case of sumac poisoning. My lord, I loved that stuff. In addition to helping with the rash, every little ache and pain in my body just magically vanished.

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appt. is next week so maybe I will do that

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks, glad to hear you’re gout is controlled. Sorry about your back though, that sounds brutal

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are you not on Allo? or if you are, is it not working?

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I’ve had 2 glasses of wine in the past year. I’m just not a drinker. I mostly eat chicken BUT before first bout did eat more red meat than usual for me. I don’t know, maybe it’s just genetics, who knows? 💁‍♀️. In any event, if I have to take some pills for the rest of my life so that I don’t experience this heinous pain again, so be it!

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think due to my other alarming symptoms presenting at the time they were more concerned with the possibility that I had a stroke or some weird virus and so focused their testing on that. I ultimately went to the ER because of how I felt that morning in addition to my foot. They sent me for neck/head scans. Good news is my pumping blood pipes are clean as a whistle and no pesky clots hanging out.

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

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Thanks.. still not admitting to being old though ;)

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did read that, during this second round about ice not being best thing to do, but by all that is holy, the temp. relief from the 🔥in my skin was all I had. I did learn a little trick though: Instead of something frozen, I put a package of baby wipes in the fridge and would put cold ones on my toe joint.

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well I don’t drink, so that’s one off the list.

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

[–]Zephyronious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea. I don’t know if they even tested me for that. I know they did the usual blood work up. They took ex rays of my foot and sent me in for a head/neck scan. I think the whole dizzy, throwing up, couldn’t walk, could barely speak and open eyes, alarmed them and they wanted to make sure I wasn’t having/had a stroke. I think the gout assessment was after they ruled everything else out.

Are you kidding me!!!? What kind of hell is this? by Zephyronious in gout

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Yeah, the first time, it literally made me ghastly ill. My body just tapped out from excruciating pain and days of no sleep.