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04-05-2013, 05:10 AM
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04-05-2013, 11:51 AM
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My neighbor in his later 50s has it in his feet. He hobbles around and once in a while needs a wheel chair. If you saw him walking down the sidewalk and didn't know him you'd think he's a drunk. Luckily, we live in a tight urban neighborhood where where the restaurant, vet, doctor, supermarket et al are within a few blocks of each other, so he can get around the neighborhood if slowly. He's a big baseball fan.
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04-08-2013, 05:04 AM
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Folks,
I use a TENS unit (electro-stimulation therapy) for a lot of things, particularily for muscle aches post-workout. When I saw this thread, I remembered hearing from a friend of mine that suffered from gout that he used his TENS unit and it really helped him relieve the pain and it is all natural. Did a quick google on "gout" and "tens unit" and sure enough = results. http://www.livestrong.com/article/14...-tens-machine/ http://www.goutpal.com/1572/tens-pain-relief-machines/ Like I was saying, these things are great for all kind of things. Worth looking in to and not that expensive, no drugs involved, and helps build muscle definition as well. Take care, I hope this was helpful to someone. Dan Last edited by Il Padrino; 04-08-2013 at 05:07 AM.
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04-13-2013, 09:53 AM
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Ahhh The Dreaded Gout !!!!!!!!!!! My Story !
Morning,
Gout is also herditary, I have it, my Brothers both have it, my Father had it. I was diagnosed at age 28 because of what I thought was a spider bite on my big toe. The attacks I had throughout my early 30's were some of the worst, totally debilitating, like someone was hammering on your toe with a hammer. Missed work for days sometimes. In my latter 30's it started migrating around and affected my ankles and occasionally my knees. This was also the honeymoon period where it became more a minor nuisance than a full blown disability, I was down to 1-2 attacks per year. The early 40's it roared back with a passion, but now it was a Knee issue, sometimes fluid forming to the point of having to get it drained. This is when I started the daily allipurinol about age 45. It settled down again in my late 40's, to a dull roar, once or twice a year until I was about 50. I am now 56 and after adjusting my Allipurinol intake several times to 450 milligrams per day I am going on three years this stretch with out an attack...Knock on wood !! Lifestyle changes are the biggest way to deal with Gout....Don't drink Beer, since that isn't going to happen for me, only if they can pry my Beer out of my cold dead hand, I have found other ways. I only eat red meat about once a month, pork/chicken for me. Food for me doen't seem to be that big of a incitement like it is for some, nor is alcohol.....I have been dealing with this for going on 30 years and what is a trigger one time will not be the next, sometimes there really is no rhyme or reason, sometimes its obvious such as my Honeymoon week long cruise 12 years ago where I drank almost everyday for a week, (Hard Liquor), and had one of the worst attacks I've ever had, got off a plane in Denver and went straight to the Hospital to get my knee drained. Indomethicane (Indicin) is about one of the nastiest side affects drugs you can take and although I have a prescription sitting in the medicine cabinet, I have not touched any in 5-6 years. Colchisine is just about as bad with side affects, for me at least, although some people tolerate it with almost no side affects....which I don't understand, but it is what it is! Predisone is your friend, at the slightest hint of a Gout attack (About once a year) I start the regimen and don't have a full blown attack. Predisone is nasty as well though, it is a Steroid and suppresses your Immune System, so it should be taken as seldom as possible. One.twice a year is not a concern as there are people with Gout so bad they have to take this for months on end...And that is really bad on your body! Gout is so interrelatd with Arthritus that some attacke are refered to as Gouty Arthritus, where one ends and the other begins all depends on who you ask the question of. 10 Doctors will give you 10 variances of the same answer. There are a lot of times no clear answers, although there are good indicators that work sometimes, but taken with a grain of salt. My Uric Acid Blood tests have been in the totally acceptable range when I was having a bad attack, and through the roof when nothing was going on! Go figure !!! Gout is with you forever, there is no cure but with proper management its just another facet of your body!! PM me if you have any questions, I have dealt with this for going on 30 years and have done some pretty extensive research as well!! Neil
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06-01-2013, 07:52 AM
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ok, so after too many attacks so far this year i decided to take alloprolinall (or however its spelled) I have heard great things from friends who take it. BUT just an FYI for anyone else who may be about to do the same thing. The drug actually desolves the crystals, so in turn once the drug begins to work you may , and probably will have a bad attack. Due to the drug desolving the large crystals that are already in your system, but not nessasarly causing you pain. ie some that are stuck in some cartlage not in a joint. So when it begins to desolve the large crystal it can break free from where it was (not hurting you) and slide into a joint and just cripple you. um like i am right now.
Apparantly its very common so prepare to take some time off if you deside to take it. Hoping this is the last time though, these pills are supposed to be good and make your body have much less uric acid if any.
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06-01-2013, 10:38 AM
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Well I see I last posted on this topic April 4. On April 9 I got an attack in my left wrist/hand then elbow. I still have it in my elbow--have the grip strength of about a 12 year old girl. My own fault though-ran out of meds in April and just thought I'd tough it out with ibuprofen until it naturally went away. Time to re-think that.
DO NOT TAKE allopruinol while you're having a gout attack--as you noted, it will make it worse. My doctors have always told m to wait until it's cleared up through the regular meds--indomethacin/colchecine or prednizone if severe--then take it.
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