Gout,

[jluv]

Indomethacin and lots of water for flare ups.. or 600mg Ibuprofen in a pinch.

Take a Zantak or Prilosec before hand so you don't damage your stomach.

Indomethacin doesn't touch the pain for me. Doc told me they are only slightly better than otc Ibuprofen. Luckily, my wife had some 600mg Ibuprofens from her C-section. That and some hydrocodone I had laying around, and the Prednesone (sp?) they gave me yesterday, and the pain has become tolerable, as long as I stay off that foot.

[mustang_revival]

Indomethacin and lots of water for flare ups.. or 600mg Ibuprofen in a pinch.

Take a Zantak or Prilosec before hand so you don't damage your stomach.

[jluv]

Honestly drinking more when the pain is there, is one of the only things that made the pain temporarily go away

I'm tempted, but anything that might prolong this or make this worse is completely out of the question right now. Tomorrow may be a different story.

[svauto-erotic855]

I thought that was where people get the big bulbous things on their necks. Had no idea it was related to the feet until just now googling it:



So what is that neck thing?? I remember being told about it in elementary school.. Something to do with a lack of something in the diet that people used to get a long time ago. Hell.. That's going to bug the shit out of me. Time to do some more googling I guess.

The neck thing is called goiter and it's most common cause is a lack of iodine in your diet which is why the salt we use on our food is iodized.

[Silverback]

Holy shit fuck it’s back. Donkey dick fuck stick magoo cunt fire hell!!!

I feel your pain, I had a pretty bad attack when I was back on a keto diet, and took a break from it and lowered my drinking down to only the weekends, and I've been pretty lucky so far and it hasn't come back.

Honestly drinking more when the pain is there, is one of the only things that made the pain temporarily go away

[jluv]

Holy shit fuck it’s back. Donkey dick fuck stick magoo cunt fire hell!!!

[GeorgeG.]

I'm not sure if I experienced gout for the first time or what...

A couple of weeks ago, I had to mow a yard that was way overgrown. Unfortunately it was about 3pm when I started so the sun was out in full and it was HOT!. I had to weed eat the entire yard once to cut down half of it, then I had to mow it twice to get it down to a decent heights. By the time I did the front and back, the front cut grass had dried enough to mow it the second time and not bog down the mower. Needless to say I'm sure I was dehydrated.

I normally drink plenty of water daily so not sure where this falls in the picture. Anyway, the next day, my big toe was sore like a motherfucker! Couldn't walk on it or even bend it as if I was walking. It stayed that way for at least most of that day. It eventually went away on it's own. My first thought was that maybe I jammed it by walking too much but I don't really know.

[GeorgeG.]

I'm not sure if I experienced gout for the first time or what...

A couple of weeks ago, I had to mow a yard that was way overgrown. Unfortunately it was about 3pm when I started so the sun was out in full and it was HOT!. I had to weed eat the entire yard once to cut down half of it, then I had to mow it twice to get it down to a decent heights. By the time I did the front and back, the front cut grass had dried enough to mow it the second time and not bog down the mower. Needless to say I'm sure I was dehydrated.

I normally drink plenty of water daily so not sure where this falls in the picture. Anyway, the next day, my big toe was sore like a motherfucker! Couldn't walk on it or even bend it as if I was walking. It stayed that way for at least most of that day. It eventually went away on it's own. My first thought was that maybe I jammed it by walking too much but I don't really know.

[davbrucas]

My blood tests came back today, and they said my uric acid levels were smack dab in the middle of the normal range. Go figure. They said it's possible that it is still gout, but it does seem strange.

They said the other thing it would be is a fracture. I can't imagine how I would have done that.

It was feeling better yesterday, like maybe a 3 out of 10 on the pain scale, whereas Wednesday it was a solid 10. Today it's back up to a 7 or so.

Sucks!

Serum uric acid levels are often normal during an acute attack. Just avoid protein for a couple weeks and stay well hydrated.

[Chili]

Dang man..

[jluv]

My blood tests came back today, and they said my uric acid levels were smack dab in the middle of the normal range. Go figure. They said it's possible that it is still gout, but it does seem strange.

They said the other thing it would be is a fracture. I can't imagine how I would have done that.

It was feeling better yesterday, like maybe a 3 out of 10 on the pain scale, whereas Wednesday it was a solid 10. Today it's back up to a 7 or so.

Sucks!

[Sean88gt]

Is Gyro still alive? He's now pushing 70

[Shaggin Wagon]

I feel for you and and laugh at this also. I never would have thought in the early two thousands I see a thread with the word gout in it in the title.

[Jesse]

When having a severe flareup. If you go to the doctor and they give you a steroid shot, you can only imagine the brutal pain that comes with that. The needle is several inches long and they go all the way into your joint until it touches the bone and then inject, pull it out find another spot to do the same thing until it covers the entire tendon area. I'm telling you this is some of the worst pain you could ever experience!

David

I go to arthritis dr for mine he has recliners and hook you up to an iv with steroids in it. I walk out a lot better then I walked in. Meds have done wonder and haven't had major attack in years

[cobrajet69]

I'm still sore and limping, but it feels 100 times better today than it did yesterday. Thank goodness!

When having a severe flareup. If you go to the doctor and they give you a steroid shot, you can only imagine the brutal pain that comes with that. The needle is several inches long and they go all the way into your joint until it touches the bone and then inject, pull it out find another spot to do the same thing until it covers the entire tendon area. I'm telling you this is some of the worst pain you could ever experience!

David