This really sucks...Non political..Long..

[MAD6Gun]

 Gout sucks. With stage three kidney disease I am prone to gout flair ups. Well a week ago Saturday I felt one coming on. It's started with the familiar pain in my right big toe joint. By Monday it was so bad I couldn't walk on it without a cane. On Tuesday I was using a walker and hopping around the house on one foot. The pain is excruciating.  When I was diagnosed with kidney disease years ago I was put on Uloric to hold off the flair ups. Then I read Uloric has a "black box warning" on it for cardiac problems. My kidneys may be shot but my heart is in good shape and I want to keep it that way. So I was taken off it at my request. Next I was put on Allopurinol. After several months I developed a abscess in the middle of my back that had to be lanced. Not fun.  No more Allopurinol. Afterward I was put on Colchicine only to be used for two days during a flair up. It didn't work this time. Last week after two conversations with my doctors nurses I was put on Prednisone. Finally started feeling better on Saturday. Today I can walk on it but am still limping. As a result of the Prednisone my blood sugar is spiking. Last night it was 209. Damn this sucks.

 To make matters worse. The weather here in NE Indiana has been unseasonably warm in the 70s last week and will continue until Wed. Some fantastic days to ride the Valk. Nope. Been stuck in the house all week. (There it's motorcycle related now).  I even had to ask my neighbor Jack to help my wife rake leaves. I hate feeling helpless.

 Did I say. THIS SUCKS.......

[Robert]

I dont have it but have known enough people that do, and your right it sucks. Sorry you are in pain and will do the one thing I can, pray.

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[John Schmidt]

Years ago while still married to my former wife, I was aware of her tendency to develop gout and at the time I would help her through it. Once we parted ways I figured my responsibility to help her through her gout attacks were over until one day I was presented a chance to be a real PITF(foot)...as opposed to a PITA.

At the time, she was living in Lousiana near our oldest daughter who called one day asking for some suggestions on how to help her mother cope with her gout. Without hesitation, I asked her if she knew what a finger cot was...."yes."  Then I added..."recall how when you pull a muscle or bang an elbow and either one causes a bruise, you add pressure with ice to relieve the pain. Just go to the drug store and get the largest finger cots they have since it's for the big toe, then even though it hurts at first, force her to leave it on for at least 12 hrs. alternating with cold and heat on the foot." "OK dad...I'll try it."

Judging by the call I received a few hours later, my ex only lasted an hour with the finger cots on her big toes. According to my daughter, she was cussing me out like a pro and asking the daughter why would she ever listen to her father re. such things. My daughter didn't see near the humor in it as I did so I reminded her that her mother's pain was nothing compared to the pain in my sides from laughing. 

Now, my ex lives just a couple miles away and just around the corner from our youngest daughter. As a result we see each other rather often and at times she brings up "remember the finger cots?" We can laugh about it now, but 30+ years ago....not so much, at least on her part! 

[f6gal]

Gout sucks. With stage three kidney disease I am prone to gout flair ups. Well a week ago Saturday I felt one coming on. It's started with the familiar pain in my right big toe joint. By Monday it was so bad I couldn't walk on it without a cane. On Tuesday I was using a walker and hopping around the house on one foot. The pain is excruciating.  When I was diagnosed with kidney disease years ago I was put on Uloric to hold off the flair ups. Then I read Uloric has a "black box warning" on it for cardiac problems. My kidneys may be shot but my heart is in good shape and I want to keep it that way. So I was taken off it at my request. Next I was put on Allopurinol. After several months I developed a abscess in the middle of my back that had to be lanced. Not fun.  No more Allopurinol. Afterward I was put on Colchicine only to be used for two days during a flair up. It didn't work this time. Last week after two conversations with my doctors nurses I was put on Prednisone. Finally started feeling better on Saturday. Today I can walk on it but am still limping. As a result of the Prednisone my blood sugar is spiking. Last night it was 209. Damn this sucks.

 To make matters worse. The weather here in NE Indiana has been unseasonably warm in the 70s last week and will continue until Wed. Some fantastic days to ride the Valk. Nope. Been stuck in the house all week. (There it's motorcycle related now).  I even had to ask my neighbor Jack to help my wife rake leaves. I hate feeling helpless.

 Did I say. THIS SUCKS.......

I'm not sure why they stopped allopurinal because of an abscess; you might want to ask. 

Try drinking cherry juice, it helps some ppl.  Not helpful for your BG unfortunately.  Get sugar free if you can.

[Oss]

Spoke to the Mad one on Friday ?  and even Connie   what a coincidence eh?

My dad and granddad had gout issues it is no picnic to be sure and with Kidney problems oy vey

Dad told me to stay away from Tongue and certain meats and drink lots of water.


A low purine diet with low sugar

So far so good

Oss

must have lost my Mayo credentials Dave  lol

[MAD6Gun]

Gout sucks. With stage three kidney disease I am prone to gout flair ups. Well a week ago Saturday I felt one coming on. It's started with the familiar pain in my right big toe joint. By Monday it was so bad I couldn't walk on it without a cane. On Tuesday I was using a walker and hopping around the house on one foot. The pain is excruciating.  When I was diagnosed with kidney disease years ago I was put on Uloric to hold off the flair ups. Then I read Uloric has a "black box warning" on it for cardiac problems. My kidneys may be shot but my heart is in good shape and I want to keep it that way. So I was taken off it at my request. Next I was put on Allopurinol. After several months I developed a abscess in the middle of my back that had to be lanced. Not fun.  No more Allopurinol. Afterward I was put on Colchicine only to be used for two days during a flair up. It didn't work this time. Last week after two conversations with my doctors nurses I was put on Prednisone. Finally started feeling better on Saturday. Today I can walk on it but am still limping. As a result of the Prednisone my blood sugar is spiking. Last night it was 209. Damn this sucks.

 To make matters worse. The weather here in NE Indiana has been unseasonably warm in the 70s last week and will continue until Wed. Some fantastic days to ride the Valk. Nope. Been stuck in the house all week. (There it's motorcycle related now).  I even had to ask my neighbor Jack to help my wife rake leaves. I hate feeling helpless.

 Did I say. THIS SUCKS.......

I'm not sure why they stopped allopurinal because of an abscess; you might want to ask. 

Try drinking cherry juice, it helps some ppl.  Not helpful for your BG unfortunately.  Get sugar free if you can.

 I told them I wasn't going to take something that gave an abscess. Like I said it had to be lanced. Which wasn't to bad because he numbed it first. The next two weeks of my wife trying to put six inches of packing into to hole in my back was. I never want to go through that again if I can avoid it.

[f6gal]

Gout sucks. With stage three kidney disease I am prone to gout flair ups. Well a week ago Saturday I felt one coming on. It's started with the familiar pain in my right big toe joint. By Monday it was so bad I couldn't walk on it without a cane. On Tuesday I was using a walker and hopping around the house on one foot. The pain is excruciating.  When I was diagnosed with kidney disease years ago I was put on Uloric to hold off the flair ups. Then I read Uloric has a "black box warning" on it for cardiac problems. My kidneys may be shot but my heart is in good shape and I want to keep it that way. So I was taken off it at my request. Next I was put on Allopurinol. After several months I developed a abscess in the middle of my back that had to be lanced. Not fun.  No more Allopurinol. Afterward I was put on Colchicine only to be used for two days during a flair up. It didn't work this time. Last week after two conversations with my doctors nurses I was put on Prednisone. Finally started feeling better on Saturday. Today I can walk on it but am still limping. As a result of the Prednisone my blood sugar is spiking. Last night it was 209. Damn this sucks.

 To make matters worse. The weather here in NE Indiana has been unseasonably warm in the 70s last week and will continue until Wed. Some fantastic days to ride the Valk. Nope. Been stuck in the house all week. (There it's motorcycle related now).  I even had to ask my neighbor Jack to help my wife rake leaves. I hate feeling helpless.

 Did I say. THIS SUCKS.......

I'm not sure why they stopped allopurinal because of an abscess; you might want to ask. 

Try drinking cherry juice, it helps some ppl.  Not helpful for your BG unfortunately.  Get sugar free if you can.

 I told them I wasn't going to take something that gave an abscess. Like I said it had to be lanced. Which wasn't to bad because he numbed it first. The next two weeks of my wife trying to put six inches of packing into to hole in my back was. I never want to go through that again if I can avoid it.

The abscess was probably coincidental.  I've never heard of allopurinol causing an abscess.

[Crackerborn]

I've been on alopurinol for a number of years after a gout flair-up. The "cure" was worse than the actual problem and that was bad enough. A shot of some type into the infected joint (RH big toe) that had me screaming like a (insert simile here). Once was enough for me and I am one who typically refuses any pain medication, even after two total knee replacements. Concentrated tart cherry juice is also on my daily diet list. Between the two I have no repeat cases to date.

Best wishes.

[DirtyDan]

Gout sucks. With stage three kidney disease I am prone to gout flair ups. Well a week ago Saturday I felt one coming on. It's started with the familiar pain in my right big toe joint. By Monday it was so bad I couldn't walk on it without a cane. On Tuesday I was using a walker and hopping around the house on one foot. The pain is excruciating.  When I was diagnosed with kidney disease years ago I was put on Uloric to hold off the flair ups. Then I read Uloric has a "black box warning" on it for cardiac problems. My kidneys may be shot but my heart is in good shape and I want to keep it that way. So I was taken off it at my request. Next I was put on Allopurinol. After several months I developed a abscess in the middle of my back that had to be lanced. Not fun.  No more Allopurinol. Afterward I was put on Colchicine only to be used for two days during a flair up. It didn't work this time. Last week after two conversations with my doctors nurses I was put on Prednisone. Finally started feeling better on Saturday. Today I can walk on it but am still limping. As a result of the Prednisone my blood sugar is spiking. Last night it was 209. Damn this sucks.

 To make matters worse. The weather here in NE Indiana has been unseasonably warm in the 70s last week and will continue until Wed. Some fantastic days to ride the Valk. Nope. Been stuck in the house all week. (There it's motorcycle related now).  I even had to ask my neighbor Jack to help my wife rake leaves. I hate feeling helpless.

 Did I say. THIS SUCKS.......

Gout sucks.....?

...... YES it does

Dan

[0leman]

I do have a tendency towards gout.   Had a lots of problems with it when I was in my late teens and early 20's.  Mostly due to drinking beer by the gallons.     And consuming 2lb of meat or more a day.

When it was diagnosed, I cut back on beer and certain vegetables and yeah reduced the meat consumed.  I also drink a lot of liquids, mostly water.    That has help me to not have any more major attacks.   My problem areas were my knees, mostly my left one.  Never had the issue with big toes like some.

As a side note, the gout got me out of the draft.   Had a 1-Y status.   I did drink 2 six packs the night before the draft doc ran my blood test, I am sure my uric acrid was higher than heck.