Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
@dq My current readings fluctuate between .310 and .450 depending on the time of day. higher in the morning. What are yours? How old are you?
Sounds like your have exactly the same as me. though I did have colchicine to get the swelling down as it wouldn’t go with ibuprofen.
No, you’re right. it’s not bad. And only the 3rd time in 6 years. I’m just going by what the other two were like… Id of expected to recover 100%.
I’ll continue with my own therapy and weight loss and go so a specialist also.
@nobody. Thanks for this. It seems as you describe. While it’s not painful it’s not also normal. Perhaps a stiffness and a loss of range of motion in my big toe is a good description.
I went for a 4k walk with the kids and the wife at the weekend and I was fine. was even running with my little boy on his bike. no issues, it just ached more than the other once id got home and put my feet up.
Hopefully small improvements each month.
@dq. Looking at my feet now, the effected doesn’t look swollen but some slight redness is visible on the effected foots toe.
Should I perhaps take some ibuprofen daily to reduce the redness further or is that not going to go until my body shifts these remaining residual crystals?
@nobody. I wasn’t aware that many men had high uric acid without knowing. I only hope my weight loss can get me to match Clements acid level. He’s a lucky guy ๐I don’t know if my measurement was higher then Clemant as the units are different. 0.401 was my measurement 0.400 being the top end of the normal range.
I think perhaps you are right about not dissolving any crystals but I would have thought I’d be in agony still if they had not gone.
I will update in due course. I’m on target with weight loss and have managed to lose 4 pounds since my last post.
@nobody. 3rd gout attack was by far the worst. After a week or three of pain the swelling and pain went… mostly leaving a residual swell as I’ve described.
Maybe similar to @clement and his residual. Perhaps it’s the remaining crystals that are slowly desolving. Once I reach my target weight(couple to three months I will re asses and perhaps visit a rhematologist if this percists
Thanks for the replies. Let me try summarise if I was a bit vague
1. Fist attacks in left foot 6 years ago. (Too much beer over weekend) went to a&e had a blood test and told it was gout.
2. Three years later another attack on left foot after too much beer (stag do)
3. Third attack in April this year which is approx 6 years after my first attack. This time in my right foot.
I’ve been told that taking a blood test while having an attack is pointless because you have either low or high uric acid. I can’t remember which.
Yes I’ve only had one blood test after this attack which was over 2 months after the attack. Which was 0.401.
I purchased a digital blood test device to test myself more regular once I’ve lost some weight.
About the weight… of only I could lose weight that quick. But watching what I eat and eating a health and varied diet. I have also joined a gym and started swimming after work.
To stress that I’ve not had an attack since this one in April and I’d like to elaborate on what the foot is like now. It’s not painful it’s just like a feeling of not compleatly healed. Visually my effected foot looks slightly ‘puffy’ if that’s the word, or fatter than the other but that’s it. I can run jump and walk fine. It’s more that I can feel it’s different than it’s painful. Being on my feet all day is probably hindering the healing for sure.
I’d be happy to take advice on this and what else I can do other than losing weight, drinking water and cherry juice to help.
The doctor wanted to try the weightloss etc because my test were so close to being within an acceptable range and I’m all for not taking pills if you can do something about it.