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Since I'm new to this disease, it is constantly on my mind, the thoughts of “when will it happen again?” “will this cause another issue in 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 yrs?” “why did I get this?” etc, etc, etc, etc. I'm sure this is normal after the initial diagnosis of one, but my question is, how many of you (that have had gout for an extended period of time), feel that it has run your life? Are there days that go by that you don't think about it? Do you have bad thoughts about it daily, do the bad thoughts eventually subside a little bit, etc? Can you live a long healthy “normal” life if it is under control?
I thought aboout it almost not at all…at least not until I found Gout Pal this year…ROFL!
You wake up and take you allopurinol along with your morning vitamins and that's all there is to it. Every time you see your doctor you ask for a uric acid test along with whatever else you're there for.
On a rare day that you wake up with any foot pain, pop 2 colchicine.
Occasionally I would run into soomeone with foot pain and I'd quiz him about it (it's almost always a HIM!)
Well that's reassuring. I'm kind of a worrier by nature so I'm glad to know it does not ruin your life. Do you ever worry about it after you eat or drink something? or exercise hard? etc Do you think it's a normal for a person to worry about it this much in the beggining (first few months)? I'm just trying to understand what I'm in for 🙂
Lets be honest- Gout is bloody Painful.
I have heard it said that it's a bad as a heart attack – and that either kills you -or gets treated with respect.
Thinking about pain like this is perfectly acceptable- and, given the low profile of gout affliction,bound to happen. It's a bugger!
Doing something about it is even MORE acceptable.
Thoughts lead to actions -and actions produce results. QED.
What Im saying is that if it is COMPLETELY controlled, as daily allopurinol can do, there is no reason to EVER think about it. No reason to ever consier the goouut consequences of eating or drinking anything with the possible exception of thiazide diuretics.
And for certain a gout attack is FAR more painful than a heart attack, or angina, or a broken leg, an appendicitis, or tearing a shoulder out of the socket, (although the last one was close.) To these I can attest.
I think about my gout constantly.
Every twinge I get in my foot sends fear throughout my body.
Wondering if it is going to build up to a full blown attack.
pagey57 said:
I think about my gout constantly.
Every twinge I get in my foot sends fear throughout my body.
Wondering if it is going to build up to a full blown attack.
I guess the question is, how long have you had gout? and is your uric acid controlled?
Not confirmed Gouty but I have been thinking about my foot every minute of the day for last 4 months!
It's tough in the “Is it or Isn't it” stage…but once you get a solid diagnosis and on a good drug it fades into the background.
If you don't want to travel the meds route just yet- then thinking about your diet,rest and exercise is a must. Drugs tend to act like they are thinking for you- but of course they're not..Just ACTING for you, whilst you take a hike.
The down side of this, if you're unlucky, is that not only can you and end up with meds induced problems- but the original probllem to deal with, all over again.
Worth thinking about !
Worrying is counter-productive, though.
cjeezy said:
pagey57 said:
I think about my gout constantly.
Every twinge I get in my foot sends fear throughout my body.
Wondering if it is going to build up to a full blown attack.
I guess the question is, how long have you had gout? and is your uric acid controlled?
I have had gout for probably 10 years now. In the end I had constant attacks.
Had it for a long time without knowing what it was. Doctor thought I had sports injuries . Every blood test I had showed my uric acid level was ok untill one day when it was high.
He said the uric acid level was low during an attack
When he did finaly diagnose it he said I had chronic gout.
At that point I couldnt get a shoe on and could hardly walk.Even with a walking stick
Had a lot of time off work and I was very depressed.
Thats why I think about it every day
It has settled down now and I take Alopurinol 300. I have been on it for about 18 months now
Had a lot of trouble getting on Alopurinol because of my constant attacks.
Colchicine was the only thing that helped me.
I think if it wasnt for that drug I would still be trying to get on Alopurinol now.
My fear of it will hopefully go in time.
I wake up every morning wondering if I will be able to walk
It's so tough when you have to suffer without a proper diagnosis. I guess I was lucky that my 4th attack was the dreaded podagra that a BLIND doctor would have clearly “seen” to be gout. Seems with regard to gout there are MANY blind doctors out there.
I too have to credit colchicine for immediately stopping that major gout attack and allowing me to get on 400 mg. allopurinol a couple days later.
zip2play said:
It's so tough when you have to suffer without a proper diagnosis. I guess I was lucky that my 4th attack was the dreaded podagra that a BLIND doctor would have clearly “seen” to be gout. Seems with regard to gout there are MANY blind doctors out there.
Perhaps they are just number blind.
This has prompted me to look more closely at uric acid numbers, with a new gout topic to discuss your uric acid number.
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