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burgeszz said:

Sups guys,

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I had the worst gout ?attack ever last month ?and was on crutches for 20+ days. The people on this forum and the help they provided were crucial in helping me make some decisions on what to do….. ?thank you for that.

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I started Allopurinol last month and have been taking it since then. ?I have been walking okay with my knee and it has been a slow recovery process…. but now I have another flare up. ?The flare up is in my right ankle and while it really hurts and I even pulled out the crutches to try and stay off of it – it doesn't compare to the attack in my knee. ?My ankle is swollen though and I can't walk or bend it in anyway. ?I have been eating pretty good but probably not drinking enough water but I was readiing that Allopurinol will actually cause flare ups for a little while after you start it. ?My doc didn't prescribe me anything at all to take along with it and I don't want to go back to the doc…. ?any suggestions?

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I was on allopurinal, which does often cause flare ups. Monday morning went to my clinic for tried and true colchicine that I knew would knock it out in 2 days. Was told I had to pay the exhorbitant price for the new Colcrys. My gout at that time was minor, in my foot, but I could walk easy. Took the Colcrys about 10am. By 8pm that evening, severe, painful gout (and of course the swelling and broken blood vessels) had gone from minor to major in my ankle, knee (bigger than a grapefruit), left wrist and elbow. I was in so much pain (anyone whose had gout knows how bad that pain is) and unable to walk that I've been bedridden for four days, with more on the way. Its no fun having to be immobile and, because you can't walk or get out of bed, to have a bucket beside the bed. (You can guess what that's for). I hope no one has this experience with the new “monopoly” gout drug that is supposed to be the same as the tried and true colchicine.

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