[goutanamo]

Good to know about your experience. I've been on allupirinol and colchicine now for about a month and I think it's working.  I was hesitant because I didn't like the sound of medication forever, esp being only in my 30s.  But the unexplained pain in my ankle last October and November (back to back) and the twice a year attack prompted me to see an arthritis specialist. She immediately put me on allupirinol. I also started seeing an acupuncturist and that also seems to help.  It is at least relaxing. But careful starting that because any kind of “trauma” can cause gout.

The allupirinol though makes me probably over-confident with my diet. I'm a little less vigilant with my diet. I still have to check my uric acid level this weekend and see if the meds actually lowered my uric acid. But I'm the same way-ok diet, exercise, 1 cup of coffee/day, and no alcohol. 

What I'm curious about is that procedure you mentioned–the extraction of white milky stuff from your joint.  It sounds like it makes sense but I've never heard of it. What is that procedure called?

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