No clue what your conditions are other than gout. Hopefully you are on something like allopurinol to lower your uric acid levels. I have suffered with gout for about 20 years, since my early 20s.i ended up having a toe amputated after the uric acid crystals ate away the bone in the toe. My gout was untreated for several years. After the amputation, I went to a rheumatologist and was put on indocin and allopurinol. The indocin was discontinued after the uric acid levels decreased. Now I just do 1 allopurinol a day and have not had a more serious attack than a slight soreness in 15 years.
In the words of my rheumatologist, there is no reason to suffer with gout. Indocin is used to treat acute attacks. Allopurinol is to lower uric acid levels and prevent attacks.
I am sure you have some other stuff happening too that complicates things, but please take care of yourself and see a rheumatologist about the gout. Uncontrolled uric acid levels can/will damage your joints and kidneys.
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Reply to TIFU (actually TMIFU) and had to sit out Christmas dinner. by Internal-Car8922
No clue what your conditions are other than gout. Hopefully you are on something like allopurinol to lower your uric acid levels. I have suffered with gout for about 20 years, since my early 20s.i ended up having a toe amputated after the uric acid crystals ate away the bone in the toe. My gout was untreated for several years. After the amputation, I went to a rheumatologist and was put on indocin and allopurinol. The indocin was discontinued after the uric acid levels decreased. Now I just do 1 allopurinol a day and have not had a more serious attack than a slight soreness in 15 years.
In the words of my rheumatologist, there is no reason to suffer with gout. Indocin is used to treat acute attacks. Allopurinol is to lower uric acid levels and prevent attacks.
I am sure you have some other stuff happening too that complicates things, but please take care of yourself and see a rheumatologist about the gout. Uncontrolled uric acid levels can/will damage your joints and kidneys.