Gout
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I had a bout of what I think was gout about a month ago. It's nice to know that I can blame the misery on my parents rather than red wine.
Hey, at least it went away. I initially thought it was arthritis.
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Glad it went away @Doctor-Phibes !
I've been dealing with something for the past 5-6 weeks. Thought it was plantar fasciitis (and it may have been to an extent) but the side/top of my foot still is very painful in the morning but eventually warms up where I can walk without a major limp. I went to the docs the other day and they ruled out any fractures, said it's likely tendonitis mid-foot where the 5th metatarsal has a joint. I hope it goes away one day... basically it's just stretching and rest that is the recipe.
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I had an attack of what turned out to be gout about 15 years ago. My ortho friend gave me some indomethacin (!) and it went away.
Then, in the last 4-5 years, I've had a couple of recurrences. It's a miserable condition. Pain is so severe that even a sheet on the foot hurts. Finally saw a rheumatologist about 8 months ago and got put on allopurinol. All's good since then.
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I take allopurinol daily to keep my uric acid levels in check. Otherwise it gets bad. Ever since transplant.
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A few of my friends are plagued by it. One maintains that during an attack just the vibration and sound of a truck or bus driving down his street is sufficient to set off searing pain in his affected foot joints.
No desire to experience the condition.
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Is allopurinol approved there?
DON’T let them eat cake.
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Same here. Suggest it to your friends. There’s no need to live with chronic gout.
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Glad it went away @Doctor-Phibes !
I've been dealing with something for the past 5-6 weeks. Thought it was plantar fasciitis (and it may have been to an extent) but the side/top of my foot still is very painful in the morning but eventually warms up where I can walk without a major limp. I went to the docs the other day and they ruled out any fractures, said it's likely tendonitis mid-foot where the 5th metatarsal has a joint. I hope it goes away one day... basically it's just stretching and rest that is the recipe.
Plantar fasciitist is severe pain in the heel. It feels like you are stepping on a nail or thumbtack.
I had a couple of incidents with it. Good shoes and orthopedic insoles along with stretching exercises are how I cured it.
I went to a podiatrist after I had self cured it and showed him the insoles I used. He really liked the brand I used and also liked the shoes I settled on.
He also recommended a night splint. Xstance has a nice one although I didn't end up getting one as I was already over it at the time.
https://thexstance.com/collection/shop/
https://www.hoka.com/en/us/mens-trail/stinson-7/1141530.html?dwvar_1141530_color=WEPR
