Gout

[LBUSH49]

I found out WED. that I have GOUT in my left ankle , can anyone tell me how long the pain last , at night I can't even put the sheet on my ankle is so sore and I have to use crutches to get around , someone once told me how painful it is ,I didn't think nothing of it until I got it it almost feels like it's broken

[davesgirl aka anty]

Larry my dad has dad the gout. Stay away from liquor,beans,meat,spinach and anything with IRON in it. He takes a med when the pain flares up i will get the name and tell you later. Your DR. should of given you a list of foods to stay away from and a RX. :) ANTY

[LBUSH49]

My DR.put me on a medication called INDOMETHACIN all he told me was to make sure I took it with food , I am on this 3x's a day for a week ,but he never said anything about any food to stay away from , he's going to call me today , they took Blood work and he said he should have the results today , but thanks now I can ask about the food to watch out for thanks again Larry oh ya I am already on pain meds for my back and my knees so I'll use them but I still feel the pain even after taking them I never knew it was this painful , now when someone tells me they have the GOUT I can understand what they are going through and maybe give some advice ,but boy I have the worse luch going when it rains it pours

[davesgirl aka anty]

Hi Larry thats the med my dad takes but keeping away from certain foods really help. I hope you feel better :) anty

[LBUSH49]

Hi anty , I just wanted to thank you for the information , I'll do that and hopefully it won't last , I already have enough problems going on right now this is like adding wood to the fire thanks again Larry

[David Berg]

The NIH site is a good resource
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/gout/ffgout.htm

[LBUSH49]

Thank you DAVID , I just want to thank you for showing me that web site , it has taught me a lot about GOUT so many of the ways to get it have happened to me , I in may I had a IDEAL CONDUIT in which I lost 41 lbs. , I am on 15 medications a day and I'm having problems with my left Kidney so first thing Monday morning I will be calling my Urologist to let him know , I am on medication for this but nobody every told me about the different foods to stay away from , and I don't drink so I know that wan't the cause but thanks again for pointing out that web site ;Larry Bush

[David Berg]

Glad it helped. Quite honestly, I was in a hurry when I posted that and didn't even have time to read the page before I posted it. Here's another from Mayo: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gout-diet/HQ00765

[LBUSH49]

Thank you DAVID I thought I got more infrmation from the first site you sent me , I have so many problems now , this is just add wood to the fire , so far in the last 21 years I've had 23 operations and right now I'm taking 15 medications , it all started with a convayor falling on me at work in 1985 folled by 7 back operations and the problems just keep on going , I'm very unlucky I have a questionI have to have my left knee drained 3 times a year would this be linked to the GOUT ?

[David Berg]

I'm afraid I really know nothing about gout. I just pulled up those other pages because I knew the sites had good reference pages.

[LBUSH49]

well THANK YOU SIR Larry Bush

[LBUSH49]

the GOUT is in my right ankle but this morning when I woke up my left ankle is starting to swell too and it hurts to put pressure on it could this be GOUT too?

[LaMemChose]

the GOUT is in my right ankle but this morning when I woke up my left ankle is starting to swell too and it hurts to put pressure on it could this be GOUT too?

Yeppers.

Wheel until you can walk again or it subsides in the right ankle and you can use crutches.

Ask your doctor about changing your diet to help prevent attacks.

[LBUSH49]

Right now I am using crutches because I can't put any weight on my ankles and I have a appointment for Thursday with my DR. it's just my type of luck