Sure sign of the Gout!!!

feel much better today .... sat my azz on the couch all day yesterday ..... drank lots of fluids and fruits ..... should be gone by wednesday

my first official day off ....with me and my gout

i guess this starts my lifestyle change again , after this episode goes away my doctor has me on this once a day pill to keep the gout away

bruno wrote:my first official day off ....with me and my gout

i guess this starts my lifestyle change again , after this episode goes away my doctor has me on this once a day pill to keep the gout away

Hey brother, I feel for ya.............. It sucks

Mine went away when I started taking BP medicine again. Helped with my hip joints too, guess I wasn't getting enough blood flow. You would think that a BP of 220/160 would flow like hell, guess not!

This stuff must be in the air because, I've got it too but, my 'ol lady has been out of town for a few days and I've been burning the candle at both ends...I had it coming to me I guess. Man that shit hurts....

yep i have had gout in my right foot this week also.i have had meds to get me through it other wise i would have been out of work.just when my old work boots were getting comfertable water started getting in from the holes in the bottom.so i had to buy new boots and start over.

something i have found out is when your feet start to hurt take 2 tylenol or what ever you have.this seems to head it off for me so i dont have to take the hard meds so often.also eat a few cherrys once a week when you can get them fresh.

well this shit aint working this time , as soon as Julia wakes up im going to the er , this is the worst episode so far

well its back ......... this time in the left elbow .... hand several tests today , blood work and a good ole shot in the azz , will find out friday if i need to start dialysis......

bruno wrote:well its back ......... this time in the left elbow .... hand several tests today , blood work and a good ole shot in the azz , will find out friday if i need to start dialysis......

I hate to her it's got you again..................... I know it's ruff. Maybe the shot will do the job.

dang Nick,you need to drink more beer.

I guess i will tell my " GOUT" story NOW. There was something good that came out of me now having gout. First the story, It was the night before the big ford swap meet in Ohio. I was to meet Harold and all the guys down there. About 9pm that Thursday night my toe got stiff, then real stiff. By 1:00am I thought I broke my toe but just couldn't remember how or when.

BY 5am Friday morning I was in the emergency room in so much pain my vision was getting blurry. All kind of stuff was going thru my mind as to what was going on with my toe!! I was for sure I was bitten by a freaking king cobra or something. Doctor came in and took one look at it and said "that's a classic case of gout!! Then they took some blood for a test and that confirmed it, my broke azz got the rich man's disease.

Here's the good that came out of it. Doctor ask me "what do you eat the most"? I say hot dogs, two EVERYDAY AFTER WORK. She say's cut them out for a while and let's see if that helps. I have been having headaches for as long as i can remember. I take Excedrin's like kids eat candy. Bottom line, when i stopped eating them hots dog I stop having headaches also. I have not had one headache since April 4

I have since found out that hot dogs are very high in Nitrates and that was causing my headaches, 30 plus years, countless doctors and all i had to do was stop eating hot dogs. As for the gout, it was a blessing in a pain filled night! I drink my cherry juice everyday, eat a lot of fruit AND so far it's working.

The doctor gave me INDOMETHACIN but after reading up on other natural cures I stop taking them the next day.

Thats a cool story Big D. I have some friends that have it. I will pass your story on. Glad your feelin better now. next swap is in November,so join the three misfits there.

bbf-falcon wrote:Thats a cool story Big D. I have some friends that have it. I will pass your story on. Glad your feelin better now. next swap is in November,so join the three misfits there.

Rick you guys will see me long before November. I'm sure i will see you guys at Norwalk, I'm trying to get to Dan's so he can "sticker up my truck". Bruno, how is the gout this morning???

half the swelling is gone , but the pain is still there , getting ready for work , so im going to skip the pain meds till i get home this evening

D's557BBF wrote:

bbf-falcon wrote:Thats a cool story Big D. I have some friends that have it. I will pass your story on. Glad your feelin better now. next swap is in November,so join the three misfits there.

Rick you guys will see me long before November. I'm sure i will see you guys at Norwalk, I'm trying to get to Dan's so he can "sticker up my truck". Bruno, how is the gout this morning???

Not any Ford race at Norwalk this year

How are you feeling this morning Nick?