Gout... have you got it?

rianne21 · Dec 3, 2008

As far as i am aware, Gout can be a disability.
I have learnt today that i "may"

have gout pending blood tests. I am in a lot of pain, my foot. It is swollen and excrutiatingly painful..
i have been thinking i might not be able 2 ride if this gets much worse in time.. i am only 24

Does any1 here have it? can any1 tell me what 2 do 2 help make it better? does it mean stopping riding? it is already threatening my nursing career dream

x

The dr says he is treating it as G0UT.

Clava · Dec 3, 2008

Gout is horrid, my father and brother gets it. It can be controlled with diet and medication (avoid turkey and chicken).

rianne21 · Dec 3, 2008

0h god is it ever! it is a very painful disease i can't stand this! i can't even walk up the stairs

Clava · Dec 3, 2008

rianne21 said:
0h god is it ever! it is a very painful disease i can't stand this! i can't even walk up the stairs

Both my relatives had nasty attacks of it,but have hope it did clear up and went away. Really hope you feel better soon. Do a search on the net, I'm sure yuo'll find lots of helpful advice about diet etc.

ellasma · Dec 3, 2008

I had a similar problem about 15 years ago which the doctor said he was treating as gout (was a bit horrified cos I thought it was something old men got, not 17 year old girls which I was at the time!). Foot was swollen and SO painful I couldn't bear even a sheet over it in bed. Couldn't put any weight on it either. Turned out it was tendonitis - the tendon sheath had filled with fluid so the tendon inside it had no mobility, thus causing the swelling and agony. Apparently the symptoms are similar to gout so if the gout test are negative might be worth mentioning it to your doc. With lots of physio and mega strong anti inflammatories it cleared up. Heaven knows what caused it.

Hope you sort it out soon x

jinglejoys · Dec 3, 2008

My father used to get gout.he would lie in bed and dread it if he saw a fly in case it landed on his leg!!!
When medication got better it went in the end

rianne21 · Dec 9, 2008

jinglejoys said:
My father used to get gout.he would lie in bed and dread it if he saw a fly in case it landed on his leg!!!
When medication got better it went in the end

L0L yes i can have that effect!! when my little 0nes g0 near it i literrally throw myself at my leg 2 protect from pain!!!N00000000000000000000000000000000000

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