Gout attack and a bunyon?
Had my first attack of the gout last year (lucky me) and it’s beenjust over a year and just had another one. This wasn’t as bad as Iwent to the doctor and they took blood.
Just got back the other day and turns out my uric acid level is a 10(which she described as high). I was like “no kidding”.
Anyway, she tells me that if I only have one attack a year to keepcoming back and she’ll give me the indomethican (probably spelledthat wrong), however if it gets more frequent then I’ll have to goon some medication to regulate my uric acid levels.
Anyway, my question is this…I seem to have a sort of bunyonforming on my right big toe (my mother has these as well, as doesher sister and her mother) (I’m male, by the way). My doctor notedthis and told me I could get it removed whenever I wanted. Nowpersonally I don’t care about a bunyon, as long as thre’s no painand there’s not really, but the area is still a bit tender.
Anyone else have this, or am I just lucky?
As far as a “cure” goes, I really haven’t changed anything in mydiet, except that I try to drink a lot more water during the day.Anyone have any ideas to make things better?
Over and out…
Jadwiga Kunau on May 1st, 2007
When I had my first attack I thought I had twisted my foot or something. A year later I had my second one and I kept getting flare ups every month after that. If it gets this bad get on medication. No bunyon yet.