Gout monster got me!
I’m sad to report that I finally got another flare up after almost ayear of being pain free. I thought I would share my latest experience.
As a refresher, I’ve been on 300mg of the a-train sincenovember-december of last year, I’ve been eating anything really butlow carb mostly, and I exercise about twice a week. Did any of thiscause my flare up…actually yes but unfortunately for our herbalpreachers it was not related to diet, a-train, etc.
I went (ice) skating as I always do once a week, when I took a nicefall and twisted my ankle, the same ankle that has always been aproblem from too many years of playing basketball injured. Also thesame ankle that gout decided was a good spot to inhabit. I wasactually shocked when I woke up the next day to mild swelling and thatoh so familiar feeling. There wasn’t really enough pain or discomfortto address it so I left it alone. The next morning got a little worseand now I could see some pretty good swelling combined with the “goutlimp”. Something had to be done! Where was my suitcase of herbs? Theallopurinol obviously wasn’t working?! I have to fly to Dallas in themorning!! How am I going to get around those airports, not to mentiongo walk around properties I’m appraising!!
After my panic attack passed I remembered that I needed to start thecolchicine, so I hit the bottle til I could hear my stomach verbalizeits anger with me. By the next day the pain and swelling had almostdiminished and just in time to enjoy my trip to Dallas!
By far this was the mildest and shortest attack I’ve had. Sure is nicenot to have attacks all the time but its a great feeling to send thatgout monster back to it’s hole when it decides to come out and play.(My stomach says otherwise but we will reconcile over a large slice ofcarrot cake and vanilla ice cream - courtesy of Black Eyed Pea)
Terrance Molock on June 19th, 2007
Joe..FORGET the allo..I’m a gonna start sellin’ this a newstuff..I MAY even steal YOUR idea..HEY! what’s a little moneybetween fellow gout sufferers..
I AM SORRY! to hear of your derailment!!..not to mock/or asconsolation..BUT I HAVE had a few myself.They are SURE NOTHING! likethe EVIL that comes with out allo.Funny how these things REMIND us ofhow GLAD!! we are NOW that we are on allo.We REMEMBER THE HORROR! ofprevious non-allo attacks.Compare this to our herbal brethren..whenthey talk of how EVERY attack GOT WORSE!
I also find it “INTERESTING” that allo. DOES NOT! promise ANYcure..UNLIKE snake oils.BUT snake oils DON’T WORK at all..and allo isVERY effective.
Thank you for your honesty..about the ONLY time the herbalists comeforth to say that something didn’t work is WHEN THEY TOO end up onthe “A” train..
It IS this kind of refreshing honesty that will help NOT ONLY themembers of this group..BUT hopefully others..in themedical/scientific community to “de-testicle” this gout monster.Ihave heard the sentiment echoed many times by gout experts that WAYTOO much gout info. is cloaked in old wives tales/anecdotalstuff/herbs/selling of CRAP..and this ONLY ADDS to the problem ofdigging for the truth.Fixing this.
Best there brother..have a good trip!
I’m gonna have a ham sandwich,some broccoli AND a beer right nowfor lunch! JUST FOR YOU!..THEN I’ll break out the suitcase and take acouple herbs to deal with the gout guy..