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thanks trev, I think the 1st time I went to my doctor with these he wasn't very knowledgable on gout. But by the 3rd visit it was obvious that he had done a lot of research. I go back for another ua test in 2 weeks, and another 2 weeks after that. I'll post my results after each.
Thanks for the replys. Currently I'm not having the pain in my knee, I just can't straighten my leg. (I'm assuming b/c I walked with my leg bent for 2 weeks), that's why the doc went ahead and prescribed the ap. My question for you guys is, if I do have a flare up initialy with the ap, should I take the prednisone and stop the ap, or up the dose of the ap? Also do you guys think that colchicine is a better alternative that the prednisone? Last thing, the past 2 months I have eaten better, no beer, tons of water, and my level is 10.8? I was under the impression that drinking a lot of water wouldn't remedy the situation, but it would at least lower my ua levels. Do you think my levels could have been much higher? Or is this probably just bad genes passed down. And also how high can ua levels be?
