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Awesome post, I'm in the same boat with you.
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I just started the Allop and have not had any pain whatsoever yet.? I am still shaking off the last flare up, but Im hoping for the best.? I was at 11.8 on my first blood test so I'm interested to see what the level will be at doc next week after a week of 300mg Allopurinol.? Best of luck to you
Thanks for the response guys.? I am certainly planning to monitor the SUA levels as closely as I can, particularly since mine was so high to begin with.? I hope to find a testing kit, with my brother being a diabetic i can certainly see the value in those.?
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One question for you both though, I didnt mention any sterioial stuff that I am taking did I?? If so, I was unaware of that.? I have read the warnings on here about the effects of stuff like prednisone, but I was thinking everything that I've taken so far has been an NSAID.? Please let me konw if otherwise!
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Keith, I think that the lack of empathy from our doctors here in the US has been a recent trend.? Their steadily reducing payouts from insurance/govt are requiring them to ramp up the?# of patients to offset and they just dont seem to want to spend time with patients anymore.? I hope the GP I am visiting next week is different.. I am not opposed to training an otherwise empathetic doctor, it's just that those are so hard to find these days.
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Limpy sorry to hear about your constant pain, I am lucky enough to be relatively pain free when the flares are not present.? Although that is becoming less and less these days.? With a UA level that low for that long, might there be something else conrtibuting to the pain?? Do you find the colchicine helpful for it?
