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Hi Algout,
So is it occurring in the tips of you fingers or your toes…I bilieve that is the most common area for psoriatic arthritis to attack. I am still puzzled, but hope you are doing well. As for me, I have followed the advice that I have gotten on this site religiously and it has turned my life around. My feet feel NORMAL today, save a small twinge in my Achilles tendon at the base. I hope you get back to where you were before November soon.
Take care 🙂
Algout,
your issues sound similar to mine. Moving all around the feet from one to another and then even in both. Balls of feet achilles tendon big to and top of foot. I have wondered if mine was not gout too but I think it can act very differently in individuals. Mine has been mostly in attack mode since August of this year with a few better days (meaning I still limp but can wear shoes). Hang in there. It is difficult. These guys on here are great and provide a real service. The have helped me keep my sanity dealing with all the pain and the unknown. Much more help than my doctors have provided. The colchicine method zip refers to is the route I took. I demanded it from my doctor. He seemed to think it was a somewhat medieval approach – but I found it does work fairly well. I only made it to 9 or 10 before great sickness, but after the sickness was relief. For me, I was also throwing up too. Not fun, but I didn't have pain at all for a few days. You can find out what works for you. I think the key is riding out the next month or so and making sure to ALWAYS TAKE THE ALLOPURINOL.
Don't lose hope 🙂
I will try to relocate the paper and will surely talk to my doctor too. He, however, doesn't even know I have upped the dose on my own to 300mg's. – He thinks I am still at 100. I'll break it to him gently and hope his ego isn't too bruised.
Thanks for the thoughtful posts
i am there with u. Getting better only very gradually. I am trying to have faith in the medicine knowing that you must go through attacks to be free from them for a few months. Sucks, but I think that is the deal. It has been mentioned here that we should get UA levels down as quickly as possible and keep them down…I know it is not exactly what anyone wants to hear-but that is it, unfortunately there is no magic bullet.
Hang in there
Thanks Zip2play, for your advice…just looking for hope and maybe a light at the end of the tunnel. I have an 18-month old boy and a girl on the way and just want to be able to run around with them rather than be the pitiful guy who can't keep up. Before this I ran and went to the gym and was in fairly decent shape for a 41 year-old.
I lost my father in May. I found an article in my frantic search for answers – at this point I have read almost all the content relating to gout that the Internet has to offer. The article, more like a professional paper, related that stressful events can trigger the PODAGRA and gout. I know that his passing qualified as a stressful event, since I had always wanted my son to know him and took the loss hard. Also, during this time, my brothers and I drank and ate copious amounts of things never listed in any diet book. The paper also related that certain personality types like those who are leaders and those who work and play harder than average are more susceptible. The paper, written by MD's, also made a connection between all the various notable gout sufferers over the years. I will try to find it and post it here.
Rhodri…this sounds very familiar. I followed this same basic advice that you have been givien here and it worked for me. Just getting through the ugly parts was trying for me. Don't lose hope. I was on 100mg AP to and this time was tantamount to beiing locked in a cage with a wolverine going at your feet while you try to carry on with your routine. One thing that worked for me was the colchicine 2 at once then one per hour until violent just-in-time visits to the bathroom are necessary.
This gave relief that seems to have broken my cycle. Hang in there. For me, this site filled the void between what my doctors were telling me and insanity.
Thanks GP, Zip, Trev and others, I too am waiting a long time to see the rheumatologist. December 7th. I know…a “day that will live in infamy.” But am cautiously optimistic and feeling a bit better in the feet department. I upped my AP to 300 got off the probenecid and colchicine and am taking an occasional NSAID or two for pain. I have had a couple of good days, so I think I may not be out of the woods yet, but I am hoping. I will give you a full report with numbers after my next appointment. I am keeping my upcoming blood test with my regular doctor in the mantime too.
Thanks again gents
I appreciate you not saying that
and thanksCan you also not tell me if you would advise whether I could take 3 colchicine per day?
First off, I must say you guys are funnier than hell. Thanks for the accolades on the choosing of the name. I perseverated on it last week. Also thanks for the words of encouragement. You don't get many after this much time going by. I used the “sporting injury” thing many times now at work and at with the wife it has tested our relationship – we have an 18 month-old and he runs around a bit.
I am taking 500mg Probenecid twice daily along with .6mg Colchicine (twice daily). No relief so far…but just recently started this – maybe a little of the edge taken off the pain. I'm not taking Allopurinol, but plan to give this some time to work and then call doctor to see about re-issuing a prescription. i have tried the baking soda and drink coffee in sufficient amounts already. Believe me, I would see a witch doctor if I thought it would help.
I guess I just have to be patient. Of course this is difficult when you are missing out on life in the meantime.
Thanks for all your insightful comments – I appreciate hearing from fellow soldiers in the war on gout!
