Gout

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Dear Karine,

This is in response to your mother's swelling. Edema can come at any time

and any place when you are on TKI's, it's not only on Gleevec I am on Tasigna

and my legs are getting the brunt of my swelling. Has she had a thorough

physical and asked her oncologist? You also mentioned taking steroids for gout.

Has the doctor mentioned Allopurinal to keep it under control? This will have

to be taken daily, it's a big orange pill and is a cheap generic drug. I found

when I started Tasigna that I had tested positive for gout and had it in my

little finger. MDACC told me to begin taking the Allopurinal to get it under

control before I started Tasigna. She should have regular metobolic panel tests

run to see what her uric acid levels are and that is one indicator. The other

will show up in her painful joints.

Here is just one website you can visit to get more information:

http://www.uloric.com/lowering-uric-acid/allopurinol-comparison.aspx?sourcecode=\

GSCRMKWGOOU000135 & gclid=CMbk0_D4z6MCFRRjnAodllViwA

Hope everything works out for her and bless you for helping with her care.

Carpe diem,

Lottie Duthu