Guest guest Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 We have had family in town and a bunch of other stuff going on, so I have been offline for a few days... I thought I was doing better, but boy, the last few days have been something... To review, they found elevated uric acid in my 24 hour urine test-at almost twice the level it should be. (Uric Acid elevation is used to diagnose gout.) The doctor put me on a drug (Allopurinol) to keep the uric acid at lower levels, in hopes it would help avoid kidney stones, which can result from too much Uric Acid. Doc #2 ran bloodwork looking for elevated Uric Acid in blood. This should have been done before the medication was taken. As a result, the bloodwork showed normal levels, since the medication skews the results... Gout? How can I find out if I have it now??? Surprise, surprise... The gold standard is to do a joint aspiration; if Uric Acid is in the joint, then VOILA, you have gout for sure... I am soooo excited about the prospect of that!!! NOT... Allopurinol can cause nasty gout flareups in the beginning of treatment, due to sudden changes of uric acid levels in the blood. I have no idea if this is actually gout, but I have had the worse joint pain I have ever had off and on the last couple of days or so. Which makes me wonder... I suspect this has been going on now since early last year, but it may have been masked by the Prednisone. I have been unable to get my dose back down to maintenance level for months now. Dose goes down; pain level goes up... Anyone have anything like this? The number of wierd things going on is just ridiculous and impossible to keep up with... Cathie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 In a message dated 2/10/08 7:38:44 AM, DGRAHAMA@... writes: You are in my prayers ! Dede Thanks Dede... Cathie **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Thanks Lea. I don't know if I have the same thing wrong in the knee, if it is gout or if it is what I though at first, which was I turned it wrong and strained it getting out of a stubborn, aging recliner... In a message dated 2/10/08 11:26:51 AM, devans@... writes: Cathie, thank you for dropping in for a while. I worry about you, because you are having so much pain. Gout is a mystery disease, because many years ago a doctor told me that I had gout in my big toe. We know that people who eat rich foods and drink alcohol are at risk for this disease. I know that is not true for me; however, remember that medicine is a mystery. Could you have what I have? The doctor told me that I have a tear in my knee joint, and it will not heal....never. My rheumatologist will be calling me tomorrow, and he will explain why this has happened to me. Honey, never say never when you are dealing with implant related diseases. We just never know what could happen next. Women who have had good plastic surgeons, who took the time to clean everything off their chest walls, are better. I know many women here who had good care and are symptom free...wonders me! Uric Acid is something that my rheumatologist might comment on. I will let you know. I'd be interested in hearing what he has to say about the Uric Acid. Have you ever had a 24 hour urine test for this? If I had not had the 24 hour urine, I guess I might never have known about it, unless it showed up in bloodwork. However, the doc said no one would have seen it, unless they were actually looking for it... Cathie Sending love to you........Lea **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Oh Cathie,I'm so sorry . . . Your situation sounds like a dog chasing it's tail.Hopefully you can get things sorted out really soon so you can start healing.I hope you're drinking a lot of water!Hugs and prayers,Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hi Cathie, I happened to come across this post of yours when I searched your name because I wasn't sure who you were. I must have missed your posts over the last year. I just wanted to tell you that I too had high uric acid. My doctor from Mercola's office told me that my elevated uric levels were a sign of heavy metal toxicity and so he had me do a hair analysis. Sure enough I was high in mercury and aluminum. I don't know if you've had an analysis done but if you're still struggling, it might lead to some answers...although it takes a while to chelate. ~ PH > > We have had family in town and a bunch of other stuff going on, so I > have been offline for a few days... > > I thought I was doing better, but boy, the last few days have been > something... To review, they found elevated uric acid in my 24 hour > urine test-at almost twice the level it should be. (Uric Acid > elevation is used to diagnose gout.) The doctor put me on a drug > (Allopurinol) to keep the uric acid at lower levels, in hopes it would > help avoid kidney stones, which can result from too much Uric Acid. > > Doc #2 ran bloodwork looking for elevated Uric Acid in blood. This > should have been done before the medication was taken. As a result, > the bloodwork showed normal levels, since the medication skews the > results... > > Gout? How can I find out if I have it now??? Surprise, surprise... The > gold standard is to do a joint aspiration; if Uric Acid is in the > joint, then VOILA, you have gout for sure... I am soooo excited about > the prospect of that!!! NOT... > > Allopurinol can cause nasty gout flareups in the beginning of > treatment, due to sudden changes of uric acid levels in the blood. I > have no idea if this is actually gout, but I have had the worse joint > pain I have ever had off and on the last couple of days or so. Which > makes me wonder... > > I suspect this has been going on now since early last year, but it may > have been masked by the Prednisone. I have been unable to get my dose > back down to maintenance level for months now. Dose goes down; pain > level goes up... > > Anyone have anything like this? The number of wierd things going on is > just ridiculous and impossible to keep up with... > Cathie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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