[vash]

crap..john. like women living together we are in sync. my first attack was june 08. ate better, exercise..stored up colchicine and indomiacin (i may have gotten that very wrong).

i felt pretty good for the following 2 years. couple days of tenderness, and mild achey-ness. 4 days ago, i sign up for a vitamin C study. thought it would be interesting to see the process..agreed to not take any vitamins and pain killers..then WHAM! a full blown gout attack. WTF? screw the study..i monkey rolled over to the med cabinet and downed one each and i am loads better this morning. quick bagel, and i will down another dose. this is BS.

did a uric test yesterday..and i am on the very upper edge of the high range. BS! i am going to see a podiatrist to rule out any metatarsal joint probs. apparently they can behave just like gout.