I've been on 300 mg of Allupurinol for 8 mo.s or so - only a few painful/momentary shots through my feet now/then...UNTIL this past August when I decided to get serious re: my Diabetes and cut out as many carbs as possible. Good news is I've lost 15 lbs.,bad news is I've been eating more protein via eggs/meat, etc. Two weeks ago it returned in full battle array and I've been house-bound for the past 10 days. 'Been using a walker & crutches to get around...a great friend has been bringing me food & sympathy. Today it looks like it's tiring of me & about to go back into hiding - that nasty swelling is going down.
I'd like it gone by mid Nov. - Thyroidectomy scheduled then.
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My Gout always seems to migrate around one (or both) feet.
Starting in one joint, then moving to my arch, then over to my little toe joint, then back to all of my toes, then hitting my heel, rinse & repeat.
I met one fellow who had so much pain that he asked several Dr.s if amputating his feet would rid the affliction.
I'll say it again, if there exists a worse pain on this earth, I don't want to meet it.
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This image gets close to the sensation:
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/The_gout_james_gillray.jpg