Gout and colchicine

The good news is the dr doesn't think it's my kidney causing my pain, told me to take co codamol or use ibrufen gel but I won't do either as I only ever use pain relief when pain is unbearable and it's not that bad. Got to have another blood test to check kidney function next week which I hope will show no deterioration (I can't help worrying the uric acid may have done further damage) and also check my uric acid level now. He said he doesn't expect it to be much different as it takes a lot of time for it to reduce. As for my foot he said it's greatly improved and the swelling will eventually go down. He mentioned me taking allopurinol to which I asked if the benefits would outweigh me taking yet another drug and he said possibly but then he decided to wait until he sees the blood test results. He was very pleased that stopping my diuretic hasn't raised my blood pressure but said to keep checking it occasionally. 

  I'd told him last time I'd stopped taking the avorstatin and he wasn't concerned so now I'm taking two less tablets than before which I'm pleased about. I can remember when I saw one of the female Drs about my numb toes (which I now know is axonal sensory neuropathy) she said she may need to review the drugs I take and this really worried me as I could see no way any of them could be stopped. Without the omeprozole I suffer terrible heartburn caused by my hiatus hernia, without the serequel I wouldn't sleep and my mental health would deteriorate, without the lisinopril my blood pressure would rise and without my ADD meds I'd go back to living in a fog, unable to concentrate or settle to anything. 

  After I came out of the Drs I went shopping and bought a whole load of health foods, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, pineapple, melon, apples, pears, organic yogurt, pure coconut water, cranberry juice (wanted cranberries but they didn't have any), cucumbers, carrots, spinach, lettuce, cottage cheese, organic honey and as my potassium levels were low before I even risked kale too. I came home and made a fruit smoothie containing all of the above fruit, coconut water and yogurt - delicious. It's a fantastic way to improve my diet and so easy. Wish I'd thought of it years ago!