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reoccuring mild gout flare

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mark38381
mark38381

i first had my gout flare two years ago after some nsaids it went off in a few days. had a couple of flares since then. now i am 26 and having the worst attack i always look at my uric acid and it was 8.5-14. it is now 6 weeks since then and my flare is reocuring. mild but still painfull which is in my right feet sometime ankle, toes, and even in the heels i was put on febuxostat. it is now 17 days since then and my uric is 4.4. just wondering jave any one experience this? i can walk but atill there is a mild pain whenever a walk too long. iam also takibg metcort and colchicine whenever i feel like a huge flare is coming. i am also considering if i have ra?

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  • rustygecko
    rustygecko mark38381

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    FYI - when I was diagnosed the first thing they did was send me to see a cardiologist to make an assessment of my cardiac risk - the reason is that if you're heart attack risk is high, then then it has to be monitored - in my case I was ok. In the UK they do not do this.

    • mark38381
      mark38381 rustygecko

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      same with me maybe due to my young age no other organ has been damage yet. good thing iam treating the root cause now than later.
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