long lasting attack with tight tendons Posted: 01-29-08 08:52am
I'm new here, but have been reading this
for about a month now. For starters, I'm
25 years old. I was told at age 18 that I
had gout after going through pain for 4
days and didn't understand what was going
on. I usually only get 1 attack a year.
I've been known to have 2, but it's rare.
On Jan. 11th I started feeling the
dreadful pain from an oncoming attack. I
went to the doc on Monday and they said
the same ol' same ol'. "Here take the
colchicine, and while your at it take this
allopurinol." Keep in mind I was already
having an attack. So after some reading I
learned that allopurinol is NOT to be
taken (if not already on it) when an
attack is going on. I called the doc to
confirm and she told me to stop taking it.
I was getting better while on the
colchicine and 600mg of ibuprofen. So last
week, Jan 21st-25th I noticed I wasn't
getting better nor worse. Last week I
could wear a shoe with light
complications. I wasn't limping anymore,
but if I turned the wrong way, or bumped
it the wrong way I would notice pain, but
it would quickly go away. So being the
hardheaded person that I am, I decided to
quit taking the meds and see what would
happen. Low and behold, it started getting
worse by Sunday. Yesterday was an "okay"
day, until last night. Soon as I get into
bed it got worse. 3a.m. rolls around an
I'm fully awake in pain. I started my meds
when I woke up with the attack and things
are a little better this morning. Before
this attack I could usually take 1 or 2
pills and be done for another year. But
this attack has lasted me almost a month
and I'm really wondering if this really is
gout or a possibility of something else.
Is there any other conditions that could
cause this? BTW, it's in the left foot,
joint behind the big toe. Something else
to consider..After an attack, weather it
be weeks or months, if I bend my affected
toe a great deal, it feels like the
tendons are really tight. Is this a side
effect of the gout or possible damage from
gout?
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gallego1968
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Barnet, England
Posted: 01-31-08 03:14am
I`m like you with about 2 attacks a year
which last only a few days, but this time
i had a bad attack and mine still not
recovered and it`s been 2 weeks now.
When this attack finishes i will be put on
allopurinol which will stop the attacks
happening again. I was told that i
couldn`t take allopurinol untill my attack
had finished because taking it during an
attack makes it worse, maybe go bak to the
docs and talk about it.
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redngreedy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 01-31-08 09:07am
Yeah, I get 1-2 attacks a year with this
one being the worse of all. It's going on
3 weeks now. I'm still not sure if I'm
going to take the allopurinol like the doc
said after my attack. I think I can
withstand 1 or 2 attacks a year vs. taking
a pill every day. Does anyone else have
the tightness in the joint after an attack
has gone away, even if it has been 6
months to a year after it?
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