tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post6201027928829807506..comments2024-03-28T11:28:31.364-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: 'One That's Sick o' th' Gout'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-37810119859833168802022-11-27T02:42:26.432-06:002022-11-27T02:42:26.432-06:00Your experience of gout mirrors mine. 60 years ago...Your experience of gout mirrors mine. 60 years ago I was 19 and was staying with my aunt, who had a flat in the house of a well known arthritis specialist. I had heard him mention his interest in gout, and when he looked at my foot and pronounced that I had gout I was sceptical, thinking he was just finding his favourite disease. However, a blood test confirmed his diagnosis. He prescribed colchicine, which cleared up the pain within a day, though it had unfortunate side effects on the digestive system. I have <i>thought</i> I might have an attack a couple of times in the two years that followed, but nothing since. All I have to show for it today is a rather malformed big toe.Athel Cornish-Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878950422369813933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-47393897459001063612022-11-27T01:30:03.556-06:002022-11-27T01:30:03.556-06:00Been there, done that. I, too, was diagnosed with...Been there, done that. I, too, was diagnosed with gout (starting in the right big toe, the classic site). The pain was quite impressive, I remember. I had to have my daughter drive me to the doctor's office. This was about 15 years ago, I guess. The doctor prescribed Allopurinal (as you know, the standard treatment for gout since 1964), and I haven't had a major attack since.Richard Zuelchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734593620854179011noreply@blogger.com