Gout?

As a diabetic I get gout a couple of times a year. My uric acid tends to run high and I never know when it's going to flare up. In the past my doctor prescribed Indomethican. For some reason it didn't work during my last episode so he tried me on Colcrys. I only had to take three pills and I was walking fine, almost pain free, with some stiffness in about a day and a half.

The worst is when I get it in my left hip, which thank god doesn't happen often. I already have moderate osteoarthritis with damage to the head of the femur and the last time I got it there I was practically bedridden. I heard that gout can also be hereditary, which would make sense as my grandfather suffered with it for years.

[brob28]

Hey guys, I've had gout for about 10 years. Allopuinol each day and Cholcrys (sp?) during attacks have worked wonders for me. No major flair ups in almost 3 years. It took 7 years and a lot of bad attacks before my Dr had it all figured out (prednisone and all the other meds did not seem to help me). Had one two week flair up that eventually had me admitted to the hospital for 3 days as Dr's just figured it had to be something else. Worst pain I've ever felt. Thank you modern science!