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Hi and thanks
My uric acid level has been under 300 for around 3 months now I’d say but I guess I don’t know actually how long crystals have been forming before the attacks started in January. Some things I’ve read suggest this could have been years and therefore will extend the time to dissolve them?
In terms of management I’ve tried a full course of Colchicine (500 mg x2 per day) for 6 days. Naproxen wise it is currently 250mg x2 daily but upping it to 500mg x2 daily when very painful. I’ll discuss with doc next time.
I’m going to try the warm bath – I’m willing to try anything!
Thanks for giving me some things to think about. To be honest apart from my toe I feel as good as I have in a while (small diet changes may have helped) and I have no temperature.
So, I’m thinking the most likely scenario is slow dissolving crystals. What is the quickest way of flushing these out once dissolved? Loads of water? Foot elevation? Any other ‘natural’ remedies?
Thanks again – I go on hols soon so some relief before then would go down a treat for me (and I suspect the family!) 🙂
Many thanks for the response!
As you say I don’t think that a DECT scan will be possible so I’ll just continue with the symptom management alongside the allopurinol in the hope that it settles sooner rather than later!
One thing I’ve noticed from the forum is that everyone’s gout experience is different so mine just might be a bit resistant. 🙁 Is 5 months (the length of time on allopurinol) a long time to dissolve all crystals?
One other point – I’m amazed at how different it can look throughout the day. One minute it can almost look as though nothing is there and then suddenly it looks purple. Have you any experience of that?
Thanks in advance!