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Hi folks
An update :-
Blood test results today:- Urate 201; liver and kidney function fine. ( Urea 4.2)
I have had continuing discomfort in lower legs,ankles and feet but I’ve had that in varying degrees over the years whilst I was trying to control gout with diet,suppltements and herbs . Eventually I ran out of luck and had to see a rheumatologist hence the Febuxstat which I have been taking for approx 4 weeks .
I have been monitoring my U A levels since and they initially came down to 130 and remained around that ;the reading of 200 was from the G P today.
To ease the discomfort which could possibly be due to U A dissolving out of the body a therapist utilised Acupressure Taping ( KINESIO TEX GOLD) on my ankles,instep and foot arch yesterday morning. During the evening and through the night this specific area became painful which caused me to remove the tape- the area under the tape was warm but otherwise normal. The feeling is that this tape ,acting on the acupuncture pts, “drew out” U A resulting in a reduced and defined ( by area) gout attack DESPITE the low level of U A in the blood! The area of the ankles still exhibits deposits of tophi although limited.
May I please have your comments re my progressf along the path and this little possible flare up?I have read the info on lowering U A and would ask your opinion please on the following:-
1. would the use of a far-infrared Sauna help in removing the U A which is leaving (hopefully) the various parts of my body;
2.when my rheumatologist examined me and used ulra- sound he started me on Febuxstat but there was no urine test as mentioned
in this site-should there have been ( I also had an injection to prevent a “flare-up”);
3.I have been taking the medication for a month now – is it time for a blood test and should I request a “full spectrum” test in
addition to lipids.kidney and liver function?Is there any evidence or speculation to support a connection between cholesterol ratios and U A?
Regards
