Thread: gout....ouch
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Old 04-20-2008, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by MTUpower View Post
it took many visits to the doctor to nail it down as it was my first happening.

The bad news is that the medication to stop the gout screwed up my blood thinness needed for my heart valve. The cherry juice my wife gives me gives me the sh^&s. Getting old is great fun. Sobering to say the least.
IIRC, they identified it by confirming that nothing was broken there and doing some uric test.

What did they give you?
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