Holy smokes this is painful!!
I've been getting it on and off for about ten years. It would come for like a day or two and then go away. Maybe six months ago it started to get more frequent (every 10-14 days) and more painful (like the weight of a sheet in bed is agony lol). So I went to the doctor, did some blood tests and went onto allopurinol. It seems to be working but still getting flares every month or so, this one now is particularly bad. I have heard sometimes it gets worse before it gets better when starting the allopurinol. The doctor also upped my dose a bit. I hope I can get on the other side of this stupid thing... Jeesh. I know this is pretty common so I assume I'm not the only one here with it?
I've been getting it on and off for about ten years. It would come for like a day or two and then go away. Maybe six months ago it started to get more frequent (every 10-14 days) and more painful (like the weight of a sheet in bed is agony lol). So I went to the doctor, did some blood tests and went onto allopurinol. It seems to be working but still getting flares every month or so, this one now is particularly bad. I have heard sometimes it gets worse before it gets better when starting the allopurinol. The doctor also upped my dose a bit. I hope I can get on the other side of this stupid thing... Jeesh. I know this is pretty common so I assume I'm not the only one here with it?