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[quote=Anonymous]Really eye opening to read how ifnorant most people are about the range of arthritis related diseases.

I have gout, was diagnosed in my third flare at 42. I went to sleep on enight totally pain free and normal, then I literally woke up in absolutely blinding pain. My ankle had swollen to 5 times the size. I had never known pain so incredibly, blisteringly brutal.

Off to the ER where they originally misdiagnosed as cellulitis. They put me on a morphine drip and sent me home with Oxycontin.

A year later same thing, only this time it was my knee. Again they tried to claim cellulitis even though my WBC count was normal. Again with the pain meds.

Six months later it came again but presented as more typical in my big toe. Again to the DR and this time he screamed gout before he even drew blood.

I'll go 7 months without a flare and then have two attacks in three weeks. This is with meds nd a managed diet.

You really just can not be sure you'll evere be fine. It's great meds work for some but they don't work for all.[/quote]

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