Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 HI ette, Sorry to hear about the gout. Unfortunately Even with my own doctor, he is very wary on prescribing me anything for may ankle that has been really painful since I injured it months ago. When I saw him yesterday he said that he really wanted to avoid giving me anything for the inflammation. He just said to ice it and wrap it. he also told me to buy some very expensive arch supports. So I can sympathize with you. Good Luck. Ramona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 HI ette, Sorry to hear about the gout. Unfortunately Even with my own doctor, he is very wary on prescribing me anything for may ankle that has been really painful since I injured it months ago. When I saw him yesterday he said that he really wanted to avoid giving me anything for the inflammation. He just said to ice it and wrap it. he also told me to buy some very expensive arch supports. So I can sympathize with you. Good Luck. Ramona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 HI ette, Sorry to hear about the gout. Unfortunately Even with my own doctor, he is very wary on prescribing me anything for may ankle that has been really painful since I injured it months ago. When I saw him yesterday he said that he really wanted to avoid giving me anything for the inflammation. He just said to ice it and wrap it. he also told me to buy some very expensive arch supports. So I can sympathize with you. Good Luck. Ramona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Hi ette, Please don't berate yourself. We've all spent too much time beating ourselves up over food issues. Experimenting is a tricky thing. We kinda have to experiment or we'd still be living on Cream of Wheat or less. I have done my share of experimenting - and some of it pretty foolish. Bread (well toasted, of course) was probably my riskiest thing. As much as I ate and loved bread before surgery, there was a good chance that it might set off cravings for me. I lucked out and it turned out that wheat and so on aren't my problem. The only thing that I've done that I think is pretty smart is to listen to those old-timers who told me how much they regretted having ever experimented with sugary stuff. I've come to the conclusion that I am probably a sugar addict and my only chance is to stay completely away from the stuff. I'm not familiar enough with gout to know what sets it off. I hope that whatever it is . . . that it is something that you can eliminate. Hope you are feeling better soon. Take care, Kay in San Leandro 12/1/03 ette wrote: > OK...I'm five months out and I've been experimenting. I've been > mentally berating myself up for doing so, since many of you long-timer > post-ops have warned us about experimenting. Up until now, I've not > had adverse affects, but I guess my body had enough. This weekend, I > thought I broke my toe, but after seeing my PCP and getting xrayed, he > determined it was either gout or an infection and since bariatric > patients can't take NSAIDS, he gave me something for the pain and > treated it like an infection. This morning, I am sure it is gout (a > painfully familiar sensation from those painful pre-op binging days). > Even though I didn't eat large amounts of anything, I did steer off > course enough that the uric acid has probably accumulated and pooled > in my left foot area and spreading. I can't pull up the online > bariatric binder update, so can anyone tell me what I can suggest to > my pcp to treat this bout of gout (sorry for the Dr. Suessism)? > > Also, I've had to catch up on a week and a half of email, so belated > congratulations out to Shell on her nuptials, prayers and hugs to > Diane on her surgery yesterday, pat on the back to Gemello - > even though those traitors in the office turned on you, you are and > continue to be an inspiration to all of us in this group...Kay, > congratulations on your one year anniversary from Orientation! I > always look for your posts and appreciate your words of wisdom since > you were just a few months ahead of me and gave me a glimpse of what > was to be. To B(?), many of us don't post regularly, but please know > that most of us read these posts avidly because this surgery process > bonds us all together unlike any other friendship, family, or other > support you may have, so please keep posting knowing that all of us > are sharing and caring.... > > ette from Elk Grove > 3/30/04 - Dr. Fisher > was 351/am 225/heading towards 150??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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