Gout

[cappy]

cappy I have missed you I thought you might have gone to your country retreat in the town named after you LEATHER HEAD no on a serious note smoking is a nasty habit I think we all did it at sometime in our lives some get away without illness I am waiting to see or ask what type of cancer could it have been I have worked with some dodgy stuff asbestos ect that was in the first artex{stuff for patterns on walls and ceilings} that was full of blue asbestos plus the plaster I am not making excuses for smoking and I must be honest I do miss it but I have not had a cigarette since the day I knew I had the cancer and I had a chance to be fixed but so far on the mend? jp

######not leatherhead john went to a little old english village not many know about called UPPER NUNS BOTTOM......dont ask where it is i am keeping it a secret.....lol cappy

[Captain Kong]

some 25 years ago my oldest son injured his back..................... Cappy

Hi Cappy, I think things have changed since 25 years ago.
In December I was in Salford Royal Hospital when the Registrar discovered a cancer on Tuesday, He said come in on Saturday and we will operate. Saturday Morning I was on the table and they Cut It Out.

Now my son after working a 12/13 hour day, works one weekend in three, so he starts on Monday morning at 7.30 am and finishes at 9pm on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday, Friday 9pm. Two days off, but always on call for emergencies.

When a surgeon in tired and knackered due to long hours on his feet and stressful after telling Patients they are terminal and parents their children are going to die because there is nothing they can do for them, being terminal , is very stressful., I don't think anyone would want to be operated on by him.
Doctors also get sick
Cheers
Brian

[cappy]

some 25 years ago my oldest son injured his back..................... Cappy

Hi Cappy, I think things have changed since 25 years ago.


Cheers
Brian

##couldnt agree more brian regards cappy

[j.sabourn]

Would be surprised if Cappy didn't have the gout, as was always known as the rich mans disease. Also if you drank a lot of port was supposed to give you, that's what Cappys granny told him. Hope he remembered. Always put my port into the beer and then became a well known drink called a torpedo. I only mixed in the best circles as you know. Cheers JS

[Captain Kong]

My worst case of Gout was in Australia after many weeks of Beef Steaks and Red Wine, I was in screaming pain and couldn't walk
I was in a wheel Chair at the airport, and then to Singapore, in a wheel chair again from the hotel and again when I landed in Manchester, a wheel chair and taken out to the car park .
Allopurinol cured it.
No More Steaks or red wine since then.
Brian

[cappy]

Would be surprised if Cappy didn't have the gout, I only mixed in the best circles as you know. Cheers JS

###its me bruvva ...he lives in perth .....worth a bleedin fortune ....regards brother john cappy

[Stan Carter]

before reading these threads, my take on gout was an older guy in a wheel chair, foot up wrapped in a massive bandage. now sitting here I have now diagnosed myself to have the dreaded gout. twinges in the big toe and aches in other regions. give up all the good things, red meat, tomatoes, beer and marmite (just got two jars, after searching for ages), don't know if I can do it yet. but I do have a list of medication you have mentioned, so I can asked the doc for when the pain gets worse. the twinges certainly does get ones attention though.
regards, stan

[Doc Vernon]

Yes its hard to give up all the good stuff Stan,but when you get a bout of the Gout ,then it is a must as the pain really can be terrible! Cannot even have a Sheet cover the feet! Some poetry here LOL
ZYLOPRIM (allopurinol) is the stuff that cures it though!
Cheers

ZYLOPRIM (allopurinol) is known chemically as 1,5-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo [3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-one. It is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor which is administered orally. Each scored white tablet contains 100 mg allopurinol and the inactive ingredients lactose, magnesium stearate, potato starch, and povidone. Each scored peach tablet contains 300 mg allopurinol and the inactive ingredients corn starch, FD&C Yellow No. 6 Lake, lactose, magnesium stearate, and povidone. Its solubility in water at 37°C is 80.0 mg/dL and is greater in an alkaline solution.


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[Charlie Hannah]

Never mix good port with anything John,i drink 3 or more glasses of Galway pipe every night after dinner haven't had gout since i lost a heap of weight 25 years ago used to get it really bad.After changing eating habits,that was the end of gout for me and for that i am really grateful.Pity anyone who suffers with gout.

[happy daze john in oz]

It is said you are what you eat, so watch the diet all in moderation and you should be OK. As for the grog, my GP told me that an alcoholic is someone who drinks more than the doctor. One glass of red a day he said I good, no mention of the glass size so I will buy a one pinit wine glass.