Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in The Pro-Gout Forum's LiveJournal:

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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
9:37 am [gymgeek]	Trieste! Pathos! No gout attack since the last one in 2005. Why has the Gout forsaken me?! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
10:19 am [decasia]	have another cherry ! i have eaten so many cherries to help my gout that i feel like one of the Cherry Sisters ! LOL name THAT Mae West film that she mentions the Cherry Sisters Current Mood: fruity (Comment on this)
Monday, July 21st, 2008
4:09 am [decasia]	dear Gout ! welcome back ! i have missed you and i need a day or two off from work to entertain you ! ! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
10:06 pm [emaryslyneth]	"The attack" Okay so over the weekend  my ever deep and dark depths drudges up enough uric acid to crystalize in my ankle joints and cause intense pain... yeah we all know what if feels like "pain" The doc said last time I was in there "next time you have an attack or episode I'd like you to come in immediately so we can draw some fluid from the joint and test it; that way I can officoly declare it gout." So Saturday morning at 7 when my foot was hurting so bad the bed sheet was causing too much irritation I woke up and mention to my SO that I should prob go in like the doc asked. We got up and went down to the hospital where the doc told us to go, signed all the proper paper work and waited a few minutes then they wheeled me back to a small curtained room where the nurse said few more minutes of waiting and then the doc came in. Now he pulled out a long thin needle, I thought okay no biggie right; I have to have my blood drawn for testing every few weeks I can handle this. He sorta numbed the area then stuck the needle in "HOLY HELL!!!" ( I don't know if we can swear on this blog?) I shouted and then desolved into tears I can't begin to tell you how much it hurt! Didn't take very long and then he was done, gave me a lovely Loritab and sent me home. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
11:41 am [gymgeek]	From Pharyngula: [M]ouse dung, prepared in various manners, is useful for treating sciatica, headache, migraine, the tetters, scabs, red bunches on the head, gout, wounds, spitting of blood, colick, constipation, stones, producing abortions, putting on weight, and increasing lactation in women. Who knew? (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
6:42 pm [emaryslyneth]	A newbie Hello all, I've just found out this past Friday that I have gout. Some how I feel out of place when I read about 'gout' on all the various forums and webmd pages. It seems to be common in men and people who are over weight. I am female 21 and well not over weight I'm a bit curvy. I don't know anyone in my family on either side who has gout and I'm crushed at the thought of having to give up seafood. Garlic Muscles are soooooo my favorite food. Well as I'm new to this all any help or suggestions would be helpful, I've had  3 attacks since June 1st once in my left ankle/foot and twice in my right ankel/foot. I've been in all three times and the doctor until just recently thought I had a fracture in my foot as I don't get the 'heat' form of swelling or the discoloration, My attacks seem to be mild compared to what I've heard although I've cried once from the severity of the pain. It usually last about 4 days the first day it's towards evening when I notice that my ankle will hurt to bend outwards then the next morning I will wake up with terrible pain in my ankle/foot area and it's incredible swollen. I usually keep my foot up and ice on it and some anti-inflammatory in me and  by the 3rd day the swelling and pain is going away and  by the forth it's gone like nothing was ever wrong with me. That's about it. Cheers Emarys, (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, July 8th, 2007
1:02 pm [wang1961]	vegetable sources of purines something to worry about? Do legumes, spinach, mushrooms, cauliflower really contibute to dietary purines as compared with meat & seafood? I'm almost a vegetarian now, and to consider getting rid of legumes seems almost heretical to me... What do people think? (Comment on this)
Friday, June 29th, 2007
1:37 am [decasia]	have another cherry ! I bought a nice pound of cherries in the way in to work this afternoon and Tim and I enjoyed them very much ! but then , , ,all I could think of was that movie " the witches of eastwick " where the witches cast the spell in the woman causing her to regurgitate an excessive number of cherries . ,. . Have another cherry ! rather violently cherries as you may know are supposed to be good for gout relief , , , so far no good ..... (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
2:01 pm [gymgeek]	I'm sorry to say, but my uric acid is going down. Last year in August, it was 6.6. As of Thursday, it is now 5.1. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, June 18th, 2007
3:29 pm [wang1961]	Wondering My uric acid is 7.9, my Dad has had gout, and I'm wondering about myself. My big toes feel kinda stiff, achy. But I've been so anxious about it, I wonder if I'm imagining it all. How will I know if and when it's real? Will it just hurt like crazy all of a sudden, or does it build up slowly? (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, June 4th, 2007
2:03 am [decasia]	interesting ! i have a fever of 101.7 and my gout pain seems to be gone ??? is there a connection or is it just my luck ? Current Mood: sick (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
2:06 am [decasia]	gout gout continues in the side of the big toe knuckle it only hurts when i bump or walk on it am trying celery seed and black cherry extract for it am about to do the half teaspoon of baking soda in water too (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
1:01 am [decasia]	out and about with the gout ? damn it if some old fart didn't kick my gouty big toe tonight on the bus coming home ! the pain near shot me thru the roof ! guess that is what i get for having my foot out in the aisle in the first place ! i have taken Thursday off because i KNOW that i will not be able to get a sock and a shoe on my swollen foot tomorrow afternoon to go to work so being off is a done deal ! Current Mood: crushed (Comment on this)
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
4:50 pm [biffah]	It's back! *I love it when I get gout in my right knee/calf area. I'm so lucky. I know this. Current Mood: goutastic (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
6:52 pm [biffah]	YAY! I'M SO EXCITED! i'm having a gout attack in......MY BACK! believe me, i know how lucky i am, and i am thanking the gout gods everyday. i just recently got over being sick for a month, and some of that included spasms in my back. during that time i know that those little gout ghosts wormed their way up into the joints in my back. and now - horribly beautiful pain!!! can you imagine the fun i am having laying down at night? and i always complain that nothing good ever comes my way! shame on me! Current Mood: cut off my back (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
8:45 pm [moof]	I am pleased to share my discovery that not only does Mel Brooks suffer from gout, but gout was the genesis of his 2000 Year Old Man schtick. (Comment on this)
Friday, September 1st, 2006
4:22 pm [gymgeek]	It has now been a year and a half since my last attack of the gout. Let me tell you that one was a doozy. First my right foot lit up. When that cleared, my left foot fired off. This all happened right on the tail end of a case of shingles, for which I was taking Acyclovir. Reading up on some of the other anti-virals, they screw with your kidneys and can trigger gout attacks. Not Acyclovir, specifically, but it does cause some kidney problems. I think I found the magic pill. On a related note, has anyone had the pleasure of shingles, aka Chicken Pox Phase 2, aka Herpes zoster? Wow! It's like a random cycle of hot, itchiness, chills, searing pain, numbness, ticklishness, and other unidentified sensations. With nasty red blisters! (It is a form of herpes, so I have empathy for the folks who get it down there twice a year, boy-howdy!) Alas, it only happened on my right shoulder. I didn't get any on my face or in my eye. (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 17th, 2006
6:53 pm [biffah]	Welcome Mr. Leto!!!!! According to Imdb.com - Jared Leto (the actor) now HAS GOUT!!! Requiem For A Dream star Jared Leto has been diagnosed with gout after undergoing dramatic weight loss for a film role. The condition is a form of arthritis and causes sudden and excruciating pain, swelling, redness and stiffness in joints. Leto's representative confirms that the gout was "caused by the dramatic weight loss for a movie role." The condition is caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints. The Panic Room actor packed on 62 pounds for his role as John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman in Chapter 27. He was required to shift the weight quickly for subsequent roles. I'm so happy that this wonderful ailment is reaching the masses yet again. I wonder if this will start a gout-inspired movement?? Current Mood: excited (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006
6:06 pm [biffah]	flare ups!!! *i am proud to report that i am, indeed, having a gouty flare up. yes! for those of you not in the know, you can occasionally get a "flare up" in between attacks. a flare up is not nearly as wonderful as an actual attack, yet you feel lucky knowing that the gout has not forgotten about you. i, myself, am having a flare up in the arch of my left foot - a place that gout has not kissed as of yet. it is quite special - the way that it feels as though you have sprained your foot, or stepped on something that you shouldn't. then that wave of familiarity comes back and you know that you are in for a treat. can i be a total girl here and say how wowie dowie excited i am to have a flare up at the same time i am having my period? and some people wonder if the universe has forgotten about them...not me! blood and uric acid....i am woman, hear me ROAR!!!! Current Mood: gouty delicious (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006
12:03 am [indigocraig]	My friend's gout turns 29 this month. mwahahahaha! yay! welcome granny. (2 Comments |Comment on this)