goutenrist
12th October 2011, 12:43 PM
Hello. This is not easy to do, to make a first post like this, so please be helpful if you reply. I'd like to post more and ask for any suggestions or help that anyone has a moment to share, but I want to wait and see how many, if any, replies I get first.
Male, early 30s. The gout is located in my left wrist and hand only. I'm left handed, so it's particularly difficult for me. I've been dealing with it for about a year it seems but it only became more noticeable and painful a few months ago, prompting me to finally go to for an ER visit to find out what it was. I'm pretty sure it's gout and not carpal tunnel unless it's more than one condition I'm dealing with. I say this because a diagnosis of gout was made back in June of this year after x-rays were taken. I went to the ER one evening because the pain was just getting worse. I had noticed swelling and light discomfort before, even about a year ago in August 2010 that but I didn't even consider gout as being involved. It's just not something a younger person thinks of, and it's uncommon in general to occur in the wrist or hand. They gave me the usual first line treatment for gout and of course recommended that I follow up with primary care if symptoms don't improve. But I haven't because I've been dreading it. I have other health conditions that compound the problem, but I'm not going to go into it until I'm more comfortable.
I would certainly appreciate any insight into the whole gout situation, directions to quality infromation to read or what I should know more about. Thanks :).
Male, early 30s. The gout is located in my left wrist and hand only. I'm left handed, so it's particularly difficult for me. I've been dealing with it for about a year it seems but it only became more noticeable and painful a few months ago, prompting me to finally go to for an ER visit to find out what it was. I'm pretty sure it's gout and not carpal tunnel unless it's more than one condition I'm dealing with. I say this because a diagnosis of gout was made back in June of this year after x-rays were taken. I went to the ER one evening because the pain was just getting worse. I had noticed swelling and light discomfort before, even about a year ago in August 2010 that but I didn't even consider gout as being involved. It's just not something a younger person thinks of, and it's uncommon in general to occur in the wrist or hand. They gave me the usual first line treatment for gout and of course recommended that I follow up with primary care if symptoms don't improve. But I haven't because I've been dreading it. I have other health conditions that compound the problem, but I'm not going to go into it until I'm more comfortable.
I would certainly appreciate any insight into the whole gout situation, directions to quality infromation to read or what I should know more about. Thanks :).