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It was so bad that I've had a tophus on my left elbow since March. They were breaking through the skin on my hands. I had x-rays done and it was changing the distance between my joints and changing the shape of my fingers.Gout in your hands?
Do you have gout in other areas too?
I get it a couple of times a year but it's only my toe or ankle. I was living in NOLA a few years back and eating shrimp every day and thought I was going to die when it caught up with me.
I imagine it would be a nightmare having it in your hands.
I've had it in both feet, both hands, right knee, left ankle, and even my left ear lobe. The ankle was the worst.
I can't try the new meds because they increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. I have a stent. I deal with old fashioned allopurinol and colchicine.