Gout

Ok I have really bad gout, take meds for it..ran out of meds and haven't been using them since got out of the hospital back on the 2nd of this month. Warning if you have gout you will have a terrible attack without your meds..only for the fact that you are eating and intaking so much protein with the diet.. I actually had to be rushed to the ER the other morning cause the pain got worse after I got an injection to help it. Sucks..christmas is not fun this year

Hi Melissa - sorry to hear about your pain - hope it gets better soon. Is there nothing the doctor's can give you for it that you are allowed to take? Jackie

Yeah they gave me Percocet and something else to help get the inflammation down. Also I was sposed to be taking the Allupurinol, just had ran out of it..so its mostly my fault I got the attack . I am just warning others if they have the same issue as me to def keep up on the meds.

Hey Melissa I'm sorry you are in such pain. My father and a friend both suffer from it. Please make sure you don't run out of your meds again. I was reading your profile, and saw where your mother had WLS 10 years ago. How is she doing as a long-term post op? Wendy

She is doing great! Hasn't gained any weight back. She also had Dr. Hutcher do hers...I am going to some time soon make a profile for her, and put up some before and after photos of her(she is computer illiterate) have her tell me all the details of course I believe at her highest she was 290 and now shes 150...so a substational weightloss and success story.

That is really impressive to be 10 years out and not have gained any back - she will be an excellent role model for you! Please let us know when you do her profile as I would love to read it and how she has managed to keep the weight off! Jackie

Wow, Melissa, kudo's to mom! Sounds like she followed the program, and is doing wonderfully. I'd love to read her profile when you've got it done Wendy

Will def let everyone know her name when I finally get it up here....