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I concur. I can actually pinpoint when I first saw a consultant about a weird pain in my mid foot. 18 years later a specialised scan proved to me the presence of Gout crystals, but I’d been having worsening attacks for several years. Allopurinol for the past 6-years has seen me attack free. Good...

If you live in the Brighton Health Authority ask for the CT Gout scan (the Kelsey Jordan one). It certainly shows where crystals are - or mine did. It’s what convinced this pill-hater to take medication.

If you have history of gout in your family - bloody insist on it. My gout presented in the middle of my foot and stumped the entire Brighton medical community for 15 years until I referred my self to Kelsey Jordan at the Montifiore. She’s a renowned gout specialist and proved to me that I had...

Get a blood test in Brighton to check your Uric Acid. Any result near or over 0.42 will mean you are unable to process uric acid and you will be crystal forming!!

This is a genuine question with no edge… What is wrong with taking gout medication (perhaps for life) that stops flares? I’ve been on Allopurinol for several years and (touch wood) haven’t had an attack after 15 years of undiagnosed misery. My consultant was clear and adamant that my previously...

Allopurinol (and the other variants) helps your system metabolise Uric acid level below 0.42. Below that level your body will, as long as you’re hydrated, flush uric acid out naturally. Anything over the 0.42 range will mean you’re crystal forming and prone to attacks. Purine rich foods will...

Had very hard to identify mid-foot gout for years that got worse & more frequent. Had a consult with Kelsey Jordan at the Montifiore (she is a world-leading gout specialist). Proved I had gout with a special scan she developed. Stuck me on Allopurinol and I haven’t had an attack for three years...

OWW. That right foot looks painful. I’ve been on AP for two years but have had the horrible gout tingles over the past few days. Never got attacks in the toes - always in the centre of the foot. It took years to diagnose. I have the ice bucket ready!!