Greetings
Well here it is Aug 17Th 2010, and I have gout! I felt it starting to come on last night and by morning I was having difficulty walking. I kept moving cause that seems to help and then at around 10:00 AM I took some Colchicine then at around 1:00 PM I took 4 Ibuprofen and by 8:00 PM the pain was just about gone. I'm not sure it'll stay way until morning but for now it OK.
Well that's it for now. I'm still helping my son up the canyon as camp host. We meet a lot of interesting people. I'm not sure what I'll be doing when this ends but I'll have to find something cause I have to be busy.
Have a gout free week, Month and well year.
Kevin
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Another month as camp host, and very little gout!
Here we are in August, where has the summer gone? Before we know it we will be wishing for warmer weather and wondering where all the snow is coming from. Winter has it's pluses though, life slows down a little and we can take some time time to reflect, or in my case wonder how I'm going to pay next months bills. Of course I do that all summer anyway.
My wife and I have been talking about the bills and planning ways to reduce our overhead. We have decided to sell many of our items that we can live without, like our vehicles, the tractor business. We have decided to make our adult children pay for things that they have conveniently neglected to re-reimburse us for, like their auto insurance and certain living expenses. May be if our plan is successful we will be empty nesters - ha ha.
Well since this is a blog about gout I should spend some time talking about that for a while. Over the last several weeks the fight against gout has gone well. I woke up with it in my knee one morning, I didn't take anything for it, but as the day progressed it went away completely. I've also had it in my toes and wrist a little but not so much that I had to stop working. I have had touch of the old arthritis and achey muscles mainly in the morning and if I sit for an extended period of time it's hard to get moving again, I think my diet is causing that.
Well I better run for now. In my next post I am going to post some photos of the camp where my Son and I are hosting.
Good blogging
My wife and I have been talking about the bills and planning ways to reduce our overhead. We have decided to sell many of our items that we can live without, like our vehicles, the tractor business. We have decided to make our adult children pay for things that they have conveniently neglected to re-reimburse us for, like their auto insurance and certain living expenses. May be if our plan is successful we will be empty nesters - ha ha.
Well since this is a blog about gout I should spend some time talking about that for a while. Over the last several weeks the fight against gout has gone well. I woke up with it in my knee one morning, I didn't take anything for it, but as the day progressed it went away completely. I've also had it in my toes and wrist a little but not so much that I had to stop working. I have had touch of the old arthritis and achey muscles mainly in the morning and if I sit for an extended period of time it's hard to get moving again, I think my diet is causing that.
Well I better run for now. In my next post I am going to post some photos of the camp where my Son and I are hosting.
Good blogging
Monday, July 19, 2010
Another month with no gout
Hello everyone,
Yes it's been another month with no gout. I've been helping my son with some camp host duties and it's caused me to be much more active. I've lost several pounds and been in the sun a lot. I believe that the more active a person is, gout is less prone to occur. I still have a lot of weight to loose but I feel more motivated than in the past. Oh, and I have cut way back on the soda pop, I still have one now and then but only one or two a week. I think that I'll even give that up so it will be one or two a month. The soda pop has way too much sugar and the diet is just nasty. Besides I have read that the artificial sweetener stimulates your appetite. Anyway, going so long without gout is awesome. I better run, Stay gout free
Kevin
Yes it's been another month with no gout. I've been helping my son with some camp host duties and it's caused me to be much more active. I've lost several pounds and been in the sun a lot. I believe that the more active a person is, gout is less prone to occur. I still have a lot of weight to loose but I feel more motivated than in the past. Oh, and I have cut way back on the soda pop, I still have one now and then but only one or two a week. I think that I'll even give that up so it will be one or two a month. The soda pop has way too much sugar and the diet is just nasty. Besides I have read that the artificial sweetener stimulates your appetite. Anyway, going so long without gout is awesome. I better run, Stay gout free
Kevin
Friday, June 25, 2010
It has been a good run so far!
I haven't posted for several months because I have had "NO Gout". Now I've said that I hope I haven't altered some force in the universe that will bring the gout back to me.
Well we have moved back to my home town for about 1 1/2 years and then it will be on to a new adventure. We have all been very busy and I think that may be one reason that gout has stayed away for so long. I believe that the more active a person is the lower the chance is of getting gout.
Now my Son is a camp host in a local campground and I have been helping him. It is kind of fun and it keeps me active. The best part about it is talking to all the people who are camping. I have met some great people.
Better run
Well we have moved back to my home town for about 1 1/2 years and then it will be on to a new adventure. We have all been very busy and I think that may be one reason that gout has stayed away for so long. I believe that the more active a person is the lower the chance is of getting gout.
Now my Son is a camp host in a local campground and I have been helping him. It is kind of fun and it keeps me active. The best part about it is talking to all the people who are camping. I have met some great people.
Better run
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Today is moving day
Here it is, the first night in our new digs, My brother and Sister-in-law are serving a mission for the church and we are living in there home for 16 months while they are away. So we have put our home up for sale and moved in their home.
Their home is a nice home, its heated by propane and wood so it doesn't have the nice forced air furnaces I have been use to, These heaters require a little more effort than the forced air furnace. This means that gathering up and chopping wood (Let me finish this tomorrow)
Well here we are, it's been about a week since I started this entry. I think I was writing this when it was very late, because I had some words that I didn't recognise. I corrected them, I still can't figure out what I was trying to write.
As I mentioned we are living in another house for about 18 months while my brother and his wife are away on a service mission. I have had a small bit of gout in my right toes but nothing that is keeping me from getting around. I believe that my gout runs in our family. My father and mother both had it. I have one brother that gets it from time to time but fir the most part his is under control. The meds that I'm on for gout seem to help so I'll just keep doing what I need to to keep the big monster away.
Better run for now.
Their home is a nice home, its heated by propane and wood so it doesn't have the nice forced air furnaces I have been use to, These heaters require a little more effort than the forced air furnace. This means that gathering up and chopping wood (Let me finish this tomorrow)
Well here we are, it's been about a week since I started this entry. I think I was writing this when it was very late, because I had some words that I didn't recognise. I corrected them, I still can't figure out what I was trying to write.
As I mentioned we are living in another house for about 18 months while my brother and his wife are away on a service mission. I have had a small bit of gout in my right toes but nothing that is keeping me from getting around. I believe that my gout runs in our family. My father and mother both had it. I have one brother that gets it from time to time but fir the most part his is under control. The meds that I'm on for gout seem to help so I'll just keep doing what I need to to keep the big monster away.
Better run for now.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Just a little (more) research
The website listed below is selling a product I have not tried, therefore I have no opinion of it's effectiveness.
In doing a little more research on gout I'm finding more and more that diet, although important is not the most significant cause of gout. Below is a statement I found at the web site uloric.com.
" When it comes to gout, diet is just one part of the story, and it comes into the picture differently than you might expect. Despite popular mis-perceptions, diet is not the root cause of gout. However, it is one of many things that can trigger gout attacks in people who already have high uric acid levels. Gout isn't caused by the foods you eat or the beverages you choose. It's caused by a buildup of uric acid in your blood. "
This site talks about the importance of treating the cause, not just the pain. I know that when I'm in the middle of a gout attack all I want to do is get the pain to stop. Then when it finally does I conclude that the treatment worked. That may not be the case. Just because the pain is gone the cause of the pain is just waiting there for the right conditions to attack again.
As far as diet goes the research suggests that diet is only about 1/3rd the cause of uric acid production and that your body produces the other 2/3rds of uric acid acid on its own. So if your body is already producing high levels of uric acid then you add a big plate of shrimp to your diet you have just pushed the levels too high and the "Gout Monster" is on its way!
Well thats all for now, stay gout free and healthy.
In doing a little more research on gout I'm finding more and more that diet, although important is not the most significant cause of gout. Below is a statement I found at the web site uloric.com.
" When it comes to gout, diet is just one part of the story, and it comes into the picture differently than you might expect. Despite popular mis-perceptions, diet is not the root cause of gout. However, it is one of many things that can trigger gout attacks in people who already have high uric acid levels. Gout isn't caused by the foods you eat or the beverages you choose. It's caused by a buildup of uric acid in your blood. "
This site talks about the importance of treating the cause, not just the pain. I know that when I'm in the middle of a gout attack all I want to do is get the pain to stop. Then when it finally does I conclude that the treatment worked. That may not be the case. Just because the pain is gone the cause of the pain is just waiting there for the right conditions to attack again.
As far as diet goes the research suggests that diet is only about 1/3rd the cause of uric acid production and that your body produces the other 2/3rds of uric acid acid on its own. So if your body is already producing high levels of uric acid then you add a big plate of shrimp to your diet you have just pushed the levels too high and the "Gout Monster" is on its way!
Well thats all for now, stay gout free and healthy.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Gout Gout Gout!
It's been a while since I've had a bad flare up of gout, but I'm always listening to articles and stories about gout. Lately I've heard some ads on TV about gout.com, I've been to that site and it's not a bad site. Take care of yourselves.
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