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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 8 9:55am | Replies (43)Comment receiving replies
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"The insanity of a simple blood test for your uric acid to show that my uric acid level was high, which meant I had gout."
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Having high uric acid levels, also known as hyperuricemia, can lead to gout, but it doesn't automatically mean you have the condition. Gout develops when uric acid crystals accumulate in the joints, causing inflammation and pain.
I can sympathize with you. I was recently diagnosed with gout in 2024.
About 5 years ago, I passed a kidney stone composed mostly of uric acid. That was when my uric acid level was checked and it was high. My rheumatologist speculated that I might have gout but didn't test me for gout. A urologist treated multiple kidney stones in both kidneys. My urologist treated my uric acid level with allopurinol but it was stopped when my kidney stones shrunk.
A couple of years later my uric acid level was high again. My urologist wasn't too concerned because my kidney stones were not getting any larger.
At my next rheumatology visit, I mentioned that my uric acid level was high again and my feet hurt. My rheumatologist looked at my feet and said my feet looked like I had gout. That was when gout was diagnosed by a simple ultrasound of my big toes.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17808-hyperuricemia-high-uric-acid-level
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Prednisone is used for gout flares which might explain why I needed Prednisone for such a long time (12 years). However, if it isn't one thing it is another... or... as I like to say it is always a combination of many things.
https://creakyjoints.org/about-arthritis/gout/gout-treatment/gout-allopurinol-inconsistent-higher-steroid-use/
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Vitamin C is good for lowering uric acid levels.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7926958/