Hello @rlbry1942, welcome to Connect. I moved and combined your discussion with an existing discussion on Pseduo gout. This way you could meet a few of the members talking about pseudogout. I would also like to invite @tdemaria, @dpframing, @photokat, and @glenner075, who have all discussed having gout on Connect in the past. @rlbry1942, how have the treatment regimens you mentioned in your post working in the short-term?

Dicloffenac ointment also helps, if your stomach becomes sensitive to nsaids. Also if you take immeprosol for reflux or sensitive stomach, those side affects may cause other serious problems. Steroid shots work very well!