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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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Hi. I Had Little Swelling Behind My Right Knee. The

Hi. I had little swelling behind my right knee. The doctor first it was bakers cyst. Then after the ultra sound and checking my uric acid level. He told me i have high uric acid. My reading was 7.5. He prescribed Zyloric 100 mg one tablet. It went less to around 6.5. He told me to increase dose to two tablets. But i did not. Ia m taking one tablet. The swelling still there. I don't want to be on this medication foe my whole life! I am male and 48 years old. Please advise
posted on Sun, 28 Feb 2016
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