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Suggest Treatment For Gout In Knee For A Patient With Multiple Kidney Problems
I have pain in my right foot along the left side of the foot and near the big toe and next toe down the top of the foot. The doctor thought I injured the tendons, but really gave me no solution of how to treat it properly. When it first happened the pain was less, as time goes on the pain is getting worse. It s been over a week now. I can t wear a shoe on the foot and I ve been taking ibuprofen, diciofenac, and sometimes tiger balm. I don t have any guidance or real advice , and I can t even drive the car, the motion of using the foot for acceleration and braking cause me more pain. Even when I m laying down in bed or on a couch I feel pain. Please help me , I would so appreciate some answers. The doctor did take an x ray but thought it wouldn t show anything and I never heard back. Thank you, my email is YYYY@YYYY my name is Elle
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Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Hi elle , if im your treating doctor, i would treat you and advice the precautions to be taken to avoid from further.
so initially from the treatment part, already you are on ibuprofen and diclofenac, so i can suggest you to take one shot of corticosteroid inj and subsides as you need. nextly the maintenance drug to be taken, which include allopurinol and NSAIDs to decrease it and if you have any liver and kidney diseases i dont suggest you to take above drugs instead you can take the drug name febuxostat which has no any side effects related to kidney or liver. this gives u a permanent relief and mean while you need to take an X ray of foot and you you need to be evaluated by doing blood test (sr.uric acid).
some important precautions you can take is cut down alcohol and meat ,fish .Ice packs can be helpful in relieving pain and reducing inflammation. mantaining adequate hydration is key for minimizing the frequency and intensity of attacks. cherry juice also helps you in relieving the pain.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
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so initially from the treatment part, already you are on ibuprofen and diclofenac, so i can suggest you to take one shot of corticosteroid inj and subsides as you need. nextly the maintenance drug to be taken, which include allopurinol and NSAIDs to decrease it and if you have any liver and kidney diseases i dont suggest you to take above drugs instead you can take the drug name febuxostat which has no any side effects related to kidney or liver. this gives u a permanent relief and mean while you need to take an X ray of foot and you you need to be evaluated by doing blood test (sr.uric acid).
some important precautions you can take is cut down alcohol and meat ,fish .Ice packs can be helpful in relieving pain and reducing inflammation. mantaining adequate hydration is key for minimizing the frequency and intensity of attacks. cherry juice also helps you in relieving the pain.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Wishing you good health.
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