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I saw the Rheumatologist today. She doesn’t think the issue with my toe has anything to do with Gout. She see’s zero gout damage in the xray’s and though I have a UA level at 7, doesn’t see that’s it’s caused any issues thus far. She is leaving my diagnosis as is, this makes it easier for me in our clinic system to access her if I have questions, want to test UA again or think maybe I’m having a reaction to foods etc…At this time she does not recommend any treatment other than remaining aware of possible reactions. Thanks for the help, this forum is a great resource!
Thanks for your reply, yes my UA was 7mg/dl. I’ve gone to this clinic for over 20 years and have no past UA tests to compare to. Honestly, I don’t think this doctor is very skilled in Gout, especially after reading posts on this site and hearing the treatment and follow up others are receiving. She made no mention as to any follow up visits or testing. Also, after reading about this Colchicine, doesn’t seem like I’m a candidate with mild pain and really no acute “attack” to reference. Also, she said lifelong use of the Allo, and from what you’ve stated and other posts, doesn’t sound accurate.
I just received a call back from her office wanting to know why I wanted a referral to a Rheumatologist? I was surprised at the question, since it seems evident to me that anyone who received this diagnosis would want to see a specialist. More of her acting flippantly at such a diagnosis. From what I’ve read this isn’t a condition to treat lightly, just seems like she was anymore concerned than she would be writing another script for strep or something.