i have elevated uric acid levels and my dr
thinks i may have gout. i do have foot
pain but never has it been in my toes. i
have pain in my arches and the long bones
on the outer portion of the foot.
should i just consider myself lucky that i
have no pain in my toes yet - or do my
symptoms sound like something else?
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painfree
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Posted: 06-08-07 07:59am
Although the most common joint for a gout
attack is the big toe, my former
rheumatologist once told me that a gout
attack can occur in any joint. There
certainly are many joints in the foot. The
area of the foot where you describe your
pain is the area where most of my gout
attacks used to occur. But not all foot
pain is from gout. Get a medical
diagnosis. If it is gout, then get checked
to be sure that you don't have sleep
apnea. You can find further info about the
connection of gout to sleep apnea at
[links removed] , and in the book "The
Perils of Sleep Apnea - An Undiagnosed
Epidemic".
