conchman
New User
7 posts since August 13th, 2005
New User
7 posts since August 13th, 2005
conchman's posts
Whenever I start feeling pain on the bridge of my toe, ankle, or wrist (the signs that a gout episode is starting) I start taking naproxen and half a table spoon of baking soda dissolved in water. The episodes never get serious but its important to take the naproxen for a few days even after the initial signs go away, otherwise the pain comes back... more
I am taking naproxen for gout, but someone says this is just alleve. If that is the case, why did I need a prescription for this?
Just curious because where I live cherry juice is hard to find.
Well its been 3 weeks, in the meantime I went to doctor in miami and he reaffirmed my suspicion that I have gout. The blood test, however, was inconclusive (i think 7.1)
the doctor put me on naproxen but I still feel some pain in my ankle. In fact, my other ankle hurts too now. Its not the sprain type pain which made me limp initially, but m... more
Thanks a lot
How do you get tested for sleep apnea? I notice that sometimes I think I am dreaming that i'm dying or falling unconsicous, and then I try to wake up and I can't. When I finally wake up I am breathing real hard and it feels like I wasnt dreaming, that I was actually losing consciousness but couldnt' wake up. This happens more often if I try t... more
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