u/Prior-Palpitation393

So as the title says… I’ve just realized that over the years I haven’t been spraining my ankle rather, I’ve been having gout flareups. I never questioned it cause I walked a ton so I figured I just stepped off a curb wrong or something.

My last uric acid reading was 8.7 and am on allopurinol so hopefully it’ll get better.

Currently dealing with a flareup in my ankle… so I’ll be lying down for a bit.

Anyone else have similar situation where they didn’t realize it was gout for a long time? Did meds help reduce flareups long term?

33M. It all just sucks, every time I turn around there’s a new health issue. More appointments, more tests, more money… which I don’t have enough of.

I wasn’t the healthiest in my teens or 20s but at least I could do stuff without worrying too much. Now it’s like if I turn my neck wrong I’m scared I’ll need neck surgery. If I walk too much I’ll need leg surgery.

The only healthy parts of my body are my heart and brain… though I feel my mental health is poor even if the physical brain is fine.

For reference I have leg issues, spine issues, digestive issues, sleep issues, potential gallbladder and/or liver issues, aggressive colon cancer runs in my family, and now my right hand is acting up where I keep making damn spelling mistakes.

I have a therapist and multiple specialists for each of my issues… but it’s so damn exhausting.

Do I have to live like this the rest of my life? I sure as hell hope not. Anyone else feel broken and got better over time or is just downhill from here?

Thanks for reading.