hands hurt, arms hurt, feet hurt, fingers hurt, entire body in pain...?

hands hurt, arms hurt, feet hurt, fingers hurt, entire body in pain...?i went too my doc today and explained when i wake up ea day my entire body has been in bad pain. the doc gave me 15mgs roxicet x 2 30mgs total and im still in outrageous pain in my limbs. my hands/fingers, legs, feet etc.. my doc is guessing and says possible GOUT? i go for a uric acid test and well see whats up. but for now im taking 15 too 30mgs of oxycodone/roxicodone 6 times day totalling 180mgs and it alleviates about 20% of the pain. now im very scared as this stuff is potent medication and is not working! what could this possibly be? i have water retention in my feet etc.. i have read that if you kindneys fail too eliminate uric acid that this is possible, the test will tell. i think my diet sucks, my exercise level sucks, i drink too much soda and i eat too much of the same stuff. i have no idea of what too eat with a possible gout diagnosis.... my sleep habits are poor, IM A MESS! so im going too the test and see, ANY ADVICE? is this just a bad arthritis flareup? does it get this bad at times? i have osteo and im bein tested for sed rate ie. rheumatoid etc... should i go too a hospital? it hurts my fingers just too type! i dont know what the hell to do?

TheQuantumFieldSpecialist
Pills should help. Maybe ask Nitram, I don't know if its's easy to contact through mail via Yahoo Answers, he sometimes appears on the 'Alternative medicine' section, and knows a lot about quackery and science, so I am sure he will know what kind of doctor and pills will help for sure.

May medicine and science prevail !
No more quackery.

atltigger69
You can try going to the ER but that is a crap shoot. You might get a doctor that will help and you might not. It's worth a shot though.

First thing is to get your body in order. No matter what, you need to get the diet and exercise going. That will help eventually even though it may be painful to start. Also, cut out the soda. I'm not sure what you are drinking but it's a safe bet that it's probably a cola. Even diet soda needs to be kept to a reasonable amount.

You also need sleep. See if your doctor will prescribe something to help you out. There are a number of medications out there, so if one doesn't work have them try another.

If all the tests come back negative and you're still in pain, go see a pain management doctor.

JeffKan1
I've done battle with gout for 14+ years and I have it under control. Here's what I know about gout that will hopefully apply to you and help you.

Bottom line, the human body needs to be able to get rid of uric acid. If it doesn't get rid of enough of it, then the uric acid pools in the joints, and crystals form, and the horrible pain begins. Usually, gout occurs in lower extremities, such as big toe, ankle, knee. But it sure can occur in elbow and probably in other joints too. It's very possible that you have more than one malady going in your body.

Before I forget to mention it, here's the best website that I've found: www.best-gout-remedies.com.

So, how do you help the body to get rid of uric acid?

1) Drink lots of water, 1oz for every 2 lbs of body weight daily
2) Get a script for allopurinol, very inexpensive and no side effects
3) Stop drinking things that dehydrate the body, or things that are acidic. So reduce big time or cut out completely: beer, coffee, soda, and high fructose corn syrup
4) One thing that helped me get more fruits/veggies into my diet, is to drink V8 VFusion. It's tasty and comes in many flavors
5) Eat lots of sour dairy, which is sour cream, cottage cheese, plain yogurt. The latter, you can make smoothies with orange juice, pineapple, bananas, and frozen berries. Good stuff.
6) Take celery seed pills. Helps the body to not create so much uric acid.

Educate yourself on gout. Don't depend on the doctor, they need to know a little bit about a TON of subjects, so chances are the doc won't know much about gout.

Anything anti-inflammatory, whether it's food or drink or pills or whatever, ya need to do it. This includes cherries, pineapple, lots of water, ibuprofen.

Best of luck to you!

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments! Gout - information, symptoms and treatments. Googout.info health information factsheet - advice on gout and its symptoms, causes and treatment, plus prevention through diet.

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