Corrik
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The following advice or diagnosis is from forum users and is not actual medical advice.
I'll start. For about 7 years now, my knees (only one at a time) will randomly swell up and lock up. It creates intense pain to walk initially. Going down stairs is the worst. It happens very infrequently. It may not happen at all for 8 months, and it can happen 5 times in 2 months. Walking on it loosens up the joint and makes it not hurt, but as soon as you stop for awhile, it locks back up. Generally, this is felt the worst upon waking up as you were not walking for hours.
Ibuprofen helps with the swelling over a day or so and with the pain. The knee at times will be swollen to almost 3 times the normal size.
Recently, I experienced this not at all most of last year. But, starting in December I experienced it twice. Both in the left knee. I did notice both times this happened (about 7 days apart) that I had drank a Monster Energy drink earlier in the day. I felt safe saying that triggered it. I do not drink those often (rarely) and had both those days it triggered.
About two weeks later the right knee swelled up with nothing that stood out as being the cause.
Then 2 nights ago, my left foot felt intense pain. Like that it was weak. Hurts to bend the foot or to put weight on it. Same as before. Until I walk on it some. This has slowly went up my leg and as of now my foot is in pain and my left knee is swollen.
So what causes this? What is it? My uric acid levels have been high most years in my yearly. Except for last year it was normal. This points to gout. My PCP has suggested pseudogout instead of gout.
Most people tell me when I say I think I have gout that it is from drinking. I, however, have not drank alcohol since October. I do not think that is what is triggering this.
What is some of NeoGAFs expert (yet not expert) opinions, thoughts, ideas, experience?
Or share a medical problem of your own to discuss.
The following advice or diagnosis is from forum users and is not actual medical advice.
I'll start. For about 7 years now, my knees (only one at a time) will randomly swell up and lock up. It creates intense pain to walk initially. Going down stairs is the worst. It happens very infrequently. It may not happen at all for 8 months, and it can happen 5 times in 2 months. Walking on it loosens up the joint and makes it not hurt, but as soon as you stop for awhile, it locks back up. Generally, this is felt the worst upon waking up as you were not walking for hours.
Ibuprofen helps with the swelling over a day or so and with the pain. The knee at times will be swollen to almost 3 times the normal size.
Recently, I experienced this not at all most of last year. But, starting in December I experienced it twice. Both in the left knee. I did notice both times this happened (about 7 days apart) that I had drank a Monster Energy drink earlier in the day. I felt safe saying that triggered it. I do not drink those often (rarely) and had both those days it triggered.
About two weeks later the right knee swelled up with nothing that stood out as being the cause.
Then 2 nights ago, my left foot felt intense pain. Like that it was weak. Hurts to bend the foot or to put weight on it. Same as before. Until I walk on it some. This has slowly went up my leg and as of now my foot is in pain and my left knee is swollen.
So what causes this? What is it? My uric acid levels have been high most years in my yearly. Except for last year it was normal. This points to gout. My PCP has suggested pseudogout instead of gout.
Most people tell me when I say I think I have gout that it is from drinking. I, however, have not drank alcohol since October. I do not think that is what is triggering this.
What is some of NeoGAFs expert (yet not expert) opinions, thoughts, ideas, experience?
Or share a medical problem of your own to discuss.
