Gout on vacation
As if a flare up isn’t bad enough during my daily life I was lucky enough to have an attack a week before flying to Hawaii for a vacation. I’m currently here and it has been agonizing to say the least. Have not had an attack for over 2 years— take daily 100 mg of allo.
This is my 3rd week with pain. Prednisone usually kills it within 24 hours, but I have been on a tapering dose for 2 weeks & barely any sign of relief. Yesterday I felt like I could finally put pressure on my right foot, but now it’s just as bad as day one. I went to urgent care in Hawaii, but they couldn’t do a cortisone shot. I refuse to take the colchine/indomethacin because of how it affects my stomach. I’d rather limp during my vacation than be bedridden.
I leave in a few days, and have a podiatry appointment the day after I land to see if they can give me a cortisone shot. Should I be off prednisone by then to ensure they’ll give me the shot?