Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Goomba wrote:
> > Steve Pope wrote:
> > > One of the things I read is that an attack may be
> > > predicted by minor sensations in the previously-affected
> > > joint. �(NOT the joint about to be subjected to an
> > > attack.)
>
> > > It may not be a general truth, but that happened to
> > > me shortly before (days before) my second attack.
> > > Coincidence? �Maybe not.
>
> > > Steve
>
> > And that makes perfect sense to me. Uric acid isn't isolated to only one
> > joint... it is found systemically so you probably do feel and recognize
> > (based on previous flare ups) an attack building up as the uric acid
> > crystals build up in the joints even though it is still at low level
> > (subclinical) presentation yet.
>
> Apropos of pain issues, I've just noticed an "Aches And Pains Index"
> on my local Weather Channel station (Chicago). �This is something
> new...what's the deal with it, I wonder...???
>
> I know it's popular belief that certain kinds of weather can
> supposedly exacerbate certain pains, but is this scientifically
> verifiable...???

Anyone over sixty can predict impending inclement weather more
accurately than the finast barometric instruments... you want
scientific... prior to every launch NASA phones me for concurrence.
Someday my ankles will be on permanent display in the Smithsonian.