On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:21:15 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>In article >,
>says...
>>
>> On 2013-10-31, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>> > One of the most valuable resources is people actually living with the
>> > same condition you have.
>
> and one of the commonest mistakes people make when speaking to
>strangers on the net, is the assumption that matching symptoms or
>medication means the other person shares the same medical condition.
>
It is a tool. It that to be used properly. Medical researcher do the
same thing, only they do it in a formal organized manner. Medical
researcher, doctors, scientists talk to many people with the same
conditions and make conclusions from their observation.
>
> This is just one of many places to find
>> > them. I'd not blindly accept what anyone says as absolute truth, but
>> > it may lead to an avenue to travel to the cure or information that
>> > does work for you. It is a tool that must be used with care.
>>
>> Agree. Everyone reacts differently to different drugs, so my
>> experiences will most likely not be your experiences. Also, there are
>> a whole buncha docs that know spit about gout or they think it's jes a
>> minor affliction self-imposed by unthinking gluttons. Nothing could
>> be further from the truth. That's why you want a rheumatologist, an
>> arthritis specialist, as gout is actually a form of arthritis.
>
> You're advising someone who had a liver transplant. Gout is a common
>complication following liver transplant. The anti-rejection drug
>cyclosporin causes an increase in uric acid.
>
> The medical management of his gout has to mesh with the other side
>effects of transplant and lifelong transplant medication.
>
> Janet UK
Right, and to be sure it is happening properly, do some research and
talk to others and see if what they do applies to you. My only advice
it to check things out, not to make any specific changes or actions.
That is up to the patient and doctor to discuss. Research helps the
patient to understand and perhaps to ask better questions of his
doctor.
I have first hand knowledge and experience with this sort of thing. It
not only works, it can save a life, it can fix a lot of problems. No
one knows you body as well as you do and what reactions you are
experiencing.