I have never had gout before but aware of it as my husband suffers from it in his foot alot. OMG it's painful! My thumb out of the blue started hurting in such a painful way yesterday nothing was helping. Now it's kinda frozen up can't use at all and radiating in my hand and wrist. Has anyone ever had this happen that has never had a gout attack before? I am stopping and crystal light and just doing water for awile. Not in my diet yet for cherries but I am sure if I mash them well I can tolerate to help. Any other suggestion?

I have had gout for 7 years so when I decided to have surgery that was my biggest fear. When you eat high levels of protein, it will cause gout. I'm on 2 gout medicines, allopurinol and colcry. I've had it in my knee, feet and elbow. I've lost 65lbs since my surgery on 4/29/15. It was worth it and I'm going to keep eating my protein lol.

I ended up in ER last night with UTI and kidney stone from the higher uric acid.

I'm sorry to hear that. Do you take any kind of medicines for gout? Mine got under control once I took mushrooms and spinach out my life. I love both of them but it's not worth the pain in my feet. You have to figure out your triggers and stop eating them. Trust me, you will look at and say, it's not worth it. Best of luck to you

As a very experienced kidney stone patient (calcium oxalate not uric acid), I would bet you have had this in your system for a while. It would seem unlikely for a stone to form and cause pain in only 3 weeks - they take longer to form. Now if you were on pre-op high protein it could have started back then. I would definitely get in to see a rheumotologist ASAP to get the gout under control and call your NUT to discuss how you can Address your protein needs. So sorry you are going through this!

That also sounds like carpal tunnel. Check with your doctor!