When you know you're sick but your doctors think you're a hypochondriac

F1980 said:
Never had a problem with my toe

My uric acid is high, rigtht now its 6.8 after taking Allopurinol. It was 7.5 or something before I started taking it.
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7.5 really isn’t that high. I don’t know your history, but if she hadn’t checked it more than once before putting you on allopurinol then you should run from that rheumatologist.

You could’ve had the blood drawn within 72 hours after an intense workout and with less than adequate hydration. Just like higher creatinine in bodybuilders.

For pain like you describe in the OP, don’t spend a lot of time at the doctor once you’ve gotten worked up and they found nothing unless you can find a good DO that does OMT. You’re better off with a personal trainer and a massage therapist.
 
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UberHere said:
Lots of people come in with complaints like that. Most of the time it just boils down to poor lifestyle and/or the American diet. Drinking all kinds of shit under the sun except water. Desk jobs are what chronic pain would be if it was a prescription.

Then on the other hand there are lots of healthy people with very faulty training programs that cause all kinds of havoc on their tendons and bursa. If you’re overusing a muscle group, and under using another, you’re in for a life of chronic pain.

You could have fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome I guess. Also often overlooked are gut problems that manifest as joint pain and skin rashes in the early stages.

If you really want a doctor to find something wrong with you, they will. Like your elevated uric acid levels which is just another symptom and not a diagnosis. You don’t have gout.

By any chance, have you ever lived in an area where tick born illnesses are common? Then there’s the old med school proverb, when the diagnosis is unclear it must be syphilis
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I drink nothing but water, dont smoke, dont drink, dont eat fast food
 
UberHere said:
7.5 really isn’t that high. I don’t know your history, but if she hadn’t checked it more than once before putting you on allopurinol then you should run from that rheumatologist.

You could’ve had the blood drawn within 72 hours after an intense workout and with less than adequate hydration. Just like higher creatinine in bodybuilders.
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Every uric acid result from every bloodwork Ive done showed high uric acid. Highest was 9.0

She's teh 2nd rheumatologist. The first one didnt find anything wrong, but never tested for uric acid

In september 2024, it was 6.0
In July 2025, it was 9.6
In August 2025, it was 8.0

started taking 100mg Allopurinol here at this time

then

October 7th, it was 6.7

Now, she wants me to take 200mh of allopurinol to lower it to under 6.0
 
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F1980 said:
Every uric acid result from every bloodwork Ive done showed high uric acid. Highest was 9.0
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Ok 9 is high. That needs further work up. Take that back your GP because gout is not the correct diagnosis
 
First time I tested positive for ANA and had Lupus symptoms

Got tested for Lupus and other autoimmune disorders and tested negative for those
 
F1980 said:
First time I tested positive for ANA and had Lupus symptoms

Got tested for Lupus and other autoimmune disorders and tested negative for those
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If the uric acid really is the root of your problems then the allopurinol should help over time. It’s possible. There is such a thing as uric acid tendinitis which matches your symptoms. I’ve never seen a case of it, but it’s in the literature. You might do better on colchicine
 
F1980 said:
It sucks. You talk to multiple doctors and specialists over the years and explain your symptoms, they send you here and there, do all the tests available under the sun but can't figure it out. And it gets to the point where they think you're just making it up. I stopped talking to people about it becaus they think the same. My boss thinks it's time to give up and just deal with it.

Since my early 20s, my fingers hurt when I click on a mouse. Over 20 years, its gotten worse and now its every single joint in my body. If I even bump my fingers, knees, elbow, anything, it swells up and I'll be in pain for months til it gets better. My back hurts when I sleep, I have to wake up every couple of hours to sit on a recliner, then go back to sleep, then go back to recliner again. I'm always sleepy and dizzy. My vision changed 20 years ago and been to a dozen eye specialists, neurologists, opthalmologists, neuro opthalmologists.

Done a million blood tests, Xrays, MRIs, CT scans, Ultrasounds..

I get leads and they turn up nowhere. Now the most recent one is a rheumatologist who thinks my uric acid is too high and I have gout. I've been taking allopurinol for 6 weeks and dont feel a difference.
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A long time ago, my father had arthritis in his hands so bad that he was offered surgery.

Before the surgery date, he took a vacation during which he ate only Westernized Chinese food, and he got 100% better, so he cancelled the surgery.

Seeing as you are not getting any help from organized medicine, I would try dietary changes and maybe go on a vacation.
 
I would do research but my other symptom is I get dizzy when im reading on the computer. Not sure if they're related but they happened around the same time.
 
F1980 said:
It sucks. You talk to multiple doctors and specialists over the years and explain your symptoms, they send you here and there, do all the tests available under the sun but can't figure it out. And it gets to the point where they think you're just making it up. I stopped talking to people about it becaus they think the same. My boss thinks it's time to give up and just deal with it.

Since my early 20s, my fingers hurt when I click on a mouse. Over 20 years, its gotten worse and now its every single joint in my body. If I even bump my fingers, knees, elbow, anything, it swells up and I'll be in pain for months til it gets better. My back hurts when I sleep, I have to wake up every couple of hours to sit on a recliner, then go back to sleep, then go back to recliner again. I'm always sleepy and dizzy. My vision changed 20 years ago and been to a dozen eye specialists, neurologists, opthalmologists, neuro opthalmologists.

Done a million blood tests, Xrays, MRIs, CT scans, Ultrasounds..

I get leads and they turn up nowhere. Now the most recent one is a rheumatologist who thinks my uric acid is too high and I have gout. I've been taking allopurinol for 6 weeks and dont feel a difference.
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I was sick for two years and nothing from the Doctors as to why,so frustrating turns out it was black mold in my apartment. So maybe it's something in your living environment making you feel sick?
 
You 100% got something and your doctors suck.

100% your lifestyle, likely diet, is wrong.

Do you smoke or take something ?

Describe your diet.

Is your sleep good ?

Any excercise ?

Bodyweight and bodyfat ?
 
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