I just got over pneumonia & now I have the gout

[ChabadKahanist]

I guess as you get closer to 60 these things happen.
Well at least I am not senile so far still to young for that.

[nessuno]

I hope you feel better.

[ChabadKahanist]

I hope you feel better.

Thanks

[muman613]

May Hashem bestow refuah Sheimah (complete healing) to you...

I myself (who is looking at 50 next year) have been dealing with some health issues also... Say your blessings every day, for life itself is a gift...

[fibrogirl]

I struggle with health problems too. I got fibromyalgia after a nasty virus. I have a friend who develped asthma after pneumonia.
I think doctors overlook those of us who devlop things after getting an infection.
You have my sympathy. I hope you recover from this attack of gout and that it never reccurs. You've got good chances, if it is the first time it happened.

[Rubystars]

Be careful about pain medicines. I have a friend with fibromyalgia who was overmedicated by a stupid doctor and she went into kidney failure. Some doctors just don't give a crap about people with chronic illnesses.

[zachor_ve_kavod]

If I recall correctly, the high iron content in some foods create a surplus of uric acid in your system, which eats away at your joints. It can be very painful. Try to reduce the iron in your diet, particularly the iron found in organ meats. I was diagnosed with gout twenty years ago and I found that changing my diet was all that was necessary. Ask your doctor about this, but I agree with Rubystars, try to avoid pain meds if you can.

And I hope you feel better soon.

[Israel Chai]

I saw this lecture on suffering that might help, if only with the comfort that comes with understanding.

http://www.divineinformation.com/suffering-a-marathon-in-achiezer-shul-for-sick-children-2/

[ChabadKahanist]

I have COPD on top of having the gout & having had pneumonia.
B"H I more or less quit smoking I am down to 2-3 cigarettes a day.
I am shooting for none now Today I am not going to smoke at all until after shabbos I will maybe buy 3 loose ones from the makolet.

[Israel Chai]

I have COPD on top of having the gout & having had pneumonia.
B"H I more or less quit smoking I am down to 2-3 cigarettes a day.
I am shooting for none now Today I am not going to smoke at all until after shabbos I will maybe buy 3 loose ones from the makolet.

I'm still at 10-15. G-d willing I don't have to go through the test you have. G-d willing you have a complete recovery.

[Chaim Ben Pesach]

בס''ד

First of all, refuah shlemah.

Second, what is your mother's Hebrew name?

Third, you can quit smoking one day at a time. You can quit cold turkey. COPD is a warning your body is giving you. I know people who died of emphysema, which is an extremely painful and agonizing illness that is caused by smoking among other things. I am amazed that someone so intelligent and logical like yourself would put tobacco poison in their body. You know that smoking is suicidal.

Fourth, I suggest that along with quitting smoking, you do three other things: eat only healthy foods, get plenty of exercise and learn not to aggravate yourself (or learn to cope with aggravation in a way that does not harm your health).

[Israel Chai]

I recommend you squeeze lemons for lemonade for the pneumonia, and it clears out your throat and blood after smoking.

[ChabadKahanist]

I recommend you squeeze lemons for lemonade for the pneumonia, and it clears out your throat and blood after smoking.

I am over the pneumonia I got out of the hospital last week after a 5 day stay.
I am up & about butam in pain from the gout.
B"H the pills the doctor gave me are starting work & it hurts less so at least I am not cooped up at home.