High Uric Acid Levels

[BklynBoy81]

I've had High uric acid Levels before Tx and while Txing...  I'm having problems with my back it might be Kidney stones.. I'm going to get an Ultrasound to make sure... Is the high uric acid level the cause of my back pain??
How can i lower these levels?? The pain is in the right side kidney area... If it is kidney stones what do i do?? The study nurse might tell me to stop Tx... and i dont want this to happen.. Please help!! thank you!!

TippyClubb funny you mention high uric acid levels!!!

[Tippyclubb]

By the way Bklyn Boy is also in the same trial as me.  Co Writer said high uric acid is not that common during SOC tx.  Were kind of thinking high UA could be a sx of the Vertex trial?

[Tippyclubb]

I am in the Vertex   No Placebo  Telaprevir trial. 1000 Riba -180 Peg and 750mg tela 3 x daily  .The thryoid issues  is in the consent forms I signed. I knew that going in though, from people on this forum.  Pretty smart people here.

[bandman54]

what tx meds are you on?

I was on soc and read the insert that came with a big time warning about the possibility of serious thyroid disease....  it also said that my doc was required to make sure i was aware of this.    Did she?   hell no.   I brought it up to her . and she was "oh yeah, thats right... but we are keeping a close watch on your thyroid levels""  ... fortunately they were fine,  I just felt kind of weird that no one gave me the thyroid disease warning.  I don't think it would have detered me from tx, but still... I like to know whats going on and what could possibly occur.
Course I guess if you read all of that , or were told all of it, a lot of people would get cold feet.. lol.

bandman

[bandman54]

just don't over do it.   sardines are good for you,  just don't combine them w/ cheese, olives, etc.   google "gout" and you cab\n find a list of foods that you need to be careful with,

bandman

[portann]

Amazing about the sardines and uric acid - I just read about it.

And I try hard to eat sardines because they're supposed to be "good" for you.

Just shows how complicated nutrition is. Next time I'll have a couple of sardines instead of the entire tin.

[Tippyclubb]

Ok thank you.  I am going to get to the bottom of this soon.  I will print out Co Writer info in that other thread and take it with me to my private doctor.

Trial people keep telling not to worry, but I have enough sense to know something is bad wrong, or going to lead to serious complications if I don't get this under control.  If it was just the high uric acid  maybe I wouldn't be so worried but I got a call today ( trial ) and I have other blood work issues going on also.  My thyroid is way high AGAIN--seems they can't get it right. Plus everything is too high or too low.  I'm a mess.  Lol!  Its times to get to the bottom of this.

Geez its always something.!  Lol !  I have to laugh--trying to stay upbeat.

To:  BklynBoy

Sorry for taking over your post but I figure we both have the same isssus going on so need to start another post.