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JIM FUGLIE: View From The Prairie — More About Gout And Canada Drugs

Well, Thursday and today I have learned I did not ask enough questions of my doctors about treating gout. Partly my fault — the specialist is a very busy guy, and I did not think to go back to my family physician and find out about ongoing inexpensive meds to keep the gout at bay once I have whipped it with …


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JIM FUGLIE: View From The Prairie — Growing Old Is Not For Weenies; It’s Good To Have A Friend In Canada

I got gout. Of all things, after a long winter in which I survived two spine surgeries to relieve pressure from a herniated disc on my sciatic nerve, I woke up one morning in early March with excruciating pain in the big toe on my left foot. My first thought was an ingrown toenail, so I went to my doctor …