Thanks Cy... I don't know if we have any wizards here or not, if so, I have not found one yet...

I am not sure I have Gout. MrsD mentioned something about high levels of UA after an infection, and this 24h urine was taken after my round with ears, nose, lungs, etc... Also, I have been on daily Doxycycline and eat a lot of meat, not drinking like I should...

Maybe I should not have started on this until bloodwork for UA was run. I could have masked Gout with the steroids, I suppose. For most of last year, I have had a really hard time getting my dose back down to regular maintenance levels.

In his letter, he said that he felt my elevation was related to high meat/poultry intake, because urine sulfate was also elevated-whatever that is... (This is a diagnostician, not my doctor.)

What is a Pet Scan going to show? Do you have to have radioactive dye?

Cathie