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Are Painful Joints An Indication Of Cancer?

Hi! My gamma gt level is over 300.according to blood test results.I m a male, age 67jrs . A few years ago my pancreas was removed. I weigh abt 118kg, 1,83m tall & big boned. I ve been suffering from gout, for abt 20yrs and its affected my joints with are now lumpy in appearance. I d then use Cataflam tablets. Am an occasional drinker of alcohol. I do consume quite a lot of fizzy coldrinks and enjoy red meat and fatty foods, wrong, I now realize. My skin is very itchy all over, spec. my back, legs & now if also developed an unusual bony bump on my nose & developed tennis elbow. I can hardly walk neither use stairs as it is painful. I ve got lower back pain as well as slightly higher up in my back. My days are now spent in bed for a few days before my appointment at my GP. What might be the cause, if SO high? I m afraid it might be cancer & would want to know the possibilities, desperately. Could my gt levels cme down with the right diet and be restored? How long would it take? I was not accepted for a life policy due to this high level. I get spontaneous feelings of heart pulpit.& think of it as anxiety attacks. Does this correlate or add to my condition. Wanting to know sincerely just how serious my condition is and the possibilities of causes and organs affected. Thank you sincerely. Greetings.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Yes, food has huge impact on gout. You should avoid high protein diet. If you go on eating high protein diet, your uric acid level will never come done and so your joint pains will never heal. Chronic gouty arthritis cause degeneration in joint. It can not cause cancer but will deform your joints. So strict diet restriction are needed. And for your heart palpitations, I think we should definitely rule out heart diseases first because you are above 60 years. So get done ECG, 2D ECHO and Holter monitoring (24 hours continuous recording of ECG). If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Possibility of stress and anxiety related symptoms is more likely. So avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar
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Are Painful Joints An Indication Of Cancer?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Yes, food has huge impact on gout. You should avoid high protein diet. If you go on eating high protein diet, your uric acid level will never come done and so your joint pains will never heal. Chronic gouty arthritis cause degeneration in joint. It can not cause cancer but will deform your joints. So strict diet restriction are needed. And for your heart palpitations, I think we should definitely rule out heart diseases first because you are above 60 years. So get done ECG, 2D ECHO and Holter monitoring (24 hours continuous recording of ECG). If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Possibility of stress and anxiety related symptoms is more likely. So avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar