Chris Mulford's response about uric acid crystals was wonderful! Thank you Chris...I've printed it off for reference, and will discuss what you said with Linda Kutner -- she and I have been "discussing" this daily for the past week! And no, you don't want to know what the phone bills between Illinois and North Carolina look like! To all the rest of the lactnetters, Chris is the original Wise Woman, and was my inspiration for celebrating my "jubilee" year in style! Jan Barger (So many books, so little time....) Wheaton, IL