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The attacks get more frequent as I get older, my feet get the brunt of the pain, especially my toes which swell up and even a sheet touching them at night brings tears to this grown man.I have had various versions of this disease, from aches in my feet, my shins have swollen up and if you touch them a dent would stay there for at least 5 minutes, various toes have becomeswollen then suddenly they go down only to reappear on the other foot within 20 minutes.My heels & knees both ache and throb with pain from these attacks and now my Achilles heel is getting affected.This pain is a disgusting severe ripping feeling. It is absolutely horrific.I have one friend who has Gout so bad that he has huge lumps on his elbows and index fingers. The doctors regularly cut these lumps open and scrape out the greyish yellow powder.You can even get it in the form of a lump on the hand or fingers, and you can even get it as a lump on your ear or on your spine. Nice isn’t it...Last year I could feel small aches in my feet for about a month before Christmas, but due toChristmas parties and the end of the year I ignored the early warning signs and kept eating and drinking the wrong things at all of the Christmas parties and work functions.By Christmas time I could not walk, which did not go down well with my wife as we had friends and family coming over for lunch and dinner. Two shifts of cooking and hosting which my contribution was sitting on the couch the whole time, in agony.1 month later I still had the pains, which has caused me to really look into what Gout is and to write this site.I am sick of this disease taking over my life and lifestyle.People who have never experienced Gout pain in any form have no idea how bad it is.

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