Man my foot hurts

[Gman]

Could still be gout. Get tested. We men get it worse than the ladies. Our testosterone helps create the uric acid crystals while the ladies' hormones have a protective effect against the crystals even with elevated uric acid levels. I've had severe attacks where my feet ballooned up and turned red, but other times in my big toe, instep, and ankle where it really wasn't visibly noticeable. I've had broken bones, and the pain of gout seems to hurt worse than that. Insidious stuff. Go to bed feeling OK and wake up in the morning unable to walk.

Before I self-diagnosed my gout, I had numerous doctors over the years tell me that I had a "soft tissue injury". The crazy thing was that I couldn't remember injuring myself. They would tell me to ice it, even put me in a walking boot a couple of times.

I had talked to some folks and did some research on my own. I went to the Dr. and told him, "I think I have gout." He had my blood tested...and I had gout. I'm on Uloric now and it's working very well for me.