What is it like living with gout?

What is it like living with gout?I am having my second case of gout but do not have anyone to talk to about what to expect. I've read the medical descriptions but those do not talk about the day to day issues of real life experience during outbreaks.

I also have heard or read all about remedies and preventions. I know it hurts and usually is hereditory, and all about meats, fats, cherries, etc.

What I want to know are personal stories with details. If you have gout, please tell me what it is like for you. How long, the appearance, the process, also about your skin, joints, etc.

An example: Mine is in my big toe, but I also have crystals emerging from a place on my outer ear which has been going on for much longer.

My toe looked as if was getting pus but when I moved my skin to expel it, there was no pus at all. A large cap of dead skin popped off to reveal tender red underneath.

Any similar stories out there from personal experience?

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