I went to the ER one day after work because enough was enough. I have been in pain since I was 14 and living almost 10 years with foot/joint pain was enough. Of all the orthropedic doctors I had seen over the years and all the different orthodics I had purchased for myself, no one thought to check my blood. Well at the ER, I told the doctor I had injury like pain with no trauma. The doctor basically diagnosed it immediately and the blood tests confirm a uric acid level of almost 10. My grandfather has gout currently and I think I’m just too damn young for gout. Does it ever go away? I wasnt perscribed anything to lower the uric acid just anti-inflammatories. Am I subject to pain my entire life? Please help!