You should post that to rpcmasterrace , they ' ll appreciate it <| sep |> When I have a really bad gout flareup it ' s gotten to the point where I ' ve seriously considered sawing off my leg with a pocket knife because I thought it would hurt less than what I was feeling . The affected joint gets hot and swells to the point where it looks like my skin is going to burst like a cooked sausage . The slightest touch or movement , even just the weight of a sheet or a strong breeze , is white hot agony . You prop up your foot or leg and just pray to find any position where the pain is even remotely manageable . On top of that , there ' s also a constant throbbing pain that just never goes away . And if you have to get up for any reason , like to go to the bathroom , god help you . It feels like you ' re walking on a broken bone with the 2 jagged ends just grinding together with every step . I ' ve blacked out from the pain . A really bad flareup like this usually lasts for several days to a week . I ' ve had this since I was a teenager and despite a strict diet , I went through a period where I was having a flareup like this every other month and it was the only time in my life I ' ve ever seriously thought about killing myself . I wouldn ' t wish this on anyone . I ' ve since found a medication that has been working to keep it in check . It ' s been 3 years since my last flareup .