New High In Pain Level - Gout

I too suffer from Gout. It started in the joint of my big toe. Of course the wonderful military doctors misdiagnosed it as a bunion. The only way I can describe the pain is if someone was actually poking the bone in your toe with a sharp needle. At night, just the weight of the bed sheet on my toe is excruciating. Since then, I have had an attack on my knees, my ankle, and the top of my foot. I would not wish this pain on my worst enemy. It is debilitating!!!!! I know watch what I eat and when I feel the pain coming on, I pretty much drink lots of Cranberry juice and take a little pill that flushes my system out and the pain is usually gone within a day or so.