New way for me to miss races

There are a couple kinds of gout. I have one of them. I would get it in my ankles, wrists, and knees. Absolutely miserable. They drew fluid from my ankle to confirm I had the crystals. My uric acid level was elevated slightly but not terrible. I'm on a maintainance drug now and thoroughly enjoying my pain free life. I couldn't control it well enough with diet and since I have to take crap for blood pressure, one more pill each morning is no big deal. I can't stress how much getting this identified and under control has improved my life and allowed me to be more active.