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Well those 2 days of good health were all I got! Woke up at 2 am this morning with incredible pain in my right big toe. Went to bathroom and looked and it was bright red and swollen. It was fine when I went to bed. Put some Icy Hot on it and took some Advil and went back to bed. Woke again at 6 am in pain and toe was twice as big as it was at 2 am and now it was purple. I had Jerome take me to Express Care at 8 am and they diagnosed gout and wrote a prescription. I have had gout in the past, but at least 25 years ago and I know it is usually caused by eating red meat, shell fish or drinking alcohol, none of which I do. I suspect that the 4 days I went without eating last week upset my electrolytes and chemical balances leading to the problem. I have taken medicine twice now and swelling way down, pain much less, but I am quite dizzy from the script. Have to be very careful moving around. It would be very easy to fall. I will have Jerome go up the stairs will me to be safe.