I began having pain in my big toe. I have bunion so I thought that was the problem. The big toe joint began to become red, warm to the touch and very painful. Swelling started and spread to my entire foot. Pain was off the chart. I went to doctor and gout was assumed to be the culprit, but my uric acid level revealed that it was only slightly elevated. My sister, brother and my father suffer from gout. I was given Indocin and the symptoms immediately responded, but after 5 days I am still having problems. Not sure I believe the gout diagnosis. Could the symptoms be something else?