I have over 10 years of Gout with pain predominantly on my foot, but 4 years ago after a long haul flight (over 8 hours), I my calf was swollen and stiff, when pressed on the stiffness, it felt like a sponge...... Dr suspected DVT, but luckily that was negative... Eventually after 2 weeks of diagnosis, a medic prescription for gout was given and resolved the swollen calf...... However, the swell situation become more often, and eventually the swell developed on both knee joints last October, after one week in hospital, the Dr gave an injection of steroids on my knee and ankle joints on one leg, the swell have subsided within hours....... After that steroids treatment, there were occasion pain and swell on leg that had not received steroids injection........but last week, thunder strikes, after stopped the Gout control medicine because I have a bad fever which the Dr have prescribed 10 days of antibiotic medicine, after that both knee joints started to swell..... Question ..... Since last October, after the steroids dose, I have been very sensible on prescribed medicine to control the Uric acid level.....after 6 months (blood test in April), it was shown I m on the high side of the normal range, so I have to continue with Feburic 80mg, + Colchicine..........I am also very sensible on food intake and no alcohol, but only thing is I m a late sleeper , in bed around 02:00 and get up around 08:00 for work...... Q......Why my steroid treated leg started to swell and is more painful than the one that did not have steroid treatment ?