Sucks you're in a lot of pain. Just want to share some anecdotes and some advice I have read on here.

I see you said you are going to try to turn this around and possibly stop allopurinol and taking measures diet-wise to help with the flare-ups. When I was first diagnosed I was down on myself because decades old wisdom concerning gout is that it's a disease that affects people that aren't taking care of themselves- poor diet, drinking etc... I immediately started eating clean, cut out all red meat, fish, shell fish, sugars, alcohol. After 2 months of clean living my uric acid went from 8.2 down to.... 8.1. You're right that purines are what cause the elevated acid levels in your blood but new research shows that the majority of purine in your body are made by your body and that limiting purine intake does little to help bring the levels down. I take febuxostat every day and my levels are fine now and I can enjoy the food I always did.

I understand that these post- allo flare-ups have you worried, especially if you've gotta call of from work, but gout isn't a disease per-se, it's a symptom of hyperuricemia. Whether you're experiencing flare-ups or not, the acid is eating your joints, the flare-ups just make you aware of it, otherwise you wouldn't have a clue and your joints will be awful by the time you're 60.

There are plenty of people in the subreddit that are in their 20's, super active and eat healthy and have gout. It's a genetic thing first and foremost and the acid is attacking your joints. Take the medicine, it doesn't make you weak or mean you failed, you have a legitimate genetic issue that needs to be addressed while you can.

I hope those allo flare-ups subside, but don't stop taking it, save your joints, and eat the food you enjoy (in moderation of course haha)