OK, Mauri. I got the impression that your joint pain was bothering you more than it actually is. It sounds like you are doing everything right.
I hope you have the “where did my gout go” experience. It happened to me a few months after starting allopurinol. I remember thinking one day: “I can’t remember the last time I had an attack”. So hopefully, you’ll experience that within the next few months. I hate putting actual estimates on how many months it takes. The main point is, as weeks pass, you notice that attacks become less frequent, and less intense.