Anyone get gout after Gleevec?

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Shortly after being diagnosed (7/19/06), my doc prescribed 300mg

Allopurinol to prevent potential gout after my WBC's started dropping.

Gleevec brought my WBC from around 195 to 7 in about 3 weeks. At the 1

month on Gleevec mark (this past Thursday), gout like symptoms set in.

My toe has been killing me!

Has anybody had or heard of gout after Gleevec? I had it looked at by a

doctor at the walk-in clinic today and he suspects it is gout as well

and prescribed 50mg Indomethacin. If it's not substantially better by

Friday, I'm supposed to come in again and they may suspect infection.

Thanks.