Weird way to put it across to you!!
So I suspect my dad was suffering pain for a while before he mentioned and before he got really bad. When he was really bad, he couldn't eat, move, think... I was very worried.
For me (and him) the diagnosis is a god send. He has treatment. They're already talking about reducing the dose.
His gp defo goes on his bloods. It's the inflammatory markers I think. Correct - there is no test, but surely gp is meant to judge what they think it is.
Have a read about it. You're obviously not in severe pain. But do you want to live with the pain you have, if you could have it managed??? My dad had no choice... He was in a bad way.
Also, 1 in 5 people develop a more severe form. Doesn't sound pleasant. Arm yourself with info then decide.
If the steroids became problematic, you could wean off quicker?
Anyway, a few days trail won't hurt. I took them for 3 days for my asthma... Felt nothing.
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