Tnx CrispyChick. My Mum couldn't leave the house anyway for several months after beginning steroids, apart from us visiting she didn't see many people.
U may find PF that once the condition stabilises and steroids are weaned off, that some of the weight will disappear. Could it be weight gain being an underlying reason for the condition, is there a link?
I have a low pain threshold as well as having lost years to depression, so me, being me: would opt for treatment. I might look like a hamster for a while, so what. I'm wearing my mask regularly too so no one should be getting close enough to notice
Is the painkiller/gel regime easing the stiffness at all?