--between the proverbial rock and hard place.

I have a friend who has Bechet's disease, another ANA vasculitic autoimmune variation, and he is due to go in for spinal fusion surgery soon. Not unlike you, we are trying to find a way he can get his proper steroid doses around the surgery, and we haven't yet figured out a way to do this without the strong possibility of an autoimmune exacerbation.

Unfortuantely, the surgeon seems to be unconcerned; think he just is not familiar with these situations.

Not sure what to make of your sensory neuropathy flare with the iodine; what meds do you normally take (if any) for that type of pain? And, are there any alternatives to the iodine therapy post-surgery that can be discussed?