Went to the doctor this morning and they are putting me on a tapering steroid for a week. They said if I need to repeat it they can do that...but hopefully just this one treatment will give me the relief from inflammation enough that the flare up settles down. I am really struggling not being able to use either hand. The same toys have been on the floor in the living room, covering it, for about a week now because I just can't pick them up. So much stuff I want to do and I just can't even attempt with the way my hands are flaring up. Just feeling SO drained after almost 2 weeks of this increased pain and inability to do stuff. Pretty much just want to lay on the couch and not move...but that's really messing with my mood and is making me feel super depressed and sad. Ugh...keep waiting for things to start turning around..