Sorry to hear you are having the nasty stuff rearing it's ugly head! Are you still dealing with infection now? If not, I'd call the neuro again!
I personally hate doing steroids, just hate the way I feel on them, but I think if I was starting a flare at this time of year I would do them just because I hate winter more than I hate steroids! Winter always seems to make flareups worse for me!
Good Luck and let us know how it goes!