Girlie, I can totally relate to what you are going through. I just went through the same emotional crap. You feel so good for so long, think all is going well and life will get back to normal then BAM!

you're hit with an exacerbation and your down for a bit.
I am glad that you will be starting the steroids and hope it goes well. If you can find away to work a bit from home that would be great. It certainly would help with the work related stress levels as you can stay somewhat caught up and won't get slammed when you get back to the office.
Let us know how you are doing.