My family doctor's nurse just called and said they were calling in a medrol dose pack for me, as that has helped me with severe pain in the past.

Reading the links you gave, sounds like that might increase my chances of tendon rupture.

does not sound like there is any good option for relief from this. It is awful not knowing if the pain will end in a couple days, or will it be months, or never go away.

I don't take pain meds on a regular basis, but do have vicoden, vicuprophen on hand for use as needed. Maybe I should just stick with those and not take the steroids.