it sounds like systemic lupus to me........i have alot of what u have, only u r much worse........so sorry for u.........griping helps........

the cold, has, i think to do with the thyroid being involved......stress hormones, or the lack of them from the adrenals, has a huge effect on the thyroid.........my thyroid is almost destroyed.........

i adjust my thyroid & lupus meds myself........my dr is good........have u tried taking a basil temp in the am??.........just to know what it is??........

i've had so much inflammation for so long, we thought the temp was right, but i just got dx'd w/the lupus & just put on hydrocortisone.........i am taking a fair amount& i think it's removed the inflammation & my temp is way down........not good.......it means the hormones r not being utilized properly........

i tried prednisone, 5mg, i pill & if i thought i was feeling bad b 4, well, i learned i could feel infinitely worse........it was a nitemare...........the stuff is really nasty.........

hydrocortisone is a much more naturally used steroid for things like lupus & other auto-immune disorders.........

chris......