Steroids are not horrible if they help...and I'd be more concerned over pain medication that isn't helping and having to be increased in dose often...that's rebound pain and/or leading into addiction. That's more scary to me.

I've had those tests...but can't recall beyond that... I have myofascial pain, neuropathy, blah blah blah..the list goes on... only take a pain med that I haven't increased in over 10 ? years.