Question about treatment options

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Hi everyone! We just got done with a full round of blood tests and

my daughter has officially been diagnosed with . She has been

fevering since about 18 months and is 4 now, so it took us a while

to get here. Now that she has been diagnosed, I need to decide on

treatment. Her pedi is really flexible and willing to work with me

on this.

I am not willing to consider a tonsillectomy at this point, so I am

between prednisone and doing nothing and sticking with the

tylenol/mortin rotation. I know in some instances, prednisone can

increase the frequency of the fever. My question (first of many I am

sure!) is if I give her the prednisone and the frequency increases,

will the frequency go back to what it was if I take her off the

prednisone. Or would that treatment forever alter her fever pattern?

Our concern is her taking prednisone monthly. Her pedi is much more

comfortable with her taking the prednisone every other month but

feels with monthly doses we have to consider side effects even at

such a low dosage.

I could use some advice on where to go from here!

Thanks in advance!