Curious, because it was an MD at a hospital, did your insurance pay? (For general info not speaking for all insurances of course.)

I was on prednisone oral (pill) for about 3 months for something else and all the sores went away. Been off for 2ish weeks and still good so far. I just started celebrex for inflammation (hip issue) and I'm hoping that will keep things at bay too. Like you said, I also infrequently use prednisolone and lidocaine swish and spit with limited success.

Also curious for all, beyond close family, do friends etc. know about it. Find it really hard to be out to dinner and somebody's complaining about a canker on their lip. I mean I've had them and I know it's painful but it gets really hard to be sitting there with a whole mouthful of sores and just be empathic without them knowing about OLP. Like with CRPS, I basically keep it to myself. It really is too hard for other people to understand I think? Thoughts about sharing. I'm always afraid there's going to be "Oh what's wrong now?"