Hi sorry for the late reply. I don't like tea myself but I can see how that can be a good alternative.

I have no clue what Boswellia or Frankincense is (googling it after this). It's worth reading about it in case this doesn't work out.

I personally would not go for surgery immediately myself, especially not now that I've experienced a very bad response to Prednisone and am very happy to try natural remedies first, lol. I've already noticed improvement since I started drinking golden milk twice a day.

I have a scan (I think to rule out other things) halfway through November after that I can go back to the doc, and I will just see what the diagnosis is exactly. Not aiming for surgery, but also probably not willing to take the injection either after this experience. I'm not sure if the shot is in the same category as the Prednisone but I'm quite sure if the doc had prescribed me heavier doses, I'd ended up in serious need of help or even worse. I would not feel comfortable taking a new type of med in a shot that is supposed to work for months because of this experience.