 [ Symptoms ] can prednisone exacerbate cold symptoms  original cold and cough taking prednisone for 5 days for back pain herniated disc cough and stuffiness increased greatly after starting prednisone [ Disease ] hi neuroma of the ilioinguinal iliohypogastric or genitofemoral nerve so my opinion is wait 1 more month if no improvement then surgical approach is recommended to resection the neuroma in other words i recommend you see a neurologist good luck