Time to move south

So I went in to see my doctor from Park Nicollet today, since it was the first available appointment to see him since my latest flare up. As with my previous visits with the doc, my flare up is pretty much done now with the help of the Prednisone, so this was really just a follow-up with him. He wants me to stay on full dosage of Prednisone until Friday and then we gradually reduce it over the next 5 weeks until I'm off of it. However, he wants me to take the Sulfasalazine, the stuff that I was taking before the Prednisone, once I'm 2 weeks into the taper process.

I also mentioned that I will be going to the Mayo Clinic and he became really angry, just kidding. He was fine with the break up, although, I have a feeling he still wants to see me after the Mayo Clinic. I mean, we still have to be cordial since I won't be going down to Mayo for every future flare up. I don't want to burn any bridges so I told him my family and friends pretty much forced me to book the appointment at Mayo. I think he bought it.

We also talked about my particular case with Colitis. He thinks I have Ulcerative Colitis, but he said it was not for certain. It could be a version of Chrone's possibly or some other form of Colitis. He said that the Mayo Clinic will probably probe me with enough tests to know for sure. I also asked him where I ranked in terms of how serious my particular Colitis is and he said I was an 'interesting' case because I had been clear of any symptoms for 10 months while not taking any medications. Most people would have more frequent flare ups if they didn't take the daily meds that they prescribe. So we are back to a mystery case for me, although when I was leaving I mentioned that I have had a couple flare ups now and they just happen to coincide with winter. He said he used to practice down in Arizona and there were far fewer cases of colitis down there and continued to say that in general, the south has less IBD problems. Time to move to San Diego?