And the important counter-question is “what if things get better?” Remissions can and do occur spontaneously. I’ve had them and can even now sometimes be on my feet or upstairs for hours at a time. Autoimmune conditions can improve too, and a big blessing to me is that I generally no longer have the fevers and downright illness from arthritis. I still have pain, but that’s controlled much better now, and again, I get some remissions from that too. I hope everything remits for you.