My 2 year daughter is constantly going through colds, ear infections, the whole lot. We too just seem to get better for a week or so then down we go again. My local doctor and endo have told me that the steriods do not suppress the immune sytem as they are supposedly replacement doses only, but I have to wonder? Read up on the steriods, info to the left of the board, in my opinion I think may be they do have some effect on her immune system, see what you think.