Since I didn't qualify for the good medication, I started the other drugs three weeks ago. The information packet they gave me said that it should take about a month until they start working and a few months until they reach full effectiveness. I'm still waiting for them to do something. In the meantime, I finished my steroid regimen yesterday, which means they won't be doing anything anymore. But they were only a temporary fix until these new drugs start working. (Although the pain never fully subsided.)
The downside of these drugs is nausea. It's one of the main side-effects but might subside as my body gets used to the medication. I don't usually experience side-effects for my medications, apart from the time I was allergic to my medication, but this one is bad. I only take the medication once a week, with folic acid supplements on four of the other days, but my nausea has been about half of the week, every week. I had to take two days off work so far (one a week) and I've talked to my supervisor about working from home on the days when my nausea is too bad to make it into the office but no so bad that I can't work. She said that it's fine as long as I let her know in the morning.
So, long story short, my back is still sore and my stomach is nauseated. Basically, my abdomen hurts from both sides and it sucks! Hopefully, the medication starts to work and my nausea subsides. I don't want to even think about trying to decide if I need to stop the medication because of the nausea it causes or if it's worth it to not have the back pain. If I still have nausea after a few months, it'll be a lose-lose situation.
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