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Zoledronic Acid (Reclast) can I have just one infusion?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 8 3:52pm | Replies (63)
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@dlmdinia

It appears you are on Medicare. I was told by a Dexa technician that Medicare will pay for annual scans for osteopenia as long as you are being treated for it. I have osteopenia and qualify for Prolia because I am on Letrozole which can cause bone loss. The biggest problem seems to be that most doctors are unaware of this and so are reluctant to order the scan.

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Rubyslippers | @triciaot | Jun 7 11:05pm

Thanks! Just looked it up and I should be able to get one if the doctor says it’s medically necessary. I will be seriously talking with the endocrinologist about the next Reclast infusion - only want it if it’s really needed, and that might mean show me with a DEXA.
But I do worry about my accumulated radiation dose. Although a DEXA is a very small dose - add it to mammograms I’ve had (a lot), radiation therapy and the staging scans for it, a CT scan, lots of DEXAs (with a family history of osteoporosis and DCIS) I’ve been getting scanned every other year for over 20 years, plus miscellaneous X-ray exposures . . . and my lifetime accumulation might not be done yet.

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