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Zoledronic acid

Posted by sue417 @sue417, Jun 25 7:49pm

Hi
I just had my 3rd infusion. I recently finished radiation in apr 2 for BC hormone positive. My fatigue is worse and i feel very fluish hope it doesn't last too long

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sue417 | @sue417 | Jun 27 5:24pm

Hi
I just had my 3rd zoledronic. Acid infusion this past Monday jun 24/24. Also just came off.Radiation treatments for breast cancer and suffering with severe fatigue. Wondered how this Infusion would be. I.
Have nausea headache and My fatigue is worse. Prior two Infusions I just felt flu like for 2 days. This is my third day and I feel worse. Very frustrated.

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ssmab | @ssmab | Jun 28 8:29am
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@sue417

Hi
I just had my 3rd zoledronic. Acid infusion this past Monday jun 24/24. Also just came off.Radiation treatments for breast cancer and suffering with severe fatigue. Wondered how this Infusion would be. I.
Have nausea headache and My fatigue is worse. Prior two Infusions I just felt flu like for 2 days. This is my third day and I feel worse. Very frustrated.

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Hi Sue,
I hope you will be feeling better soon! I am on Zometa also after breast cancer and I have osteoporosis so it's helping that as well. After my first Zometa infusion I had 4 or 5 days of flu like symptoms and a lot of fatigue. In the pre infusion blood test my blood calcium was 9.3. After my 2nd infusion I was very dizzy, which lasted a few days. In that pre infusion blood test my blood calcium was 8.8, the lowest in the normal range. For my 3rd infusion, the pre infusion blood test showed that my blood calcium was too low, at 8.5 so they couldn't give me the infusion. I had skipped my calcium pills for about 5 days before that 3rd infusion because I ran out of them, never imagining that it could have such an effect on my blood calcium. I will never skip my calcium again! So I had to double up on the calcium for about a week and then my blood calcium went back up to 9.2 which is in the normal range. I was then able to have my 3rd infusion in May and it went fine, no bad reactions at all. Maybe the blood calcium level has something to do with our reactions? It's something you may want to discuss with your Doctor. I will mention that I had parathyroid surgery 3 years ago so the that could be a factor just for women like me. But I thought it was worth mentioning. Sending Love and Wellness wishes to you❤️

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sue417 | @sue417 | Jun 28 9:04am
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@ssmab

Hi Sue,
I hope you will be feeling better soon! I am on Zometa also after breast cancer and I have osteoporosis so it's helping that as well. After my first Zometa infusion I had 4 or 5 days of flu like symptoms and a lot of fatigue. In the pre infusion blood test my blood calcium was 9.3. After my 2nd infusion I was very dizzy, which lasted a few days. In that pre infusion blood test my blood calcium was 8.8, the lowest in the normal range. For my 3rd infusion, the pre infusion blood test showed that my blood calcium was too low, at 8.5 so they couldn't give me the infusion. I had skipped my calcium pills for about 5 days before that 3rd infusion because I ran out of them, never imagining that it could have such an effect on my blood calcium. I will never skip my calcium again! So I had to double up on the calcium for about a week and then my blood calcium went back up to 9.2 which is in the normal range. I was then able to have my 3rd infusion in May and it went fine, no bad reactions at all. Maybe the blood calcium level has something to do with our reactions? It's something you may want to discuss with your Doctor. I will mention that I had parathyroid surgery 3 years ago so the that could be a factor just for women like me. But I thought it was worth mentioning. Sending Love and Wellness wishes to you❤️

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Hi
I have never heard of that brand name before. I've never had an issue with my calcium it's always been normal. They don't check my blood work after the infusion. I have a bone density prior to my infusion usually and bld work. Thanks for sharing.

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ssmab | @ssmab | Jun 28 10:05am
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@sue417

Hi
I have never heard of that brand name before. I've never had an issue with my calcium it's always been normal. They don't check my blood work after the infusion. I have a bone density prior to my infusion usually and bld work. Thanks for sharing.

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Sue,
Zometa is the same drug as Reclast but Zometa is a 4mg infusion twice a year and Reclast is a 5mg dose once a year. Both are zoldronic acid.
Good your blood calcium is always normal and not an issue for you. Hope you are feeling better!❤️

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