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Breast cancer treatment and osteoporosis
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Hi @beachbabe - Just wondering if you ever started Zometa? After 20 months on Letrozole my DEXA showed -2.7 - so osteoporosis but not tooo bad. I'm 59 yrs old now (57Yrs diagnosed with ILC, lumpectomy and radiation) and had tough time with GI issues after 8 months of Fosamax weekly pill. I am scheduled for first Zometa infusion on 10/28 and starting to think maybe I just punt as side effects so tough but I believe the thinking is our osteoporosis will get worse with 3-5 for more years on Letrozole? Thoughts? xoxoxo
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My endo did not want to do Zometa or Reclast during my cancer treatment with letrozole, and I lost 10% of bone density in the first year alone. I would not have fractured if I had had the support of a bisphosphonate.
With hydration (can be IV if MD agrees and orders), slow infusion (one hour) and tylenol the fluish reaction may be eliminated and will certainly be reduced!