@dannyanddebbie you might want to get a copy of Keith McCormick's book "Great Bones."

You can have IV hydration (I also cannot seem to tolerate drinking much and have kidney disease) and an infusion can last an hour. Given your reaction you could ask about a lower dose ( 1mg or 2 mg).

Many of us get pretty sick with fever after the first infusion but not the second or following ones.

But you have lasting effects. If your bone density shows mild osteoporosis perhaps you can put off treatment (talk to your doctor) or seek an second opinion. You could do a consultation with Keith McCormick (website is osteonaturals.com) after reading relevant parts of his book.

Can you tolerate Fosamax (alendronate)? If you have GERD that can be tough but it is shorter acting and might be safer for you- I really don't know! It is a pill form of bisphosphonate unlike the infused form of Reclast.

I am hoping your new DEXA is at least improved given your suffering. And I hope your doctor or McCormick can come up with either a way to make a bisphosphonate tolerable or help you with alternative paths.

I have been in the osteoporosis world for 19 years and have 7 spinal fractures. That is the only reason I have made the effort to research and ask my doctor questions, and the reason I am on here at all!