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Reclast BEWARE causes broken femur!

Posted by missprince @missprince, Feb 14 8:10am

Doctor put me on Reclast for 3 years. By third year after iv left leg hurting and getting weaker. Finally, one day leg gave out and I fell to the ground with broken femur. Emergency Surgery. After this several doctors told me it was due to Reclast. Was never told Reclast could do this. Women should avoid this iv. I will post what happened to me wherever I can. To put this drug out knowing it can cause a broken femur is horrible. Women should be told this side effect before receiving the drug. Having a broken femur is a terrible thing with the pain and surgery. I am 3 months out from surgery and still recovering. Now my doctors tell me I should not get anymore reclast! Too late for my broken Femur! Beware of Reclast!

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emd52 | @emd52 | 5 days ago
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@loriesco

I think we have to be VERY careful in asssessing one person's experience and drawing conclusions that a medicine is responsible. The questions I asked were:
did the fall to the ground provoke the break in the femur?
Did the muscle weakness cause to the reclast or might the person have been taking statins?
Were there other mitigating circumstances?
The reason we get put on bone meds is BECAUSE we are already in a COMPROMISED bone situation. The commenter provided no evidence that it wasn't her osteoporosis and the fall itself that caused the broken femur.
I had two teeth break for the first time in my life after the Reclast and a few months after starting Tymlos. It had NOTHING to do with the medications. Teeth are dentin and not bone.
We don't have enough information in this case to determine that the Reclast would cause a femur to break.
There is a rare condition but the information points to the rare condition (1%) to patients who were on Reclast for more than 5 years. The poster said she was only on for 3 years.
Most medicines have RISKS. There is a risk to take it and a risk NOT to take it. I think it is important to be educated as to what we are putting in our bodies, select GOOD doctors who we can communicate with, and follow testing and the protocols as instructed. Here is a VERY GOOD article. Please also click on the clickable links where very relevant info is located.
I always hope and pray that I don't suffer the consequences of meds I have been asked to take - but some people do suffer at times because of them. They do need to "be aware," but they should not "beware!" (Ooh, I like that, I just made that up!) unless a legitimate conversation is had with professionals.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/thigh-fractures-linked-to-osteoporosis-drugs-long-term-use-questioned-201205214737

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Please note that this article, although very good and thorough, was written in 2012 and a lot has changed in 13 years.

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loriesco | @loriesco | 5 days ago
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@emd52

Please note that this article, although very good and thorough, was written in 2012 and a lot has changed in 13 years.

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Great point! I was about to go back and list some more recent articles but the point is is that it’s still the same and that’s why the rec class is only proposed for a three year. Period. They’re simply not enough information to be panicked about. I had the same thing (hip fracture with no fall) pain in my thigh, which was from the statins. Should everybody stop taking statins? They are dispense like candy. Statins have side effects and nobody seems to care about those well, Dr. suspense them like candy. but the bone medicines are specifically targeted for panic. and hysteria and the incidents of problems are extremely low by today’s standards, but the first time reactions to once first infusion are significantly high. I wasn’t on any bone medication when I had my fracture. Medicine is serious stuff. And like the label say “your doctor has prescribed this medication because they think it’s beneficial even with risk.“ I was one of those people who had the world’s worst reaction to the first infusion. But I wasn’t prepared for the first infusion. That sucks but that’s life. I read the information and when I go back for the RECLAST after I complete the TYMLOS I will do the preparation work and the statistics say that one goes from a 10% risk for side effects to a one percent risk of side effects.
In any case, the literature seems to suggest that the people who have these rare femur, fractures and brakes already have a condition that predisposes them to the break, it’s very rare and by not going beyond the three years of rec class there should not be a problem according to the literature that exists today. The literature today says there’s only a link and hasn’t gone beyond the original literature of 2012 in that regard.

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jackielb | @jackielb | 5 days ago

Reclast was first approved for Paget's disease of the bone in 2007. I've had two Reclast infusions and will have my last one later this year after a bone density test. I've had no issues w/treatments. Drink 16 ounces of water w/Tylenol before infusion.

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teedlum | @teedlum | 4 days ago

1. Thank you for helping people by telling your story.
2. My ob-gyn told me of this. He does his own research and does not listen to company sales pitch. He said do not let anyone tell you to take these medicines. You need estrogen replacement.

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loriesco | @loriesco | 4 days ago
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@teedlum

1. Thank you for helping people by telling your story.
2. My ob-gyn told me of this. He does his own research and does not listen to company sales pitch. He said do not let anyone tell you to take these medicines. You need estrogen replacement.

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I’m sorry, but that sounds a little shortsighted to me having someone tell you you need estrogen is uninformed without knowing a person‘s history. Estrogen by itself is known to cause cancer in women. It has to be a whole protocol of HRT or bioidentical HRT. I would agree That bioidentical hormones are going to help the mechanisms of maintaining bone health and muscles, but it is kind of simplified information without testing the individual and understanding their capacities. I would suggest that an OB/GYN is not the proper place to get this information but rather from an endocrinologist who does the proper testing in conjunction with other doctors you may want to see like an OB/GYN, a primary care doctor and an orthopedic medicine doctor. An OB/GYN is not geared to understand the nuances between all of the varieties of bone medication’s, there are on the market. I suggest everyone do their own research which is not easy and it is an extensive. I don’t even trust my own top drawer endocrinologist as I know my body and I have restarted bioidentical Heveryone do their own research which is not easy and it is an extensive. I don’t even trust my own top drawer endocrinologist as I know my body and I have restarted bioidentical HRT in conjunction with an exercise routine to make sure all of that medicine gets to the right place and does what it’s supposed to do.

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teedlum | @teedlum | 4 days ago
In reply to @loriesco "I’m sorry, but that sounds a little shortsighted to me having someone tell you you need..." + (show)
@loriesco

I’m sorry, but that sounds a little shortsighted to me having someone tell you you need estrogen is uninformed without knowing a person‘s history. Estrogen by itself is known to cause cancer in women. It has to be a whole protocol of HRT or bioidentical HRT. I would agree That bioidentical hormones are going to help the mechanisms of maintaining bone health and muscles, but it is kind of simplified information without testing the individual and understanding their capacities. I would suggest that an OB/GYN is not the proper place to get this information but rather from an endocrinologist who does the proper testing in conjunction with other doctors you may want to see like an OB/GYN, a primary care doctor and an orthopedic medicine doctor. An OB/GYN is not geared to understand the nuances between all of the varieties of bone medication’s, there are on the market. I suggest everyone do their own research which is not easy and it is an extensive. I don’t even trust my own top drawer endocrinologist as I know my body and I have restarted bioidentical Heveryone do their own research which is not easy and it is an extensive. I don’t even trust my own top drawer endocrinologist as I know my body and I have restarted bioidentical HRT in conjunction with an exercise routine to make sure all of that medicine gets to the right place and does what it’s supposed to do.

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You don’t have to feel sorry. That is your opinion.
My research shows he was correct, and that is my opinion.
Best wishes

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loriesco | @loriesco | 4 days ago
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@teedlum

You don’t have to feel sorry. That is your opinion.
My research shows he was correct, and that is my opinion.
Best wishes

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I can’t comment on opinions. Only on facts. There were no facts provided. So I wish you luck on your decisions and hope your outcome is awesome!

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