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In January of 2024 I received my one and only reclast infusion. I had the extreme reaction some others have had about 10 hours after-the rib, back pain, "hit by a truck" feeling which lasted about a day then slowly abated. However, about 2 months later I began with musculoskeletal pain which only affected my right leg-hip to ankle. It began a cycle of flareups that would last a month or more then go away almost completely only to return a couple of months later. The pain eventually settled in my right knee which has had some extreme flareups. Xray showed osteoarthritis, bone on bone laterally. I received a steroid injection and PT which helped but it still flares up depending on my activity, especially at night. Like you, I was very active before and this has had a huge impact on my life. I will note that I had a similar reaction as far as pain goes when I took Fosamax years ago and I stopped that weekly pill after 4 months with no recurrence until the Reclast. I took a chance, knowing this, and regret that decision. For now, I do the exercises PT assigned to strengthen my muscles that support the knee with hopes of avoiding a knee replacement. I am holding off on another steroid injection as you can only have so many and concern how it may affect my osteoporosis. I wish you the best and some answers so hope to hear how you do.

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Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm sorry you have had to go through all this. Your response is very helpful for me. It gives me a sense of what is happening and how to deal with it. I had Prolia injections for 5-6 years and never had a problem. Do you have a sense of whether your reaction to Reclast will become less severe over time as the drug presumably loses its effects over time? And is there some site to report the effects we have?