Well, my doctor is well aware of my health history, so these are the directions I received:
Yes, I was told to try to increase water to 48 oz. the day before, the day of(I usually drink 12 oz with every meal...I don't always drink it all at once, but I leave it on the table till it's finished. So, I had to add another 12 oz.).
If I wasn't taking D and calcium supplements, I was asked to take 2000 IU OF D daily and Calcium 500 mg twice daily for at least 5 days STARTING the day of the infusion.
Since mild flu-like symptoms can be a normal side effect following the infusion for up to 3 days.
The instructions were that I would be given the Tylenol before the infusion starts and not to take Tylenol for at least 4 hours prior to the infusion. They recommended Tylenol 500 mg 6 hours after the infusion and continue taking every 6 hrs. As needed.
Everything happened as above. I was mildly tired. I did not need Tylenol after day 2. This is day 3, and I feel good.
As far as dosage: she took out one small bottle of Reclast and one small bag of saline, and attached it to the machine. It took @30+ minutes to empty the bottle
followed by the bag of saline. I was worried about having to go to the bathroom after all of that water! The nurse said to just call, she simply untethered me and I rolled away to relief!
So far all of my worries were wasted😉.
Yes, my doctor assured me that this should do the trick, but if I need more she would follow with the same process in a year or two,
which isn't as scary as it first was.
Blessings on your journey!