@susanjane77 You might be advised to do more research on bisphosphonates and their long term side effects. You were fortunate to have good results with no side effects. However many people have experienced what are described as RARE side effects so a warning to prospective patients is a good thing. Big Pharma pushes new drugs and the public becomes the testing ground. It is all about money. My husband and I ran a private medical practice and after years of being pestered and bribed with Starbucks and dinners, stopped allowing any and all drugs sales men and women to even come into the office. They would push the newest drugs, which were usually not even covered by their insurance companies, who considered them still experimental. What does that tell you?