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@debafitz I just received my second Reclast infusion, and so far so good. I did very well last year after the first and attribute that to this website and the suggestions made here, as well as the info from my endocrinologist. I began hydrating well a few days before the infusion, day of, and a couple days after. I also started 650 mg of Tylenol after each meal a couple days before, day of, and the day after. In addition I took a Claritin the day before, day of, and day after. All of these help to minimize the chance of an acute phase reaction. The only "strange" thing I had happen within this past year is acute lower back and thigh pain out of the blue in May...10 months after the first infusion. It required steroids, muscle relaxants, and pain meds for 5 days. We still aren't sure if that was possibly a delayed reaction to the infusion. I may have over done it working with weights but honestly can't remember. It will be interesting to see if I experience anything like that again. I cannot take Forteo or Tymlos, and the endo won't suggest Prolia because my sister had a terrible reaction to it. So Reclast is it for me unless some new promising drug surfaces.

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@harborside24 thanks for responding. So you didn’t have flu like symptoms? How many infusions are they suggesting? Mine, 3-5

Hope your second infusion goes as well as your first and that the back and thigh pain was not a delayed reaction to the first. That would really be another monkey-wrench thrown into the unpredictability of our reactions to these infusions.

When you're feeling up to it, please let us know how you're doing after your second infusion. Fingers crossed that your back & thigh pain has been resolved or is much better. It's amazing how often pain which seems out of nowhere can occur! I assume your Reclast prescribing doc knows about your back & thigh pain so s/he can at least be aware this happened and keep mental inventory of this in case other patients report it.