I see my general practitioner tomorrow. The doctor that prescribed it said he had never heard of this kind of reaction and the ER doctor was totally in the dark. The prescribing doctor said it must be working since the inflammation was in each of the joints. This morning my right foot was so swollen that all of my toes were pointing straight up. The pain is almost to the point of being unbearable. And yes, thoughts of just ending it have gone through my head but the repercussions of that keep me from doing it. I don't want anyone to have to clean up the mess!

@cindydee, I am sorry that your pain has pushed you to such a point that you are having those kind of thoughts. Chronic pain can be isolating, debilitating and worst of all, it can be invisible to those around us. While we don't have the same causes, I have dealt with chronic pain since birth due to a rare genetic bleeding disorder that caused severe joint damage in my knees and ankles. Before I had my knee replaced and ankle fused, there were some serious dark days due to pain, swelling, and having to be bedridden as a result. While we don't have the same exact causes, I mean it when I say, I know how you feel. Things can get better, if we can get through the dark days.

It took me some time, but I did eventually learn that allowing yourself to have a bad day is not only OK, it is necessary from time to time. But I had to learn to not let that bad day turn in to a bad week, a bad month, a bad year, etc.. Chronic pain can rob of us of who we view ourselves to be, but it can be temporary and it can be beat. I hope you keep coming back to the community, there are many great members on here that are willing to not just offer advice or experiences, but willing to listen.

ReClast. Four weeks ago I had my first ReClast infusion. Two days ago I woke up at night with severe pain in my right leg diagnosed as a torn Achilles’ tendon and tendinitis. I am a healthy , active , exercising 67 female with no other trama. These symptoms can be side affects if ReClast. Never again even tho docs cannot absolutely connect the events. The coincidence is telling to me

Hi, my name is Danny, had my first and Last Reclast infusion in June 2024. I had back issues prior to going. Well, a few days after the infusion both shoulders, forearms are awful painful, more so upon waking up in the morning. As the day goes by the pain seems to lessen but the arms start to go numb; only to repeat the whole process the next night / day. I start physical therapy tomorrow and was filling out their questionnaire when I remembered this injection, looked it up and this is what I found! I do hope this eventually wears off because there are days I cannot lift my right shoulder at all. Thank you for allowing me to join and vent!