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@omega20

I was a nervous wreck and had a headache the day of. My blood pressure was 186/85. However, It all went very well. I was scheduled to be in the infusion room (very crowded) for one hour. The LPN got the needle in the vein very quickly with not much pain. She then ordered the zometa from the pharmacy. I am not sure what went wrong at that point but it did not come. She had to order again which extended my stay. I am not complaining because some people were there for two hours getting infusion. I do not think I had any side effects from the actual infusion but I did not feel well the next day (headache etc from the stress). I think I will be more relaxed next time (although it was not a great experience and I doubted my decision at times and wished I had taken Prolia instead). I am okay with it now. Time will tell. I guess it is possible to switch these osteo meds? Not sure though.

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Taking an infusion these days can certainly be nerve wracking, I am glad the first is over for you. I hope things go easier and you are more relaxed next time. Can you say why you think you might have chosen prolia?

@omega20 I had to wait probably 15 minutes fir my BP to come down from 155/114. They said bottom number had to be 90 or below. That slowed my visit.
I’m so glad you didn’t have any reaction to infusion and that it all went fairly well.
Why do you want to switch to Prolia? I have a friend that takes that. How is it different than Zometa?