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Zometa infusions to help prevent bone loss from cancer treatments
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 26 12:21pm | Replies (165)Comment receiving replies
@lcr2027. My oncologist told me Zometa was like Boniva on steroids. I’ve had 2 infusions without any side effects. Not even bruising if my arm. The actual infusion time is 30 minutes. My next bone density in later this year. Are you saying Ptolia improved your bone strength and bone density numbers?
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Yes. He said in addition to bone building, it also helps with metastasis to bones. They give Prolia to patients with bone cancer. It’s a notch better than Reclast which does the same. Last bone density I was osteopenia instead of osteoporosis which was 2 years ago. My insurance only covers the scan whenever you need it if it’s osteoporosis haha, so I couldn’t have an annual one! This one in May, we’ll see if I am out of that too. Prolia can have side effects but I don’t know since the anastozole can have similar effects. I hope they let me weigh in!