@thehuth6 I expect some side effects, but especially the flu-like effects in the first days. My doc thinks that with proper monitoring, I can take breaks from meds.

If I don't react badly to 1/4 dose Reclast, he will quickly give me more. Or we will space out lower doses. I appreciate his flexibility. I have bad GERD so cannot take oral bisphosphonates but perhaps that is an option for you. Taking a lower dose of Reclast more frequently may be the answer for me and replicates oral meds in some ways.

I have a DEXA in late March. I have been feeling stronger and walked 20 miles in two days recently. However, I am waiting to see if I have yet another fracture from reaching for something in the grocery store a few days ag. A lot of pain...time will tell. Even with new strength and improvement in DEXA, I cannot expect to be safe from this kind of thing.