Are you taking Reclast for osteoporosis?

Heya! Has your bone density increased using Reclast? Hope your jawline is still strong.

I am on Reclast. When I was on drug holiday, I fell and broke some bones, so I am glad I am back on it. My mother was not on anything and she fell and broke her hip and died. I think Osteoporosis runs in my family. My mom, aunts and cousins have had quite a few broken bones

I had a reclast infusion 1 year and doc is scheduling another infusion soon. FYI...I had terrible reaction. Bone and muscle pain like nothing I have ever known. I spent two days in the hospital for pain management. The doc wants me to come in for consultation before the infusion this year. I am I can be hospitalized this time from the the begining. Drink plenty of water for a couple days before. Check into taking tynol before and after. Request the infusion be administered in 30 to 45 mins. Not the usual 15 min time frame. Some ppl have this infusion with no problems. Wishing you all the best!!

My doc is going to do 20% of the normal dose to see how I handle it. I will hydrate, premedicate and ask for a slow infusion. Three months later he said to let him know what dose I want next.

This is great information. I plan to chat with my doc about doing something like this. Thank you so much!!!

If you haven't already done so, have your blood levels checked for serum calcium, ionized calcium, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone to check for hyperparathyroidism, which pulls calcium out of your bones causing osteoporosis. I've had high/normal calcium for years and my doctor finally decided to check my parathyroid levels, which are also high. I am getting a scan to check my parathyroid glands, but an endocrine surgeon said I will need surgery even if nothing shows up on the scan, based on my blood work. After surgery, osteoporosis usually gets a little better as the bones pull calcium back into them.

For my advanced Osteoporosis , I had a course of Forteo and now, depending on Bone Density , I get an infusion Reclast. I have been lucky that I've had no reaction from either of these medications. I am receiving treatment at Hospital for Special Surgery, NYC.

I'd like to thank everyone who has commented on Mayo Connect, it's been such a blessing. I stumbled on this site a few weeks ago, then proceeded to read it front to back. The education I've gotten is priceless! The soures of information shared, again, priceless! I finally looked up Keith McCormick, DC. The best thing I could have done, he eased my mind tremendously! I have a much better understanding & am not as fearful of pharma treatments, when necessary. He said they're a great tool if used properly & explains. I want to leave the link here in hopes that maybe it will help someone else.
https://margiebissinger.com/186-osteoporosis-medications-pros-and-cons-dr-r-keith-mccormick/
p.s. windyshores, your posts have been quite helpful throughout the threads Ty.

Great video@rola. Thanks for posting it. (I have been seeing Dr. McCormick with his mask on and it was nice to see his face again!). Excellent thorough information on medications. McCormick had a lot of fractures in his mi-40's and did Forteo then 6 months of Fosamax, and since then has used nutrition etc. He still does triatholons.

I was also lucky and did not have side effects right after. I did have some joint and bone pain off and on for the first 6 months. About to have my second. Wouldn’t do it if I didn’t have to. Had a hip fracture from a fall a year and a half ago. I have osteoporosis. And I couldn’t tolerate fosomax due to my gut.