some good news

cookiegal
cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
edited June 2014 in Bone Health and Bone Loss

I got my one year bone density results today. The Reclast did the job, in one spot my density improved 6.5%. I am now categorized as osteopenia in my spine and NORMAL in my hip.

I will have a blood test soon and six months later, if it comes out well, I can delay Reclast 2 for a year! 

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  • peggy_j
    peggy_j Member Posts: 1,700
    edited July 2011

    Congrats!!!

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  • Octobergirl
    Octobergirl Member Posts: 334
    edited July 2011

    That is wonderful news.  It gives me hope that the problem can reverse itself.

    Congratulations!

    Molly

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  • imbell
    imbell Member Posts: 659
    edited July 2011

    Happy to hear happy news. May it continue. Good luck

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  • cycle-path
    cycle-path Member Posts: 1,502
    edited July 2011

    Hurray! cookiegal, maybe you could describe whether you had SEs from Reclast. There have been some questions about that on this board.

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  • cookiegal
    cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
    edited July 2011

    Yes I had very strong SE's. The worst of them lasted around 18 hours. I had the infusion on a Friday, and woke up Saturday with bone pain and fever. It was not fun. I even fainted at one point.

    I would stock up on snapple and crackers or something similar, and have water very near by.

    However by Sunday I was well enough to travel to a short fundraiser walk.

    I have heard of the SE's lasting longer for patients with mets. 

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  • cookiegal
    cookiegal Member Posts: 3,296
    edited July 2011

    I should add that I had several conversations with my brainy dentist about the risk of osteonecrosis.

    As someone who has LE, and a bad attitude about it, I know how awful an incurable SE can be.

    My dentist felt that since I had no history of dental problems, and I am in my 40's that the risk was very small. 

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