I have not taken Reclast but have the same reservations as you expressed in your message. I had a pelvic fracture just from spinning on my heal and stopping too fast. And I keep breaking my vertebrae; this last time, it was when I was startled and jumped. My mom broke her fingers by rolling over in bed on her hand, so I know how you are feeling. Maybe the doctor could try a skin test with Reclast by injecting a small amount under your skin on your forearm and seeing if you have any reaction. I have some deathly hideous drug allergies, so I'm afraid to take anything; especially something that stays in your system a whole year!! I wish you the very best. I hope that the doctor works with you to determine the best course of action. Hang in there. And if you feel as though your doctor isn't working with you, get a second opinion!!!

I'm sorry to hear about your problem. I am unable to help you, just sending love and hugs to you. Lidia

If your concern is about side effects of Reclast, have you thought about the pill forms of bisphosphanates? The IV, once given can not be stopped... it remains in your body.
I am not a big fan of this class of drugs, as I experienced the side effect of jaw death.
Good luck in your decision and treatment.

If you have a natural - or homeopathic they can do kinesiology to help make a decision, I like the ides of sewbadly. take the pill first. these extended release pills are almost as powerful as the shot. So take the regular to start with. God Bless! christine Live Laugh Download Stitch!

I don't know about reclast, but I have been taking Boniva for 17 years and it has helped me a lot. the benefit for me is worth the side effects.

Toogie, I will be praying for you dear one. It is so hard to make a decision - you pray about it and then listen to God - He will give you an answer.

I agree with justonlyme- if you have more questions and you don't feel like you are getting the answers from your doctor -- go get a second opinion.

Hope everything turns out okay. My dad broke his femur bone too. He was putting his shoes on. Let us know how it works!! Hugs DeVon

I found this link and read up on it and would ask the doctor if you got any of the side effects how long do they usually last. Make a list of all your concerns and ask. It seems this is a long lasting injection if it is the perfect solution to helping your bone density I sure don't know but the doctor probably would not have given you the option to try if it isn't.

I will pray that you will get a VERY clear answer. Of course you are scared. Ask around everyone that you come in contact with and see if anyone has any experience with this drug. Also talk to your doctor about diet and weight bearing exercise which are proved to increase bone density. Please let us know.

I was diagnosed with this too and my Dr. gave me a list of the meds available without recommending any one of them. She said take your pic. I told her I'd have to research them and when I did I decided I didn't want to take any of them - the side effects are terrible. I called my SIL, who for many yrs worked in a health food shop and has always taken supplements. She told me not to take any of them. She said women come in her store with terrible regrets and bone pain worse than the osteo. She told me to take a product called Strontium. Said many women come in to buy it and say it is better than the meds for osteo so it must help. My SIL takes it and she brought me a bottle of it. It is made by Nature's Life 680 mg (2 tabs a day - 680mg ea), Strontium Citrate. I guess some people can take the osteo prescriptions but I'm just not willing to take the risk and be one of those that has all the bad side effects so thought I would share this info with you to maybe research. She also told me to keep taking calcium w/D.

my husband has osteogenesis imperfecta and severe osteoporosis he just had aclasta given by iv he had quite a few side efects like swelling joints lack of energy aches pains and couldent really get out of bed for a couple of days, we thought we had made the wrong decision but now he feels ok he has to have this once a year, will he do it again next year is some thing we will have to think about. but he has lived with this condition all his life.

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I am absolutely the last one to ask as I never take any medicines or drugs. Perhaps I am lucky. So sorry to hear what you are going through. I am sure you will make the right decision. Many hugs Sarah.

I don't know about Reclast at all, but I seem to remember reading in a health magazine in the Dr.'s office that all the "bone-building/bone replacement" claims of maybe Boniva or one of those have been found to be exaggerated, that when enough studies were done the improvement wasn't that much of a big whoop. Take that with a grain of salt, my memory isn't what it once was. I have osteopenia, precursor to osteoporosis, and my Dr. recommended Citrical, and my stupid stomach even has problems with that! So for me, anything more drastic would be out of the question; besides not being a believer in drugs anyway. It's some of the meds I'm taking that I CAN'T do without (or die) that are actually causing the osteopenia, so I'm surely not going to bank on more meds & more side effects to fix it. My teeth are cracking like brittle glass as it is, and getting loose in my jaw, what fun. My defence is going to be water exercises at the Y, I think, maybe a little light weight lifting, walking, milk & cheese, Vitamin D & that strontium stuff. And maybe stopping the other meds and see if I really DO die. But my problem is nowhere near as bad as yours yet. My best help is to pray that God gives you a really, really clear answer about what to do, and that you can be at peace with whatever decision you make. This is really a hard one, Toogie, I don't envy your choices, truly. Just be a lot easier if we could wrap our old bones in duct tape to keep 'em together, instead of all this nonsense. Bless you, big hugs, Marji

Flower and hugs for you.
I have no knowledge to give.
Sorry to hear about your Mom that must be hard for you.
My Mom had a hip replacement 27 yrs ago and she is now 86yrs and her bones are not good for standing. She does always take calcium tablets.
How is a bone density test done?
Hugs Bev

I don't have any knowledge or advice to share, but I hope that after you've made your decision that you post it and your progress. I am having my first bone density test today, so maybe we can compare notes!