Zometa experience or opinions?

Curiet:

I am presently on Zometa.

As you may know, it is not an injection (shot) but an implant in the belly fat.

My understanding is that it is the same chemical as Lupron but a different delivery system.

HUGE needle, but painless as they deaden the site first.

Side effects the same as Lupron.

Hopes that helps,

Don

ok thank you i was under the understanding it was to strengthen the bones as well my dad starts it the 3rd of October after finding the PC has gone to his thigh bones

ok thanks guys i am scared to death of everything going on with my dad i feel like every time we go back there is a little more bad news to get i was surprised to hear that he had bone mets but lymph nodes are clear and also surprised that last year his psa was 5.0 and now is .3 and all scans were clear last year but not this year i do know his gleason is a 10

Zometa.....zolodronic acid,basically repairs the damage done to bones by cancerous activity therein.It takes about 20 mins but ive been told its less impactual on the liver the slower it is administered.We get six treatments (one per month) and then six months off here in the uk.My onco tells me it has a half life of twelve years ? I found that it relieved the aches and pains in my body.I found that i had a clamy mouth after treatment and felt a little groggy the next day.I eradicated this by drinking approx 2 litres of water prior to treatment.If you need any dental work then get this before hand as some cases of jawbone death osteocrenocis have been reported if extractions are done after treatment.

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