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Which bone strengthener should we use?

by hopeful27 on Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:19 am

Doctor told us we could use either bone strengthener our choice...which should we go with?
Thanks.

hopeful27
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Re: Which bone strengthener should we use?

by goldmine848 on Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:31 am

From I have read there is no strong evidence that one is better than the other. I think most doctors favor Zometa now because the infusion takes only about 15 minutes versus 2 hours for Aredia. In my case, I had a rare but severe reaction to Zometa so we switched to Aredia which has not caused any problems.

goldmine848
Name: Andrew
When were you/they diagnosed?: June 2013
Age at diagnosis: 60
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Re: Which bone strengthener should we use?

by Wayne K on Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:21 am

This might help.
https://myelomabeacon.org/forum/zometa-versus-aredia-t3379.html

Wayne K
Name: Wayne
Who do you know with myeloma?: Myself, my sister who passed in '95
When were you/they diagnosed?: 03/09
Age at diagnosis: 70
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