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Barbara2 · 03-24-2007, 08:04 PM

How many milligrams are given with each treatment and how often are they given? It seems that so often, people get bad flu symptoms after getting treatment with Zometa. I talked to my onc about maybe having Zometa being as I still have my port.

I thought maybe a person would be less sick if it was taken more often than once every 6 months; I was assuming the milligrams would be less if it was given more frequently. But my onc said 4 milligrams were given with each treament, no matter how often you get them. Is this correct?

03-24-2007, 08:04 PM	#8
Barbara2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Dakota. Posts: 621	How many milligrams are given with each treatment and how often are they given? It seems that so often, people get bad flu symptoms after getting treatment with Zometa. I talked to my onc about maybe having Zometa being as I still have my port. I thought maybe a person would be less sick if it was taken more often than once every 6 months; I was assuming the milligrams would be less if it was given more frequently. But my onc said 4 milligrams were given with each treament, no matter how often you get them. Is this correct? __________________ Blessings and Peace, Barbara DX Oct 02 @ age 52 Stage 2B Grade 3 Mastectomy "at least" 4.5 cm IDC 1+node ER+61% /PR- Assiciated Intraductual component with Comedo Necrosis Her2+ FISH8.6 IHC 2+ 5 1/2 CEF Arimidex Celebrex 400mg daily for 13 months Prophylactic mastectomy Estradiol #: 13 PTEN positive, "late" Herceptin (26 months after chemo) Oct 05: Actonel for osteopenia from Arimidex. May 08: Replaced Actonel with Zometa . Taking every 6 months. Accepting the gift of life, I give thanks for it and live it in fullness.