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sassy · 07-27-2008, 08:40 PM

Gerri,

I have been taking Zometa for almost two years, and have been on Lasix for nine months. I think the concern is with kidney function and potassium. I make certain to drink plenty of fluids, eat/drink potassium rich foods and have my potassium levels checked every three months.

I will be very interested to see if others are taking both Zometa and Lasix. I was experiencing a great deal of joint stiffness which I attributed to Lupron and Arimidex. My PA tried me on Lasix and it reduced my stiffness to practically nothing.

Are you currently taking Lasix, Arimidex or Lupron?

07-27-2008, 08:40 PM	#2
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Gerri, I have been taking Zometa for almost two years, and have been on Lasix for nine months. I think the concern is with kidney function and potassium. I make certain to drink plenty of fluids, eat/drink potassium rich foods and have my potassium levels checked every three months. I will be very interested to see if others are taking both Zometa and Lasix. I was experiencing a great deal of joint stiffness which I attributed to Lupron and Arimidex. My PA tried me on Lasix and it reduced my stiffness to practically nothing. Are you currently taking Lasix, Arimidex or Lupron? __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!