Well, I guess I spoke to soon about feeling good on Thursday. That night around 2 or so I knew I had a small fever, a reaction tho the zometa. It wasn’t full blown like last time but still I didn’t feel well in the morning. The fever was gone in a few hours but I still had to work my 4 hour shift. Fridays are usually pretty slow so I knew I was ok.
Saturday I felt fine and I had a good day overall. My son made dinner so it was. Nice not to cook. It rained all day and everything is very wet. That’s a good thing. Today is dex Sunday so, I’m going to do a few Flylady things, make some bread and maybe a soup. Oh, and yogurt.
Well, I’m back, many hours later, made soup and bread but no yogurt. It seems I’ve been going since 7 am which I have, but the house still needs a little more putting together. Geez, how many hours is that, it’s 11:30 now.?.?
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What is the Zometa for & how often do you have to take it? Do you know why it causes a fever? Some of these drugs seem to be very scary to me–I don’t know what I’m scared of most–the drugs or the MM.
Zometa is an IV infused over 30 minutes to prevent bone fractures and lesions. I was originally was on aredia for 6 years, every2-3 months. But the infusion is 3 hours minimum. So opted to switch to zometa.
It is necessary to strengthen bones” and it has anti myeloma properties. If you’re not super hydrated, and don’t taken Tylenol , you can get a reaction. Fever, aches. I was ok and it was really just a small blip. Even if you don’t have bone issues, you might talk to you Hem/ onc about starting aredia , even if it’s once every 4 months. An ounce of protection will go a long way.
I’m sorry you didn’t feel really well after Zometa! But I’ glad you are feeling better now.
Thanks Lena, it was just a blip in the myeloma journey. I took Tylenol the first day, and then stopped. I should have a taken a few more on day 2.