Posted by mtdewcmu on December 31, 2009, at 19:19:57
In reply to What Would you do if doc refuses to treat no Recla, posted by Phillipa on December 31, 2009, at 14:32:57
> In a one week time period was told to either get Reclast IV or nothing. Read and investigated as was told to do reviewed labs. Decided to wait a bit longer even if costs more money as new med since 2007 and reviews lots of bad ones for osteoporosis and got a registered letter today from the doc said refused to treat me as I didn't get the reclast IV? Is this right? I'm devastated. Only wanted to research first. Am I wrong to be concerned with the bad reviews I read? Is there somewhere government like to get reliable info from? Thanks Phillipa
You are not wrong to have concerns about the drug. It's good to be an educated consumer whenever you put a strange chemical in your body. However, that said, I think Reclast is a fairly safe drug. You have to weigh the risks of taking the drug against the risk of having brittle bones from osteoporosis. The FDA, and apparently your doctor, think osteoporosis is more dangerous than the drug. Do you want a broken hip, or crushed vertebrae in your back?
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