Zoledronic acid infusion any tips on dealing with side effects please?

Hi, I have had 1 so far. The day if the infusion itself was fine, but I had flu like symptoms the following day,  it this lasted only about 12 hours.  Next time I think I will take paracetamol from the day of infusion to try and prevent symptoms.  Hope this helps, good luck x

Hello BronteMaggs, my side effects were the same as Irishgirl16. I just felt a bit achy/fluey for a day or two after the infusion so took a couple of paracetamol. Hope your treatment goes ok x

Oh that's so good to hear thank you. Good luck with your recovery xx

Thank you glad the side effects have been fairly mild. Good luck with your recovery xx

Hi BronteMaggs
I’ve nearly at end of infusions num.6 in June YAY!  End of  3yr of treatment .SE all manageable as others have said bit achy flu like feelings also on occasion bone pain as if it found weak area to work .

Aso had mild gum ache similar to sinus pain but all only for couple of days so no problem .

seems like a long haul to begin with but it soon passes 

I've had 2 so far and the first one I had no side effects that I noticed. I was still recovering from main treatment though so anything on top might have jus been absorbed by general tiredness!

For my 2nd one, I felt very slightly tired but the most noticeable thing was that my mood was low for a few days - grumpy, short-tempered and anxious. It passed quickly though, and there was no other explanation for the low mood.

I didn't have any aches or pains or 'flu like symptoms. 

I had my first treatment just over two weeks ago. I couldn't get out of bed the first week with flu symptoms, aches all over, nausea, headaches etc. I spoke to my consultant about it today and straight away she said I don't need to take it again, as it's benefits are negligible. I feel so relived because I was ready to argue that I should never have it again. 

Thank you I'm am very anxious about having intravenous treatment because my chemo side effects  were really difficult to cope with glad you are coming to the end of your treatment ring that bell :) xx

Thank you good luck with the rest of your treatment xx

Thank you I can understand your decision , my chemo experience with the side effects was so bad that I stopped the chemo treatment and went onto radiotherapy.  I'm still trying to cope with the long term side effects of the chemo and that's why I'm so anxious about having intravenous treatment again. I'm hoping I don't get the side effects that you have experienced because I had three months of that with the chemo, the nausea every day all day was the worse as well as the stomach cramps.  I hope you feel better soon xx