Please just be very careful with your teeth. Make sure your dentist is aware of and understands the dangers associated with Zometa and tooth extraction. I had a wisdom tooth pulled in 2008 (elective, because my dentist assured me that the stories about biphosphonids and ONJ were "media hype.") I ended up with osteonecrosis of the jaw.
I had been on Zometa from 2003 until February 2009, when the ONJ was discovered. Now my oncologist won't give me Zometa, which had been controlling my Stage IV breast-to-bone cancer very well, with minimal side effects (just some aches and pains.) Recently, I broke two ribs on the left side, and there is increased uptake at T8 on the nuclear bone scan. I'm convinced that the cancer is back, because it is no longer kept in check by the Zometa. All because I listened to my dentist, who is a jerk.
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Please just be very careful with your teeth. Make sure your dentist is aware of and understands the dangers associated with Zometa and tooth extraction. I had a wisdom tooth pulled in 2008 (elective, because my dentist assured me that the stories about biphosphonids and ONJ were "media hype.") I ended up with osteonecrosis of the jaw.
I had been on Zometa from 2003 until February 2009, when the ONJ was discovered. Now my oncologist won't give me Zometa, which had been controlling my Stage IV breast-to-bone cancer very well, with minimal side effects (just some aches and pains.) Recently, I broke two ribs on the left side, and there is increased uptake at T8 on the nuclear bone scan. I'm convinced that the cancer is back, because it is no longer kept in check by the Zometa. All because I listened to my dentist, who is a jerk.
July 24, 2010 - 8:16amThis Comment
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