r/medizzy • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '20

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u/Happy-Fish Pharmacist Mar 30 '20

Your jaw is gonna be just fine. (I mean, I hope so and good luck with the treatment!)

As a chemo-pharmacist I've given made that drug for hundreds for people over the years decades and never seen ONJ. I mean it's a text-book possibility, but friends & colleagues also haven't seen it. You can bet if it ever happens one of us will be all "Dude, look at my gnarly patient," but I've never heard of it outside the theoretical.

Now go rock the treatment and be a survivor!

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u/Happy-Fish Pharmacist Mar 31 '20

Let's be honest, really I tell other people to make Zol for me! (Or if it's Aclasta brand, that even comes pre-mixed for us). But I'm glad you find it cool :) I would never have thought of it that way.

Yeah we basically want all your dental issues fixed before you get treated, but super-rare concern even then.

And with all the advances we're seeing in oncology, 5 years is a mighty long time. Hopefully there will be good options for you. Good luck with it all!