On Thursday, June 19, I had my 3 month check up with the oncologist and everything continues to look good. He is starting me on Zometa. It is an injection that is infused through an IV. It takes 15 minutes to infuse. I will receive Zometa 1x every six months for an indefinite length of time. I have my first injection of Zometa on Wednesday, July 2. A new study recently came out stating that if a women was on a hormone suppressant (ie Tomoxifan) then the Zometa lowers the chance of reoccurence. The two main side effects are feeling like you have the flu (the day after receiving Zometa) and kidney damage. The kidney damage was shown to be in older women; so they do not think I will have any trouble with this. The nurses will still draw my blood before each injection and check the numbers for my kidneys. If you haven't signed up for the Kansas City Race for the Cure, there is still time. It is on August 10th at Union Station. I am walking on Marilyn's team. I went to high school and college with Marilyn's daughter, Christy. Thank you for allowing us to join your team. Please join us. I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. We have been enjoying ours. Anice
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