The week ended with my second shot of Prolia, the medicine designed to strengthen bones often given to patients with osteoporosis. I get two shots, both subcutaneous injections, and one in each arm. The two nurses who have been working in the Medical Outpatient department on the Beloit Clinic are really nice and friendly, as well as being sympathetic to my situation. They make going to this particular (monthly) appointment about as stress-free as can be.
The last time I had the Prolia injections, which was also the first time I had ever had them, I ended up feeling pretty poorly a couple days later. When we met with my urologist who prescribed the Prolia, I was kind of in the throes of that. He suggested several supplements that I could take to ease the side-effects: calcium and vitamin D in particular. Since I've now been taking those supplements (among others) since then, I'm hoping the side-effects from Saturday's injection won't make me feel so crappy. Time will tell, I suppose. I got the Prolia injections on Saturday afternoon and it's now Sunday evening.
Our daughter and her boyfriend came to visit us today. They arrived last night but it was straight to bed for all of us at that point. Not only was it very nice to spend some time with them today (Sunday) but they were also very helpful to us in getting some household chores accomplished. Okay, in truth, we had gotten behind in some things because I haven't had the energy and my wife has been too busy. Our daughter and her boyfriend came in and just did what needed to be done. We're very grateful to them for that.
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