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Hi Trish, welcome...  Taape makes an excellent point.  Did you take the oral Boniva or the infused/iv dose?  If you haven't tried the quarterly injection of Boniva maybe that would work better.  The half life (time it takes for 1/2 of the drug to leave your body) on iv Boniva is less than the once a month dose that is 150 mgs.  See this link on the half life of oral Boniva, iv Boniva and Fosamax.   There's also a once every 2 years dose of Reclast, but I don't know if you'd be interested in it.  Also, the article mentions that it's approved for osteopenia, so I don't know if it can be used for osteoporosis as well.  It was approved by the FDA around the first of June, and I'm not sure what the half life is on it.  If I can find that info I'll post it below.   There's also a drug called Fosteum, have you read about that?  It doesn't have the same side effects as the bisphosphonates, but it does contain soy, so if you've had cancer or are allergic to soy you wouldn't be able to take it.  The ingredients on Fosteum are: zinc, D3 and genistein (form of soy) that are helping many.  Here's a link on Fosteum that explains it.  You have to get it from your Dr. because it is a prescription med, but isn't too expensive, and is approved by the FDA.  Primus the company that manufactures this has a discount program for those who's insurance co.'s won't cover it and your income is not a requirement to qualify.   Check this various options and see what your Dr says.   Good luck and if you have any other question for Taape or me just re-post.