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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / May 2004Lupron
I was diagnosed with PC and am opting for radiation. Before starting radiation the urologist is putting me on Lupron. I was given a 3 month injection into the stomach wall. All people I talked to received it in a muscle. I questioned him about it and he said that it depends who the manufacturer was and that the chemicals are identical. I also developed a small hard internal spot next to the injection. He claims that it will go away. Has anyone heard of being given the injection in the stomach wall or who the manufacturers of Lupron are? Al > I was diagnosed with PC and am opting for radiation. Before starting > radiation the urologist is putting me on Lupron. I was given a 3 month [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Al Ouch!! Never heard of the stomach. I have had 2 - 4month shots so far and I got them in the butt. The hard lump is a ball of Lupron which will slowly disolve into your system over the life of the shot. Since I will have to stay on Lupron for the next few years, my next dose will probably be an implant which is placed surgically in the upper arm and lasts for a year Age - 69 8/12/02 - PSA 3.7 10/13/03 - PSA 4.69 11/11/03 - PSA 4.8 11/18/03 - Biopsy - 10 cores one core-25% of core-Gleason 4+4=8 all other cores benign tissue 12/10/03 - Consult - Oncologist 12/16/03 - Consult - Radiation Oncologist Treatment Plan - Northeast Ga Cancer Center HT - started 12/17/03 - Eulixen & Lupron (2nd 4 mo Lupron-4/26) 2/10/04 - Started - Flowmax and Megastrol Radiation - IMRT to begin 3/30/04 - 42 treatments Zoladex is the "other" LHRH agonist that you've had. It's just like Lupron. But different in how it is injected. It's actually placed in the fatty area between your skin and the lining of the abdominal cavity. It is a small "pellet" of the LHRH and deposited thru a "larger" bore needle. It slowly dissolves over the 84 days (3 months) that it is in place. Hope you didn't see the needle, it's BIG. They typically deaden the area of the injection site with a local anesth. I've had both, had to go to Lupron because I'm "thin" and not much fat on my belly. Hope this helps. Mark > I was diagnosed with PC and am opting for radiation. Before starting > radiation the urologist is putting me on Lupron. I was given a 3 month [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Al What are the advantages or disadvantages of Lupron over Zoladex? > Zoladex is the "other" LHRH agonist that you've had. It's just like Lupron. > But different in how it is injected. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >>Al > What are the advantages or disadvantages of Lupron over Zoladex? According to the published data that I've seen, the two drugs are variations of the same thing, and have very similar effects. I've read that they both have the same benefits and there is no evidence that one is any better than the other. Why are there two? Darned if I know. Maybe it's like Ford and Chevrolet. Alan >Subject: Re: Lupron >From: "John $" majeffers2002@yahoo.com [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> >> Al My last Lupron shot burned quite a bit. They tell me I need it "for the rest of my life". A PURE Democracy is the Worst Possible form of government. > >Subject: Re: Lupron > >From: "John $" majeffers2002@yahoo.com [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > of my life". > A PURE Democracy is the Worst Possible form of government. Hey Danny; If you are looking at Lupron long term you might want to check out Viadur. MY URO has it and says it gives a much more even output of Lupron into the system. It lasts for a year and is a small capsule that is implanted under the skin in the upper arm. I have had 2 - 4 m0 Lupron shots and since I will have to stay on it for possibly another few years I'm seriously considering Viadur the next time around. Google for Viadur if you are unfamiliar with it. >Subject: Re: Lupron >From: "olfart" olfart65@excite.com [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] >Viadur the next time around. Google for Viadur if you are unfamiliar with >it. Good idea. I am a significant subject in my doc's research, he might not like it... oops, my signature has been "on"- sorry about that. > I was diagnosed with PC and am opting for radiation. Before starting > radiation the urologist is putting me on Lupron. I was given a 3 month [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Al Yow! They got me in the buttocks with a regular needle. When I saw the bill for that four month Lupron shot I started wondering if the needle was made of gold and if it broke off in me. Thank God for good medical insurance. Good luck with it Mike. Chuck McClellan RP'd last June-now on Lupron and doing the EBRT. Still trying to see the humor in it. I get mine in the butt. It's been absolutely painless until this last one and that was sore for days.  SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Erection 05/12/2003 @ 48 HTbegins 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .07 .05 Lupron 7/03, 8/03, 12/03, 4/04 > I was diagnosed with PC and am opting for radiation. Before starting > radiation the urologist is putting me on Lupron. I was given a 3 month [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Al Hi Mike, I also did Lupron and Casodex before Radiation. I got my Lupron Monthly and in the butt. I am not sure about the stomach as a place but it also may be because of the longer time between shots and the release time from the area. Let us know if you get an answer on this. BTW - Are you on Casodex also? Dwight > I was diagnosed with PC and am opting for radiation. Before starting > radiation the urologist is putting me on Lupron. I was given a 3 month [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Al Dennis was on Eligard and it was injected in the abdominal area just under his skin.It would form into a small ball that was time released during the month. When we researched Lupron vs Eligard the Eligard was given with a smaller needle that was less likely to cause an ulcerated injection site. It was also less costly than Lupron, and thought to cause fewer or less severe hot flashes. Our Rad Onc said that since Lupron is the drug that is most used, they often forget that there are alternatives out there. The drugs are basically the same; the site of injection and size of the needle were the chief differences. During the five months that he received the Eligard, he had hotflashes, fatigue, joint pain, mood swings and difficulty concentrating. For several days after the injection he would have this feeling that he could only describe as being "creepy crawly" on the inside, ready to leap out of his skin. The rad onc told him the most important thing was that he was on the Eligard during the time of radiation. Bonnie > Hi Mike, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > Al |
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