Re: Lupron and side effects

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Hello Just got my 2nd Lupron shot, and first 3-month one. The first Lupron injection was a one-month shot. Not sure that injection was given on the alternate side of hip. Does it make a difference? Do they usually alternate sides? Before first Lupron injection, was given 21 day treatment of bicalutimide 50 mg to prevent the infamous Lupron flare. Bicalutimide was very well tolerated and improved sense of well being immediately. I still had urinary tract issues develop before the Lupron shot, and proton beam therapy began, eg restricted flow, dysuria, urgency. These symptoms increased after first Lupron shot as the flare kicked in anyway. After a rough two weeks got pyridium and flomax. Life is back to normal except for occasional urgent spells. We are checking out these symptoms which are not usually associated with proton beam therapy or Lupron therapy. One day tried to prevent urgent urination and caused a back flow, and that resulted in a few drops of blood at end of urination. For next 12 hours would see a drop or two at end of urinatiion. Blood Drops stopped appearing after about 12 hours, but out of caution we will do cystosocopy and CT urinary scan to check for lesions or stones. A few white blood cells in urine samples. Proton beam therapy is a breeze compared to this minor inconvenience. Tortsking You can ask a doctor about it Larry, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's unrelated either to the cancer or the Lupron. It may just be that you need different shoes or perhaps shoe inserts, or that you're standing on your feet a lot and the feet are getting tired. --Alan Meyerameyer2@...From: Larry Helber To: ProstateCancerSupport Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 4:29 PMSubject: RE: Re: Warning regarding antibiotic fluoroquinolones -Most of it has been down in my feet and usually in the evening. I have hip pain but it has been xrayed by the oncologist and at least it is negative. Usually stretching the muscles in my feet help to make it go away. From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto: ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of Alan MeyerSent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:01 PMTo: ProstateCancerSupport Subject: Re: Re: Warning regarding antibiotic fluoroquinolones - Larry Helber wrote:>> Alan Meyer wrote:>> >> It's amazing that most doctors who prescribe Lupron don't seem to>> know that joint pain is a common side effect. IIRC, the label>> says very clearly that 33% of patients taking the drug for a>> significant period had that side effect. I only discovered it>> after researching what could have caused my joint pain.> Let this also be a reminder to go back and check up on your> side effects after being on a medication for a while. I have> been bugged by joint pain for the past year and have been> wondering what it was maybe it was the cancer metathasizing in> my bones some where. I am sure I read this when I first went> on Lupron but wasn’t experiencing that symptom. I guess I will> find out when I go on my vacation (I hope) in November.In my case, and in at least one other case I know about, thejoint pain was in the small joints - fingers and toes.Metastasis is often in the large joints - especially the back andhips.If you've got pain and stiffness in the fingers and "triggerfinger", and if it's worst when you get up in the morning, thatsounds like a Lupron side effect. I was able to completelycontrol it with the following practices: