I can't believe how fast it swallowed my manhood. I was sort of prepared for the sexual side effects but I wouldn't have believed how quickly my muscles would waste. I agree, my doctors all glossed over the side effects in quick, smothered sentences that went past me as fast as they were uttered.
But the simple fact is, that as bad as it is, the Lupron is keeping you alive. Never forget that. I am a firm believer that getting out into nature and exercising is the best approach. Make this your mantra: "I will not let this shit beat me, ever. Thanks for input, EricE. I have been Zolodex and Lupron for 14 months now, I exercise daily the more the better! Meditation and anything upbeat, also I take calcium supplements!
I have no sexual desire and am quite depressed and have had some weight gain! I have one more injection in a month and that will be the final one three month fortunately my PSA has dropped to. I have learned to live with HT but it has taken a lot changes on my part!
I think over all it has made me a better Man! Cancer is a lonely experience and we must help each other and others! Doing volunteer work helps as well! Thanks, Bobrat! I wish I had taken the 3 month shot instead of the 6 month.
Good advice on the volunteer work. What dosage of Calcium supplements do you take? I think everyone should be started on a monthly injection to see their reaction to the drug. Elgie was in bed for almost 9 months after diagnosis and Eligard injection back in He never gets a 6 month injection of those shots anymore.
So sorry you are going through this. Please don't give up. Yes, I started with monthly Lupron along with Zytiga, which I started several weeks before the Lupron Welcome to the club!
APC will kill if unchecked. Think about hitting it hard. Think about living. Enjoy life. These are the choices if you want to live. No fun no cake walk but you can live. Thats if you beat it down while you can. This is tuff love. You need to exercise that will get you back on track! I have been walking for over 4 years now! I have been on Eligard since and I feel awesome every day! I get my shots every 4 months! I wish you good luck and God Bless! On firmagon for ADT. On it 10 weeks. Outside of typical ED.
Only minor night sweats 1 or 2 times a night. But I eat a strict Mediterranean diet and exercise 6 days a week legs, upper, cardio, day off rotation. I just started with a double injection of Firmagon in the stomach And my next shot is four weeks away.
PSA is Wishing you the very best. Please finish your radiation therapy. And if it is 30 radiations, be sure the last ten will start tapping into your reserves. But go through with it. It is a very good sign that your pc hasn't spread too far. As for your ADT lupron injection side effects: stay busy. Be active. I am on three month Lucrin. Maybe a more bearable option. Two years now. And I have learned to bear the hot flushes and the anxiety attacks. Its not so bad. Please start with a good second line treatment.
Read up on it. And a good diet. I want to echo the words of another pc patient: nobody should die of prostate cancer without trying cayenne pepper. Drink it with tomato juice. Drink the capsules, it doesn't burn so much. God bless. As you have experienced, the initial lupron shot is the worst. The hot flashes are the worst, the fatigue along with the radiation is a double whammy.
For me megestrol pills eliminated the hot flashes. I think you need to do some serious soul searching. This is the new you. The new you will be different but you can still have an awesome life. Believe me. I had a thirty day shot of Lupron, I felt very very bad. Several days ago the ono tried a thirty day shot of Eligard Ihave experienced hardly no symptoms at all. Anxious to see the PSA in a couple of weeks, it was Not all Lupron Depot side effects are listed above.
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Periodic blood work to monitor your complete blood count CBC as well as the function of other organs such as your kidneys and liver may also be ordered by your doctor. Hormones are chemical substances that are produced by glands in the body, which enter the bloodstream and cause effects in other tissues. For example, the hormone testosterone, made in the testicles and is responsible for male characteristics such as deepening voice and increased body hair.
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Contact your doctor immediately if you think you may be pregnant. Many also experienced relief from painful intercourse, pelvic tenderness, and pelvic pain. One hundred and twenty-five patients from two 6-month, double-blind, randomized clinical studies entered a 1-year follow-up study. This study grouped patients who received 3.
The primary endometriosis signs and symptoms assessed were dysmenorrhea painful periods , non-menstrual pelvic pain NMPP pain in the pelvic area before or after periods , dyspareunia pain during sex , pelvic tenderness pain during the pelvic examination , and induration hardening of pelvic tissues. The first day of the study was considered to be 29 days after the final study injection. Return of pain was defined to have occurred during the month for which pain levels returned to baseline prior to treatment levels or worse.
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