Zoladex injection

Hi Davie b

I started my journey with zoladex injections back in 2012. The side effects I had was hot flushes fatigue aches and pains all of which I could live with. What I couldn't cope with was the breathing attacks (which the docs said were panic attacks) I never had these before the zoladex injections, while at a cancer drop in run by the urology nurses at my hospital I had one of these attacks and they sent me  straight to A&E .My wife went up to urology and told them about me and they immediately changed me to prostap injections, and NO more breathing problems. I still get the other side effects bot no where near as bad. So I suggest you tell them about your side effects  and ask them I you can have something else.

Hope your journey gets better for you.

Hi swampy 55 thanks for reply glad your feeling better by changing injections I'm not living the life I want with zoladex I'm getting a phone call in 3 weeks so will decuss the situation with them. Do you have prostap in the belly ? thanks again davie b 

Hi davie b

The prostap is given into a muscle,I have mine in my arm, changing arms each time. 

Hi I was on Zolodex for 6onths or so then switched to Prostap which I've been on for nearly 6 years. I have in my stomach (alternate sides every 3 months. Side effects much the same as Zolodex but a much easier injection to tolerate.

Hi Joe thanks for reply  I get a phone call in 3 weeks I will have to discuss with them the situation .When the side are the same  are you any better off .although the injection this time left a pain for 3 weeks davie b

Hi swampy thanks for reply that sounds a better place for a injection  I did have some pain last injection davie b

I have my Prostap injections in the Gluteus Maximus (alternate sides every three months) which works best for me. I only had one in the abdomen and that was sore for a week and I think that was because the nurse administering the injection shook it violently instead of gently rotating and tapping as per the instructions in the pack. Needless to say, I have avoided going to that nurse ever since.

I had prostrap 3 injections in my arm alternating arms each time - it worked well and I had no problems with the injection site.

Hi sheamus 47 thanks for reply it sounds like prostap could be the one to try must say my last job of zoladex left me in pain for a few weeks  davie b