Hormone Therapy Injections

PROSTAP can be injected into the stomach (sub cutaneous) or into a muscle like your buttocks. (Intramuscular)

Some other hormone therapies can’t be alternated. 

I alternated between stomach and buttock when I was on PROSTAP but found I had a sore lump for a few days with either place. I am slim so maybe that made it worse.

Hi Colin,

Ever since I`ve been given Prostap3 injections, they have always been in my upper arm with no problems at all. The practice nurse uses alternative arms when i go.

Take care, Tom.

Hello Tyler

Thanks for that - It does help - I had yesterday both sides of Stomach the 2 Injection - They were just like having Blood taken - However the Pain after an hour or so was Bad - I had Degarelix and the Nurse said that the initial Dose was 240ml - Then every 28 days 80ml - When I awoke during the Night for my Numerous "P" breaks :) I was still in quiet bad Pain and took my Morning Dose of Oxycontine(Shortec - An evil drug) to get back to sleep - Due for a Taxi journey in 5 hrs hope it eases a little - All the Best to Everyone

Colin

Thanks Tom & Ido - Is it OK to change the Type of Injections - I hope so as a quick Google says that Degarelix is Normally Injected Subcutaneously into the Stomach - I would so much rather have Pain in my Arm which you can avoid using than my Stomach - Many thanks

Colin

Hi Colin, my understanding is that these drugs do the same job so I would ask your oncologist what their view is. There are many who have changed from one drug to another be it degeralix, PROSTAP, Zoladex etc. See below from cancer research uk.

Injections

The injections work by blocking messages from a gland in the brain that tell the testicles to produce testosterone.

Luteinising hormone-releasing hormone agonists (LHRH agonists)

These include:

• leuprorelin (Prostap) – you have this every 4 weeks or 12 weeks
• goserelin acetate (Zoladex) – you have this every 4 weeks or 12 weeks
• buserelin (Suprefact) – you have this as an injection 3 times a day for 7 days and then a nasal spray 6 times a day
• triptorelin (Decapeptyl) – you have this once a month, 3 monthly or 6 monthly

At first, the injections may make your symptoms worse. This is called tumour flare. Your doctor gives you an anti androgen tablet to take for the first 4 to 6 weeks of your treatment to stop the tumour flare.