Should Lupron depot be stopped altogether?
Patient: i have pain in my left lower abdomen. on a scale of 1-10 it is a eight.and at times a 9/10. I feel and look bloutted amost all the time. I tire very easily..I had prostate surgery in 2010 for an aggressive type of cancer i had 28 tx of radiation. and did fairly well...I only got tired toward the end. Now I really don t want to eat the smell of food makes me sick. it causes back pain in my left side. I also take Lupron I have seen my doctor I have had blood in my stool and urine since I finished radiation therapy. I know that bone cancer is a possibility I did delay a shot by 2 months i thought about stopping jt all together. What do you think?\ Doctor: Dear GreetingsIt seems that there is a progression of the disease bony pain and bleediing manifestation are could be part of it.One should get the bone scan done to find out the cause of bone pain.Mri pelvis also recommendable to rule out the local recurrence.Se.PSALupron depot should not be stopped immediately as other therapies can be add on to the Lupron.Mri pelvis will also help t