Post Eligard Injection

[Jeff54]

I just got my first eligard injection on August 19 and I still have small bump under skin. I would like to know how long it takes for this bump to go away. And I also notice that I am more tired than when I was on lupron!

[erjlg3]

When my husband was given a 6 month Eligard injection.....he was in bed for about 6 to 8 months from severe fatigue. I thought he would never get out of bed again. We won't ever do 6 month injections of anything again. I hope your tiredness wears off soon

[Shorttimer in reply to erjlg3]

Sorry you got so fatigued, it is tough. I got my first Eligard shot three months ago and I was able to do strenuous things for hours prior to THE shot. Now I become tired if I exert myself for an hour and need to rest for at least an hour. I get my second shot next week. Maybe it won’t be so bad this time. I pray often, seems to help.

[erjlg3 in reply to Shorttimer]

Thank you. Prayer is a blessing ☺

[Wayne-P]

My bump went away after about a month. Eligard and Lupron are basically the same drug except one is subcutaneous and one is muscular. One is in a water base and the other is an oil base. Cancer sucks!

[WAMCCARNSJR]

I got my last Eligard (3 month) shot July 22, 2016, the lump is still there, although smaller. The things I noticed about this drug is it makes me extremely tired, legs get real heavy, have to be careful because when I'm walking I get very unstable, setting down driving a car I'm fine, it depletes all testosterone, so sex life is basically in hibernation, maybe it will come back around by Christmas, that said I don't know when the effects of this drug finally leaves the system, the whole thing seems to be a very long process. I'm still capable of working out 2/3 hours in the morning at the gym, although I'm so exhausted after and I have to take a nap for about an hour, then I'm good to go for the rest of the day. Good luck.

[JoelT]

Eligard is administered subcutaneously, where it forms a solid drug delivery depot. This depot is the bump you have. It will remain as long as the drug is being delivered. Don't worry about it.

Joel

[Beermaker]

I took Eligard for about a year, once in the belly, once in the hip. Both times the button was obvious for a couple of months. After a failed time off, I was put on Trelstar. The buttons go away faster. But both caused huge amounts of fatigue and total loss of libido, as well as other side effects. But they both worked to hold my PSA to < 0.01 so I will keep with the program for as long as it works. Hang in there!