Lupron Injection Site Pain

[Yzinger]

Hi all - curious if any of you have had this weirdness.

I got my first Lupron injection Aug 17th (3mth 22.5mg i believe) - had the initial soreness at injection site on shoulder that is typical of even say a flu shot. That pain did go away in couple days but came back on the 10th day and still is there a bit.

Perhaps thats just how time released medicine works? I was just surprised that that familiar pain returned several days after injection.

Thanks

[mrscruffy]

I get mine in the stomach and have pain but goes away next day. I am however left with a knot for a couple months

[KocoPr]

I had a 30 day then a 60 day shot with minor soreness then got the 90 day shot and i was crippled for a few weeks (all shot in lower back/upper glutes area) and notified my doctor and he got me on orgovyx. What a relief.

[jackwfrench in reply to KocoPr]

Hello I am curious - how did your doctor explain the differences of Orgovyx vs Lupron other than the pill/injection point? Thanks -

[KocoPr in reply to jackwfrench]

The injection debility was evidently enough to justify this change. I am at Mass

gen Hosp which is a center of excellence and they run a lot of clinical trials so I think they have a lot of pull and credibility.

[KocoPr in reply to KocoPr]

I also have had sciatica pain from a prior injury 30 years ago so i suspect the nurse injected it to fast and my prior injury just could deal with the inflammation.

[Jancapper]

I take the 6 month variety in the lower back, just above my buttocks. I have received two injections so far. I have encountered zero injection site problems. I am scheduled for my third shot early September.

[Yzinger]

yeah its just weird that the pain came back several days later. If I find an answer I will post.

[j-o-h-n]

Left cheek............. no pain.....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Tuesday 08/29/2023 5:40 PM DST

[Gearhead]

18 Lupron shots so far and no significant pain or discomfort. Guess I've at least been lucky on that.

[turkeyjoe1]

Just had my 3rd 6 month lupron shot. Upper butt. Hard to walk for 2 days. Bruised for a few more days.

[Yzinger]

my next will be leg or butt. I will have to ask my doc why the pain came back. Just to say it again, I fully expected to have some pain that is normal with ANY shot. I didnt however expect that pain to come back several days later lol

[SteveTheJ]

I've never had any pain; report this to whoever does your injections. Because it's intramuscular maybe they didn't aim very well.

[ShipModeler]

I had been getting 3-month Lupron injections in my hip. Hurt like the Dickens for a week. The last two injections were Eligard, given in the stomach. No pain following the injection! 😁

[Imp4t]

I have had 4-month Lupron injections 3 times so far with no pain at all. I get the shots in my upper buttocks.

[Mgtd]

In my experience I have found that the expertise and skill of the person giving the shot has a direct impact on the side effects of the shot.