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Eligard: any correlation with carpal tunnel?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 11, 2024 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
My husband is 2/3 through 3 years of Eligard injections. He has numbness, tingling and stiffness in his hands, perhaps carpel tunnel syndrome. Is this caused by the ADT?
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Thank you. It makes sense...we wondered how he could get carpal tunnel in both hands all of a sudden. If his test is negative we will request the shots. It really interrupts his sleep...which isn't so great anyway after prostate radiation treatments!
@shelby29, I moved your question about carpal tunnel and ADT to this existing discussion:
- Eligard: any correlation with carpal tunnel?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/eligard-for-prostate-cancer/
Click the link to read previous posts.
What is helping your husband with the pain and interrupted sleep?
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ADT can cause issues in hand joints. I was on lupron for a year and had pain and stiffness in my hands and fingers. I went to a rheumatologist and got steroid shots in the most affected areas. It helped a lot but not a complete cure. I no longer shake hands and certainly do not play golf. It is livable and it is part of the new living with cancer.