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Lupron yeah or Lupron nay that is the question.
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 19, 2023 | Replies (70)Comment receiving replies
I’ve been on Lupron/Eligard for the past 10 to 11 years. I experienced breast enlargement early in my treatment, and was finally informed by one of my docs that low-dose radiation (three days) of the breast tissue would stop the growth. I did that and sure enough my breasts have not gotten any bigger than they were at that time!
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That is great news! Unfortunately, my Oncologist told me I missed my chance by not having the radiation done before I started hormone therapy. Is it possible there is that much of a difference between Relugolix and Lupron. I guess I have more homework to do.
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Luprom/Eligard reduced my testosterone level to around 15 and that level remained during the multiple times it was measured in the two years after I stopped taking Lupron/Eligard. Thus, I was given a testosterone replacement which I stopped taking after five weeks because my breasts started enlarging. I was then told by radiation oncologists that to prevent my breasts from enlarging they should have been radiated before I took the testosterone replacement and it was too late to do preventive radiation on the breasts once the breasts started to enlarge.