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I have found that a heating pad at the site of the injection reduces the lump caused by the injection
@ronjake, I’ve been on injections of Octreotide for 5+ years and only had a lump twice at the injection site. I’ve come to believe it’s due more to the shot giver than the med itself. I’ve read that usually indicates the medication was not totally absorbed. It is very thick and should be brought to room temperature about 30 minutes prior to injecting.
For 5 years they always gave it to me in my hip, right above the buttocks, but in May I moved to a different cancer center and there they give them on the side hip, right above the top of my leg. I haven’t decided if it’s better as I’ve only had two, and they felt very different.
Hope you do well on the medication and find it’s helpful in dealing with your symptoms, and your scans show they’ve been effective.