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Octreotide Injections - Skipping One or More?

Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) | Last Active: Nov 27, 2023 | Replies (29)
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I stopped completely because it wasn’t working
And the side effects were out of control
I was told I could start up again
They only thing that happened to me as the medication left my system is I had very bad low sugar symptoms
I drank a lot of water OJ and ate chocolate

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kjstein | @kjstein | Nov 18, 2023

I do lanreotide injections for about 2 years now, but I think they are very similar--after conferring with my doctor I have skipped a month when I was doing another treatment and I have gone 5 weeks instead of 4 when I was out of town on my injection date. I've also delayed injections a week when I was scheduled for a scan and they wanted to be sure the uptake was strong--I've been told it is not an issue to delay an injection now and then--but definitely confer with your doctor. I haven't had any effects from waiting a week.

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