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Can long-term octreotide therapy lower gastrin serum levels?
Can long term otreotide lower your serum gastrin levels by lowering them and thus create a false negative. Or making your gastric levels just not...
Last active: Feb 19 5:21am
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Has anyone taken Prolia for bone loss after NETs treatment?
I am currently on octreotide every 28 days and I am currently stable after PRRT treatmentsMy NET has metastasized to my bones I have been...
Last active: Mar 5 7:59pm
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Need a NET doctor
Hi! Hope all are well! I am moving to Winston Salem NC and need to find a NET team to continue my 28day octreotide injections...
Last active: Sep 22, 2025
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I saw the surgeon. More confused than ever.
Hi everyone. After a very long month, I finally saw a surgeon for my 8mm si NETS. I am symptomatic. I was totally expecting to...
Last active: Feb 10 8:26am
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Life expectancy with NETs and lifetyle as it progresses
What is my life expectancy as a result of my NET? Diagnosed 3 years ago with Grade 1, Stage 4 NETs. Primary tumor is probably...
Last active: Jun 1, 2023
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Good news on 6-month follow-up for Small bowel NET with mets
Small bowel Nets with Mets, Grade 2, stage 4. I just had my 6 month follow up scan & the news is great! I have...
Last active: Feb 11 11:04am
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NET and neuropathy
20 months after NET found in small intestine and already spread to liver. I have had resection, monthly octreotide injections, and Lutathera. The cancer seemed...
Last active: Jul 31, 2025
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Short acting Ocreotide
If anyone has used the short acting Ocreotide for there treatment can you please share with me how it is dosed How is the injection...
Last active: Sep 2, 2024
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Anyone have side effects after Lanreotide injection?
I have been doing injection for a year now but as of a few months ago after the injection I am feeling very sluggish, and...
Last active: Jan 23 6:52pm
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Do NET tumors show up in basic blood work?
Besides specialized nuclear testing scans, do any elevated blood tests indicate a possible NET tumor besides the 24 hour urine test with creatine? Is it...
Last active: Jan 12, 2022