Arthritis worse after lupron?

Short answer: yes.
But it's the arthritis in the shoulder that is very painful now. Ortho discussed a shoulder replacement. Not interested right now. Pretty much everything else hurts, too. Another shot due in two weeks. On Lupron as long as it works...

Yes. Very frustrating. Also, hard to know if some of this is due to regular aging... or Lupron.

Mel

Dear Break60,

Great question !

Routine scans along the way have shown that I've got arthritis beginning to emerge in both of my knees --- I'm into my third year on continuous ADT hormone shots --- I've been on LUPRON, then FIRMAGON, and now ZOLADEX injections.

Nobody walks faster than I do, up and down the halls of the school where I teach each day --- and I can still keep up with all my school kids out on the playground each day --- with me in the midst of the soccer games, kickball games, football games, and basketball games --- and I like to go for late-night walks each evening which don't give me any problems at all. But behind the scenes, steps and staircases are getting a little more challenging ...

Way back in the day, I ended up being among the tallest in my class back in my hometown --- so, I found myself running relays and HURDLES, beginning when I was 10 years old, due to my height --- might be paying the price for leaping those hurdles, back in those years --- track meets !

So --- just the fallout from training for leaping hurdles years ago --- or side effects of continuous ADT shots ? Who's to know --- but I'm going out and walking some miles tonight, nonetheless. Great sunsets here in the Midwest lately ! Postcard perfect !

Sent with my best, Break 60,

CYCLONE TEAM FAN ~ IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY ~ TEAM COLORS: CARDINAL & GOLD !