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Posted 10 Jul 2023 at 21:09

Had my first one month Prostap in my upper arm with no issues , Prostap 3 nurse only wanted to inject in stomach area , she has checked with urology who confirm can use my arm , anyone else using arm for injection site .It is licensed for abdomen , upper arm or thigh .

User
Posted 10 Jul 2023 at 21:09

Had my first one month Prostap in my upper arm with no issues , Prostap 3 nurse only wanted to inject in stomach area , she has checked with urology who confirm can use my arm , anyone else using arm for injection site .It is licensed for abdomen , upper arm or thigh .

User
Posted 10 Jul 2023 at 22:38
Hi Mike - have had all my Prostrap 3 injections in the upper arm, alternating each time. Only 2 more to go now :)
User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 08:24

I had my Prostap injections in my upper arm, as Nick alternating each time 

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 09:07

Hi

Never heard about the arm being used,always had stomach injection with prostrate3 alternate 1 side to the other.

Regards Phil 

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 09:31
Hi Mike,

I have been having PROSTAP 3 for the last fourteen years and it has always been in the upper arm. They like to alternate between left and right , ideally. I mostly have it on the left because I am right handed. From what I gather , Zoladex is usually given in the tummy.

Cheers

Noel

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 14:46

Hi Mike,

I mainly dad PROSTAP in the stomach area. I had a few in the buttocks too.

 

Ido4

User
Posted 12 Jul 2023 at 13:53

Zoladex is a solid implant which slowly dissolves, releasing the active ingredient (Goserelin). It's about the length of a grain of rice and half the diameter. It's designed to dissolve at the correct rate in fat.

All the others are depot injections. This is mixture which is made up immediately before injection, and after injection sets into a gel, which then slowly dissolves.

User
Posted 15 Jul 2023 at 14:25
I've had five years of prostap in my arms, it was never suggested to me that it should be anywhere else. My Uncle has been having them for about twenty-plus years in his stomach every time, in spite of asking for it in his arms.

He's in Lincolnshire, I'm in Hampshire, not that that should matter.

User
Posted 24 Oct 2023 at 17:55

My OH had his 5th Prostap3 injection last month, always alternating between arms, though the 4th one left his muscle constantly aching, and it has never eased off. Don't know if that's a sign that it was administered incorrectly or not, as the other 4 didn't bother him. He now has a month to decide whether or not to have the next one in the sore arm and risk making it worse, have it in the same arm as last time, or ask to have it somewhere else.

Elle x

User
Posted 25 Oct 2023 at 08:32

Hi

I think all nurses that give the injection say different thinks,I had the choice with my last nurse of arm or stomach but I chose stomach as that's where I've always had it.

Regards Phil 

User
Posted 10 Dec 2025 at 09:48

Following on from the previous replies. I've just had my 8th Jab. All the previous ones have been in the stomach alternating left & right.

However the last 3/4 months I've felt a permanent lump on both sides. Mentioned this to the Nurse, who was an Older nurse this time. She examined them and said they are 'Nodes' from the injection sites. Apparently, they are fatty tissue build-up around the injection site, which in my case they are the size of a marble.

She said the injection site should be varied between the Stomach, arm and buttocks, to give the body time to absorb without reaction.

So she injected my arm this time.

I found this on the 'Prostap' website....it shows you cannot trust everyone to do their job.

3. HOW TO USE PROSTAP 3 should only be administered by your doctor or a nurse who will also take care of the preparation of the product. The doctor or nurse will give you an injection of PROSTAP 3. The injection should be given immediately after it has been prepared. The injection will normally be given in your arm, thigh or abdomen. The injection site should be varied at regular intervals. You will normally be given an injection once every 3 months.

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User
Posted 10 Jul 2023 at 22:38
Hi Mike - have had all my Prostrap 3 injections in the upper arm, alternating each time. Only 2 more to go now :)
User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 08:24

I had my Prostap injections in my upper arm, as Nick alternating each time 

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 09:07

Hi

Never heard about the arm being used,always had stomach injection with prostrate3 alternate 1 side to the other.

Regards Phil 

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 09:31
Hi Mike,

I have been having PROSTAP 3 for the last fourteen years and it has always been in the upper arm. They like to alternate between left and right , ideally. I mostly have it on the left because I am right handed. From what I gather , Zoladex is usually given in the tummy.

Cheers

Noel

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 11:21
Had last half dozen in thigh, never had a problem.
User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 14:46

Hi Mike,

I mainly dad PROSTAP in the stomach area. I had a few in the buttocks too.

 

Ido4

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 15:46

Zoladex is usually injected subcutaneously just below the skin in the stomach because it should be easy to get it right in that zone and not inject it into muscle. The rate of uptake for a drug is quicker when it's intramuscular than when  it's subcutaneous. For a slow release drug like Zoladex which is intended to last for one or three months, it's important that it doesn't do its thing in the first part of that period both because quick release has some unpleasant side effects and also because the effectiveness of the drug tapers off too fast.

So far as I can see Prostap can subcutaneous or intramuscular but I don't know if it makes a difference if one is chosen in preference to the other.

Jules

User
Posted 12 Jul 2023 at 13:53

Zoladex is a solid implant which slowly dissolves, releasing the active ingredient (Goserelin). It's about the length of a grain of rice and half the diameter. It's designed to dissolve at the correct rate in fat.

All the others are depot injections. This is mixture which is made up immediately before injection, and after injection sets into a gel, which then slowly dissolves.

User
Posted 15 Jul 2023 at 14:25
I've had five years of prostap in my arms, it was never suggested to me that it should be anywhere else. My Uncle has been having them for about twenty-plus years in his stomach every time, in spite of asking for it in his arms.

He's in Lincolnshire, I'm in Hampshire, not that that should matter.

User
Posted 31 Jul 2023 at 18:08

had my second Prostap 3 in my upper arm today , no pain on injection , a little sore but nothing to stress about .

User
Posted 24 Oct 2023 at 13:02
Third Prostap 3 to my upper arm yesterday , painful to lay on last night but fine today and better than rubbing on waistband .
User
Posted 24 Oct 2023 at 17:55

My OH had his 5th Prostap3 injection last month, always alternating between arms, though the 4th one left his muscle constantly aching, and it has never eased off. Don't know if that's a sign that it was administered incorrectly or not, as the other 4 didn't bother him. He now has a month to decide whether or not to have the next one in the sore arm and risk making it worse, have it in the same arm as last time, or ask to have it somewhere else.

Elle x

User
Posted 24 Oct 2023 at 20:01
Gee should have the choice of arm , stomach , thigh or buttock.
User
Posted 25 Oct 2023 at 08:32

Hi

I think all nurses that give the injection say different thinks,I had the choice with my last nurse of arm or stomach but I chose stomach as that's where I've always had it.

Regards Phil 

User
Posted 25 Oct 2023 at 09:27

some nurses have only been trained to give it in the stomach , mine included but she emailed urology who confirmed the other sites are Ok but sometime stomach is more comfortable ,I found the stomach uncomfortable as the injection site rubbed on my belt .

User
Posted 10 Dec 2025 at 09:48

Following on from the previous replies. I've just had my 8th Jab. All the previous ones have been in the stomach alternating left & right.

However the last 3/4 months I've felt a permanent lump on both sides. Mentioned this to the Nurse, who was an Older nurse this time. She examined them and said they are 'Nodes' from the injection sites. Apparently, they are fatty tissue build-up around the injection site, which in my case they are the size of a marble.

She said the injection site should be varied between the Stomach, arm and buttocks, to give the body time to absorb without reaction.

So she injected my arm this time.

I found this on the 'Prostap' website....it shows you cannot trust everyone to do their job.

3. HOW TO USE PROSTAP 3 should only be administered by your doctor or a nurse who will also take care of the preparation of the product. The doctor or nurse will give you an injection of PROSTAP 3. The injection should be given immediately after it has been prepared. The injection will normally be given in your arm, thigh or abdomen. The injection site should be varied at regular intervals. You will normally be given an injection once every 3 months.

User
Posted 10 Dec 2025 at 19:08
Spot on that is the recomendation .

I was changed to monthly Degarelix , have now finished that , if I needed treatment again would go for oral daily Relugolix .

I am a retired Pharmacist so knew differnt sites were avilable for Prostat .

 
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