Carcinoid Tum
"After about 18 months of 28 day LAR injections, I started having joint and back pain. I believe this is actually fairly common. I&#039;ve asked who has this on various support group web sites.... lots of people!  One person had it start up after their first injection. However, more respondents had it start after a year or more. The main location of my pain is in the hips. I&#039;ve been to several ortho doctors who say I do not have but a slight bit of arthritis in my hips- certainly not enough to warrant hip replacement &amp; in the range of an average amount for my age..... the lower back pain started prior to hips. 
It has been deduced that the pain must be a side effect of the Sandostatin-  after x-rays, bone scans, MRI&#039;s, CT-etc.. nothing looks abnormal"