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According to the NMSS, attacks or flare-ups of symptoms only qualify as exacerbations if: 1  they occur at least 30 days from an earlier flare-up. 2  symptoms last for 24 hours or longer.
Hi Joyce. Surely Lupron will cause flare for about two weeks, which is no good for patients with metastasis particular in the lower spine. But there will be no problem or particular side effect of taking Casodex (bicalutamide) for 10 days before the Lupron.