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13 years 4 months ago #25043 by eklein
My update was created by eklein
I last had Rituxan in April 2009. My count last week was 225. I had dipped down to 100 a few months ago and had been feeling kind of crappy but it came back up when I checked about 8 weeks later. My doctor said it looked like I had some sort of virus and was getting over it since the whites were a little low too. I'm pretty sure I had another dip about 5 weeks ago, it lasted about three weeks but now I'm feeling better. So overall I'd say I've been pretty lucky and Rituxan has worked out well for me.
Erica
And she was!
Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K.
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K, 1/8/10: 111K, 5/21/10: 233K
Latest count: 7/27/2015: 194K
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13 years 4 months ago #25047 by CindyL
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Hey, that's great, Erica! Come Sept./Oct. it will be 2 years for me.
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13 years 4 months ago #25129 by Gort
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Very happy to hear this, Erica.
--Steve
Living with ITP since 1967.
"Abandon negative action; Create perfect virtue; Subdue your own mind. This is the teaching of the Buddha."
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13 years 4 months ago #25130 by amberp
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Thats great news!:)
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13 years 4 months ago #25144 by eklein
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I lied - Rituxan was in 2008 so it is 4 years - I knew it felt longer than three years! I smashed my forehead recently and didn't have a bruise for two days.
Anyway thanks everybody!
Erica
And she was!
Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K.
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K, 1/8/10: 111K, 5/21/10: 233K
Latest count: 7/27/2015: 194K
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13 years 4 months ago #25148 by Don
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I love reading success stories.
Makes me hopeful that I too might one day may have one to tell.

Congrats !!!!!!
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13 years 4 months ago #25176 by jdarlin02
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Very nice!
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