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Rituxan treatment

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14 years 9 months ago #14094 by brenda
Rituxan treatment was created by brenda
I am starting on dexamethasome again after one year off. My counts have dropped to 26,000. I am told that if they do not go up the next step will be Rituxan treatments. has anyone had any luck with this or are the side effects pretty bad.

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14 years 9 months ago #14101 by iam4ual
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Brenda,

WHen you say you have been off for a year do you mean that Dexamethasone put you into remission for a year? How long did you take it the first time? How did you take it? I am on it now and taking it for 4 days 10 a day then off for a week or so then supposedly back on. Is this how you took it?

I hope it works for you and me..

Shannon

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14 years 9 months ago #14106 by Sandi
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Brenda - most people do pretty well with Rituxan as far as side effects. It can be far easier than Dex! The average remission is a year, some get more, some get less.

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14 years 9 months ago #14130 by brenda
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I take 10 pills for 4 days and start again in 28 days. I was on it for 3 months and then off for 7 months and just starting back up. My counts stayed right around 40,000 for those months inbetween. I even got up to 200,000 once. Guess I am lukey I have a longer break between dosage because this Dexamethasone is yuk. Good luck with your treatments. What are your numbers

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14 years 9 months ago #14131 by brenda
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That sounds hopeful thanks

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