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13 years 8 months ago #24881 by youngjoan
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13 years 1 month ago #29713 by Katsim
Replied by Katsim on topic is the rituxmab works or is stop working?
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i am 37 years old discover itp during the pregnancy but the number was 70-120000 platlet
suddnely after i do operation to get birth the twin - 4 months after i get birth it was 42000
and after 2 months it become 6000 with out bleeding at all.
with 10 m"g of prednizon my platlet is 50000 -80000
i took rituxmab 4 week finish it in 4/7/12 the doctor disapointed the number was 35000-50000
in november after 4 months it bcame 100000 and kast week 117 and today 86 i was sick and after flight
must tell- in july after i took the rituxmab i move to another country to singapore change weather and after 4 months the platlets grow - until last week 117 and today 86000
what do you think is the because the ritxmab? because it start to work after 5 months and not more than 117 can i recover and stay between 80000-10000
or maby i change weather? how can i know it stop the affect because i am not bleeding?is it possible the mabtera killed the bad cell for good?

Lowest count 1. Highest count 207 (ivig) Indium scan showed predominantly splenic destruction. No meds currently, just seeing how things go.

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