Me and Rituxan

I started four weeks ago my rituxan treatment. First week I only did half because I got hives and an allergic reaction so they are making me do an extra week. My count was 62 after the half first round, the second round went really well and I didn't get any side effects but after it my count became a 17. Third went well to but my platelets were a 7 afterwards. I just finished my fourth and I don't know what to do. It's the holidays and my doctor is not in the hospital and my count is a 7. Should I consider this treatment a non responsive one for
Me? I'm really bummed out because I really hoped it would work and put me in remission

It can take 12 weeks to see if you have a Rituxan response so you really can't tell yet.
Erica

I agree with Erica, it takes time. My wife did a her final Rituxan treatment 4 weeks ago and her counts have bounced up and down until this week where it was 150......so don't give up hope yet. Your body's immune system is going through some pretty drastic changes, give it some time.

Good Luck

Jay

As the other said, it's too soon. Most do not get a response until 4 to 12 weeks after the first infusion. You still have time.

My counts did the same thing, went from 8 to 11 to 3, then all of a sudden went to 150 at the next count. I got 13 months treatment-free after that.

Thanks everyone.

Recently I've been getting really weird chest pains and I don't know how they came about. Is this a side effect of rituxan, in really worried. My doctor is horrible, extremely not caring and I can't even communicate with him

I'd talk to your GP about that. Hemo's don't seem to want to discuss non-ITP related matters.

I did get chest pains during and after Rituxan treatment and my hem doc sent me to a cardiologist to have it checked out. It turned out to be reflux and got better with anti-acids. Sounds like you should talk to your GP like Sandi said.