Guest guest Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I would doubt that the odor issue has anything to do with Rituxan, and would think that it is caused by some other factor. Rituxan has some minor problems, but I not believe that could be one of them. Does your GYN know about your lymphoma? Do any of the female members think that there might be a Rituxan connection? In a message dated 3/12/2010 1:48:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mrodgers@... writes: I have NHL and have been treated with Rituxon one time. I have an odor tomy private area and it was diagnosed by lab as pseudomosis. The GYN saidno need to treat as it will just come back. Has any had this problem andwas anything done. Maureen Rodgers age 71 Also told too old for pap test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I was not thinking any connection to the rituxon as that was 2 years ago and I am due for more now. I was just worried that the pseudomonsis could be problem with the NHL and my immune system would be low. It was a vag smear done on routine examination by the GYN > I would doubt that the odor issue has anything to do with Rituxan, and > would think that it is caused by some other factor. Rituxan has some minor > problems, but I not believe that could be one of them. Does your GYN know > about > your lymphoma? Do any of the female members think that there might be a > Rituxan connection? > > > In a message dated 3/12/2010 1:48:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > mrodgers@... writes: > > > > > I have NHL and have been treated with Rituxon one time. I have an odor to > my private area and it was diagnosed by lab as pseudomosis. The GYN said > no need to treat as it will just come back. Has any had this problem and > was anything done. Maureen Rodgers age 71 Also told too old for pap test. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I'm not sure what pseudomosis is - is it possibly related to the urinary tract infection called pseudomonas aeroginosa? If so, it could definitely be related to rituxan which wipes out the immune system and also disturbs the bacterial flora, thus potentially causing all sorts of infections. When (and after) taking rituxan, I've had infections related to my cuticles (bacterial - staph) and my throat (fungal infection - super painful) and was more prone to cold sores (viral - herpes). I do understand that Pseudomonas are a real concern in hospital settings. They can be difficult to treat in that setting due to bacterial resistance. In the " community setting " (which I'm assuming you are in - not the hospital)there is a growing concern over resistance depending on where you live, but antibiotics are thought helpful against it like ciprofloxacin. I agree with that you should definitely alert your GYN about the underlying CLL to ensure that this is no garden variety infection, but potentially even more serious due to your immunocompromised state while taking Rituxan. Best of luck!! > > I would doubt that the odor issue has anything to do with Rituxan, and > would think that it is caused by some other factor. Rituxan has some minor > problems, but I not believe that could be one of them. Does your GYN know about > your lymphoma? Do any of the female members think that there might be a > Rituxan connection? > > > In a message dated 3/12/2010 1:48:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > mrodgers@... writes: > > > > > I have NHL and have been treated with Rituxon one time. I have an odor to > my private area and it was diagnosed by lab as pseudomosis. The GYN said > no need to treat as it will just come back. Has any had this problem and > was anything done. Maureen Rodgers age 71 Also told too old for pap test. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I find your doctor's response unacceptable. I just googled pseudomosis and, yes, it is hard to treat, and more of an issue for immune compromised patients, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be treated.I would find a doctor who knows more about your condition and seek treatment - perhaps an infectious disease specialist working with your oncologist. As for pap tests, the recommendation on more than one site is that women over 70 MAY CHOOSE to not have pap tests done if they have a record of negative tests, however one site suggested that those of us with an autoimmune disorder should continue to have them done. I would discuss this with your oncologist and perhaps look for a new OB-GYN. Pat On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:30 AM, <mrodgers@...> wrote: I have NHL and have been treated with Rituxon one time. I have an odor to my private area and it was diagnosed by lab as pseudomosis. The GYN said no need to treat as it will just come back. Has any had this problem and was anything done. Maureen Rodgers age 71 Also told too old for pap test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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