Re: Rituxan ?

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Ann,

This is my last post for the night. Gail has been on Rituxan.

She has one post out there about it from April. The last entry did say

her next infusion will be in August. Interestng to see how she is

holding up as she reaches that milestone. My remicade at 6 weeks

intervals now seems to hold me just about 5 weeks before my early

symptoms start (soft tissue and hand arth. Thank God no fevers).

Vacation next week, so this time my cycle will be 7 weeks. Hope it

holds. My docs are looking at Rituxan if the Remicade at my current

dose does not make some improvmments.

The good news this week is that I got the results of my latest CT Scan

and they are not planning on discussing taking my spleen anytime in the

near future. It has gotten a mite bigger than in 2005, but not that it

will pop anytime and the platelets and hgb are holding their own. Even

get to skip some doses of the procrit. My insurance company loves that

and I love it because I do not have to fight with them over it.

But, tomorrow I get have an endoscopy of my esophogus. Sounds exciting.

Tom from PA

ps don't you rest? Seems like you respond as soon as a post hits.

Hope you like the welcome you are getting.

-- In Stillsdisease , lotr56@... wrote:

>

> I'm getting ready to start Rituxan and was wondering what experience

> anyone had had with it. Deb has been kind enough to let me know

her

> daughter's experience; anyone else out there got anything about

Rituxan to

> share?

> Boy, it's great to have some to ask ?s of-my rheumy is very honest and

> always says something like-well, I haven't really treated that many

> Still's patients to say. At least he doesn't make me feel stupid or

like

> it's my fault!!!!

> Thanks for being there and thanks for listening-this is great!!!

> Ann

>