Well, it's time for my update. Yesterday I had my second treatment of Rituxan and it went fairly well, all things considered. As you might remember, my first treatment last week lasted 11 1/2 hours, and this week it only took 8 1/2. They still could not increase the flow rate of the drug to more than 150 (last week it was 100), so that is why it took a while to infuse. It reaches a certain point and I get a tightness in my chest and then they have to lower it back down. They said that next week the time would probably be shorter as my body adjusts to the treatment.
They did tell me that my white count had gone back up to now 669 from 390, but they said that it is normal for it to fluctuate when you are first getting the treatments. The good news is that my red count is holding its own. Not as high as it should be, but not dangerously low like it was last week.
I actually felt pretty good when I got home and then after about 2 hours I got light headed and had to lay down, but after about an hour I felt pretty good again.
Had a good nights sleep, and today I am not short of breath, like I was last week. Just a little weak.
So, let's hope that the red count goes up so I don't need another transfusion this week, and we can get to next Friday's treatment.
All for now
Terry
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