Well today I had my weekly Dr visit and analysis of my blood work that was done on Monday. Unfortunately the numbers don't look as good as we had hoped. My WBC (white blood count) has dropped slightly, but the good news is that my hematocrit is higher than it was on Friday and much higher than it was a week ago. It is still not in the normal range, but the fact that it is not falling to those previous levels is a positive sign.
He wants to do one more round of Rituxan on this Friday and see if they can get any more positive results. If not, then we are probably looking at the more invasive treatment the following week.
The more invasive procedure will probably take my WBC down to BELOW normal levels, and then the risk of infection becomes much greater until you have a chance to rebuild. The only real reaction that most people have to this treatment is extreme fatigue, which I have already experienced.
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