Rituxan therapy

I had severe lower back pain the during the first treatment plus the nasal drainage feeling. The nurses gave me a pain medication for the lower back pain. My sister is also an oncology nurse at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville and she told me that many patients will get the chills with the first treatment - sort of like the flu.

Hi Vicki, my husband was diagnosed with stage III follicular NHL 2 years ago. He was treated with only Rituxan (1 time a week/4weeks) He responded very well. Very little to no side effects, he also had a great response in reduction of tumors, no more night sweats, etc. After 15 mos, the tumors started to grow again and after more CT's it shows recurrent NHL with more disease in the lower ab. He chose Rituxan alone again vs. Rituxan w/CVP. He just finished last Thursday - same schedule as last. It was quite as smooth as the last time. He has some tumor sensitivity, some headaches, sinus congestion, and some lower back discomfort. In addition, we are seeing some reduction on the surface tumors, but not as much as the last time. He has more CT's in 3 weeks to see how the Rituxan has worked. If not well enough, he will continue treatment w/Rituxan plus CVP therepy. Hope this helps. Overall, it is a pretty mild treatment compared to unfortunately what many other people have to endure. God Bless, Binks By the way, thank you for all you do. We have been to 3 different clinics in the past couple of years due to insurance change, uncomfortable with a doctor and needing staff with a positive attitude. We found a great place and the nurses are wonderful. What you do, especially in this setting has an impact that will last a very long time. Not only for the patient, but the family as well.

I had Rituxan as part of my treatment for Burkitt's lymphoma. I, like others, had Tylenol and Benadryl as premeds. My reactions were mild. I had elevated temperature, but I don't believe I broke 100 degrees. I received it every 3 weeks for 6 cycles in conjunction with the rest of my chemo. I always had sinus trouble through my chemo. I don't know if it was a side effect or just my sinuses giving me the same trouble they normally do during the winter.
A friend of mine had it as part of a follow up treatment for his follicular lymphoma and said it made him feel horrible. He affectionately called it Ritoxin...

karenv0412 said:

I am currently doing R-CHOP, tomorrow will be my 3rd round of treatments. My first infusion, I had side effects like a hayfever reaction, itchy throat, my sinus' were draining, watery eyes, so they slowed the drip down, and gave me a steriod. They gave me benedryl and tylenol prior to starting it. So now, they give me the ben and tyl and the steriod every time and no problems besides either sleepiness or restlessness from the benedryl. They also have me do the Rituxan the first day and CHOP the second day. Does that seems standard or okay? I go every three weeks. I will also be doing maintenance after my 6 rounds is done. Hope this helps. Karen

Hi. Hope you're feeling OK. By now, you're done your 6 cycles. Just like to know how you did. I'm about to go into 6 cycles of R-CHOP for cutaneous large B-cell lymphoma after 3 years of local radiation treatments. Trying to knock it out this time. Obviously anxious. Any tips?

Ritual allergic reaction

i have marginal cell lymphoma. Had a severe anaphylatic reaction this past week. My third dose. Is there an alternative to Rituxan that I can add to my Treanda?