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Dry skin/mouth Bendamustine/Rituxan

Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Feb 16 9:26am | Replies (29)

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Most of us who receive Rituximab have a weakened immune system. So I’m not sure if that has a bearing on the possible reaction. Over the course of treatment though, your immune system could become more compromised but it should return to ‘normal’ when treatments end.

I’m sure you’re cautious already to avoid infections and illnesses. Wearing a mask out in public settings like restaurants, church, movies, planes…and of course hand sanitizers help reduce the possibility of illness.

It’s hard to tell what type of a reaction you might have to the Rituxan. My only side effect was with the initial fusion. I didn’t experience anything over the course of 4 weeks that I had the infusions except that the targeted inflammation on my spinal cord was successful!
Let me know how you do, ok?

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Hi Lori,
I just wanted to follow up with you my first infusion went well until the last 30 minutes and I started getting a headache, they gave me Tylenol and I left 30 minutes later. My pain became more severe and I had swelling by the time 1 am in the morning my husband called the after hours line and they said increase my pain medication (being it’s now the weekend) Sunday was ok and then when Monday rolled around the pain was back and a 10/10 spent 9 hours in the ER. My head and face is where my lymphoma is the most severe
I have my 2cd infusion tomorrow and I am praying it doesn’t happen again.
They did put me on steroids this week to hopefully counter act and will try and get the pain under control before I leave due to it being on a Friday.