Wow, way too many questions at once! I posted all that quite some time ago. Things changed and I am no longer a watch and wait patient.

After consult with a radiation oncologist, I received successful resolution regarding 2 different external issues (several months apart) via very low dose radiation treatments on 2 consecutive days. 5min. one day, 15 min. the next.

He then advised a PET scan to see if anything showed up internally, which it did. He then referred me to a specialist for oncology hematology.

When I began having adverse symptoms that were possibly related to what was on that PET scan, I consulted with the hematologist. After another PET scan, he advised Rituximab only infusions 4x weekly. I just completed those last Fri. 4.11.25. I felt better after the first one and with each infusion after.

I have a follow up appt. on 4.25. I finally feel a spark of hope that I will be one of the lucky ones who go into long term remission after receiving 4 weekly Rituximab infusions. It is a monoclonal antibody, not considered to be a chemo drug.

But I am left scratching my head because I did not know that PCMZL could cause problems internally. I am going to ask about that when I go for the follow up appt.