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Treatment for NHL: Rituximab & Bendamustine
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Dec 26, 2022 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
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Back to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Rituxan treatments. @susanlim, you had mentioned in another discussion that you were still in the wait and watch phase, is this still true or are you potentially facing Rituxan or another treatment? @quiteachiver75, if you are comfortable sharing, have you been diagnosed with NHL as well?
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Thank you. Agreed.
I am still on watch and wait. A question I had for the group is why do you all seem to have annual CT scans? My doctor is fully opposed to this, saying it subjects the body to unnecessary radiation. The basic protocol I am living with is that in the absence of symptoms or difficult or stigmatizing tumors, that we do nothing except periodic check ups and blood work. I’d be interested in hearing the reasoning behind the annual cat scans.