← Return to Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM): Deciding treatment options

Discussion
Comment receiving replies
@nancyraskauskas

Hello. I often go to Mayo Clinic online when searching for information. I have 2 friends (husband and wife)are at Mayo. They check in with them every day. I discovered the discussion forum and wanted to see if others are having the same experiences as me and see if I can also offer up my experiences. You see, I am still having those same reactions with Rituximab after 6 treatment with it,even with the added pretreatments. The difference is I know exactly when they are coming on so I can get response dice meds into my system before the reactions escalate. My treatment yesterday went well as a result. I only had to interrupt the treatment for 2 15 minute intervals after the two reactions. I used to be wiped for 30 minutes to an hour after receiving the “antidote” meds before resuming treatment.

Jump to this post


Replies to "Hello. I often go to Mayo Clinic online when searching for information. I have 2 friends..."

Good morning, Nancy. Mayo has always been my go-to source for information as well…never expecting that I’d actually be a patient there someday! That’s what eventually led me to finding this forum too. So I’m happy to see you here!

Your experience with Rituximab reactions sounds similar to mine. But you learn to recognize the feeling, get the meds and move on! It’s quite amazing what our bodies can tolerate and recover from… and while these treatments aren’t always pleasant, they do work. I’m coming up on 5 years post cancer treatments and feeling fantastic. So hang in there! It gets better. ☺️
Wishing you a lovely holiday season and best wishes for happy and healthy, New Year! Do you have family gatherings this year?