Hi Gail77, If you want to read a lot more reviews on this subject. Look at SteveC version on this site about this. I think there are 93 replys to his blog. Take care everyone Cheers. Type in SteveC  Had cancer got no friends. ... View more

Hi Debbiev, We all go through our own individual battle. We all have different types of cancer. Treatment varies from patient to patient. All cancer patients are family. Back when I first got ill. I went through a very difficult time. I found a log by. SteveC, Have cancer got no friends. That blog helped me a lot. To read what others had also experienced. Keep positive and we are all with you. Take Care. ... View more

Hi Debbiev,  It was supposed to be 1 every week for 8 weeks to start off. That plan went out the window with all the infections I had. Fatigue is normal. No I don't have Lymphoma. Have a rare leukemia. HCL. Had infections in lungs / Pneumonia.  Had I think 2 normal CT of lungs and 2 CT of lungs with dye. That was a weird feeling the first time with dye. I don't sleep much as well. This is normal for me. Not because of cancer or treatment. Can't get rid of cancer. Just try to push levels down. 3rd time with this cancer.   ... View more

Hi Debbie, My first cycle of rituximab was very bad reaction. Started off awful pressure in chest then niggling cough then I felt like getting sick. I told staff not feeling to good then I collapsed in chair blood pressure went to 70 over 30 I was just barely conscious and could just hear specialist telling me to breath. Every treatment after that was pressure in chest and then niggling cough.  I could not have fast infusion. 3 days after would occasionally have blood trickling out of nose. Had 2nd treatment the following Tuesday and went home. 2 hour drive. Was home for 10 minutes and ended up in hospital with Febrile Neutropenia on IV antibiotics. Had 3rd treatment.  Got home for half a day ended up in hospital with Febrile Neutropenia again. Had 3rd treatment. Carted off to hospital again with temperature 38.5 and pulse 110. 4th treatment . Temperature all over the place and pulse all over the place. All down hill from here on CRP off the chart missed some treatments because CRP to high. Finally got 8th treatment done. Suppose to have 4 more. 1 every month. Then maybe every 2 months. I have blood cancer.  Fatigue awful. Which is normal.  ... View more