Rituxan, if it works how long before you seen a reduction in symptoms?

[Cekmsover]

Hi guys,


I am calling out to those who have been through Rituxan. I have had 1 x 1000mg infusion and are due for my second this week.

I didn't respond to it the first time at 2 x 500mg.

Has anyone experiance relief real quick, or is it hard to tell because the predisalone masks it?

Cheers guys.

Happy health to all.

C

[Alysia]

Hi,
RTX don't start working before 2-3 months from the time of the second IV and even then it started slowly. I saw improvement after 3 months.
good luck with your second IV.

[Sjap0655]

I have a question, if you are treated with rTX, does your doctor have you do urine dipstick test at home? My doctor told me to do them to monitor protein and blood in the urine. My question, is how long before you start to see no blood, or protein in urine after reviving RTX? Or a better question is how long before your labs, urine blood work results came back normal?

[Alysia]

Hi,
I can't say about the urine test since I don't have kidney involvement.
I saw improvement in my blood tests 3 months after RTX.