Hi JJ,
Welcome to the "club". Hope you get the help you need from us. There are a lot of experienced weggies on here.
In most cases, the rtx infusion is a non-event. The most common side effect is fatigue for 24-72 hours. Some folks have an allergic reaction and they need extra antihistamine or steroids, and the rtx flow rate will be much slower. On average, the infusion will last around four hours - maybe more.
Rtx usually takes a few weeks for the main effect to fully kick in. It took about six weeks for my labs to improve.
Your pred dosage seems a bit low. At disease onset, I was on 60 mg/day. It takes awhile to get off pred. You can do a forum search for "prednisone taper" to read others' experiences.
Good luck and keep us informed about your progress.
Pete
dx 1/11
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