Hi Dee Tee (am addressing to the group as well in case anyone else is
nearing rituxan),
I talked to my nurse practitioner and she said that most people are only
having a day or two of fatique after the rituxan treatments and that is due
to the benedryl and the day in the chair.  I suspect mine is due to the side
effects I had and also that I get twice as much prednisone to counteract
that, and that I have 2 days instead of one in the infusion chair each time
(twice as much benedryl etc).  So I suspect it will not be a fatiquing for
you. I did feel a little better at the week and a half point this round.

Just thought I would let you know.  I am slowing meeting the odd person in
the infusion room that is getting rituxan.  They sleep through the procedure
(lucky people) and have no problems whatsoever.  Just so you know that Donna
and I seem to be the exemption to the rule.

Also met a guy who is taking a trial med that will hopefully be released in
a year or so.  He says it is like he never had RA, gets no side effects or
RA effects in between his 28 day infusions, is infused for only 2 hours at
most I would say from start to finish.  So another coming down the tube
eventually.  It is a Canadian based research med and is not a tnf receptor.
So hope again arises!

Kelly