tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post4172698701390500054..comments2024-03-19T09:10:47.280-07:00Comments on Reasonably Well: Getting ReadyJulia Oleinikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857783768340014545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-55430723512623747882012-03-27T19:57:52.769-07:002012-03-27T19:57:52.769-07:00I think it's natural to be hopeful. Without h...I think it's natural to be hopeful. Without hope, we are just stuck in these broken bodies, waiting for time to pass. <br /><br />Thinking positive thoughts for you!FFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739370421071042112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-92052131870370067692012-03-27T18:17:19.275-07:002012-03-27T18:17:19.275-07:00When I saw the name of the drug rituximab, I knew ...When I saw the name of the drug rituximab, I knew I had heard of it before, but couldn't immediately place it. Then I remembered that one of my friends, who suffers tremendously from chronic fatigue syndrome, told me it was used in trials for cfs patients, and some had good results with it. It is also a drug used for chemotherapy.<br /><br />I'm hoping you will see improvement and have no side effects with it. I'm the sort of person who, when given a new medication, will always check for side effects, and who worries I will react to the med ( unfortunately I usually do). Best of luck Julia, and I know you will keep us posted.annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-32680493768692398812012-03-27T11:20:54.118-07:002012-03-27T11:20:54.118-07:00It is so hard to wait and see if you benefit from ...It is so hard to wait and see if you benefit from 'any' drug... I am still at an impasse on Plaquenil... I asked my ophthalmologist... if I don't know if it is working or not??? should I keep taking it??? I guess that is a question for my rheumatologist.<br /><br />I am anxious to hear how it works for you... once in awhile my hubby will comment that 'when I am cured of Sjogren's... when you don't have it anymore' and I chuckle because I see it as a life sentence.<br /><br />I need to do some reading on this drug you are being infused with... I know nothing about it. (well except what I have read here)<br /><br />ToOdLeS.ShEiLahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439819553846591903noreply@blogger.com