I came to Texas to be with mom for her first two Retuxin treatments for her Lymphoma. She was very hesitant to take them, but finally decided to just go ahead with the doctor's recommendation. During the treatment (which lasted about 5 hours), she had low-back pain (which suggests that the kidneys were not processing the medicine very efficiently), shaking, weakness, fever, her scalp itching, and an all-over aching. They would slow the IV and even stopped it at one point, treat the symptoms with steroids or whatever, then start it up again.

Since the treatments, she has been weak, has had a headache, has a "choking" feeling in her throat, her neck hurts a great deal, and sometimes she just hurts all over. This has not been easy for her and I know she dreads returning for the second treatment----which will be a stronger "dose" of the Retuxin....this Thursday.