Rituxan Take Two
When I was getting ready for my first Rituxan infusion I was so scared and didn’t know what to expect. So for my second infusion I decided to use my new Flipcam to record the process for all of you! I hope that it will give you a fair idea of what it was like for me.
WARNING: This video contains footage of real medical procedures as well as some mild adult language and topics. You’ve been warned! 
In related news, my friend Marti has been encouraging me to visualize the Rituxan working in my body. I figure it can’t hurt, so today I used The Hero Machine to make a visualization of Rituxan as my own personal superhero! She’s all ready to kick some B-Cell butt!
It will still be at least a month until I might start to see some results from the Rituxan, but in the meantime I will dream of my Rituxan Hero zapping my B-Cells into oblivion.
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Wow, that’s amazing that you posted that video! Thank you for sharing such personal moments. Your caregiver seems really cool — that really struck me.
Never having seen someone get chemo before I have to say knowing that the nurse was injecting the drip bag with such strong medicine/poison made me stop and really appreciate what you and others experience during such a procedure from a new depth at that moment. Indeed experiencing this event in this way allows for much more focused empathy towards all who undergo such a thing. And Sarina is a doll. And you are off the charts brave!!
Had my first infusion yesterday-only reaction was a slight sore throat. Infusion was stopped for a few minutes, then resumed. Went home, finished, after 6 hours. Felt good. Today, not so good. Was dizzy, sweating, driving (thought it would be ok) was nerve racking. Called doctor-was told the WAR HAS BEGUN-rest, take Tylenol & drink lots of water. Not really helping.
So next infusion, will there be more of this? I have 7 more to go. Vizualizing blasting the cancer cells is a great idea, especially when I start to wallow in self pity. I like to win.