Gingergrrl
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Bodden did the treatment 2012. I don't believe that the antibody tests were available at this time.
Thanks and I was just curious if he had been tested for any autoantibodies (not just Cell Trend) or if he had evidence that his illness was autoimmune based prior to trying Ritux.
How much did you pay for the immunglobuline i.v.?
What about immunoadsorption?
The IVIG was covered by my insurance for ten months (with six months of it being high dose IVIG). My co-pay per cycle was around $300 to $350 (not sure why it varied) which was not too bad since each cycle was about $50K (if I did not have insurance). I have never done immunoadsorption (or plasmapheresis as it is called in the US) and have no idea what it might cost. My doctors had no experience with it and said no and both recommended high dose IVIG for me (and now we are appealing the Ritux denial and trying to get additional IVIG while we are waiting).