Sparrowhawk
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Thanks!The positive Lyme result came from Igenex lab in Palo Alto, California.
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Thanks!The positive Lyme result came from Igenex lab in Palo Alto, California.
go for both, i think thats how dr lerner does it??it seems to me that a lot of us have both lyme and viral probs and the lyme takes near forever to shake off. i myself find that i also have the dilemma of whether to go after the viral problems or bacterial problems first.
I posted earlier in this thread a couple years back as a patient of Dr. K.
I'm preparing for my first appt. with him in over 2 years and was wondering what's new with Dr. K & his Rituxan trials or any other info. someone might have who has seen him recently.
I posted earlier in this thread a couple years back as a patient of Dr. K.
I'm preparing for my first appt. with him in over 2 years and was wondering what's new with Dr. K & his Rituxan trials or any other info. someone might have who has seen him recently.
5150, I am a chemo nurse, i gave Rituximab at least hundred times.
What are your sources regarding the 2000$ per infusion?why is RTX so expensive to administer? I've read that the "infusion cost" alone @ OMI is $2k per infusion!
I also just read that there is going to be a subcutaneous version of RTX coming out (no word when; it was just announced this month).. Does a subcutaneous version imply that it will be easier - and cheaper!! - to administrate? thx
What are your sources regarding the 2000$ per infusion?
...but not at the cost you have quoted.
And regarding the sub Q Ritux injections, it is still in clinical trial as far as I know, but one need to remember that once the drug is injected sub Q you can not retrieve it again, so if there are drug reactions which can be severe, you are stuck with it. This is why it has been given and carefully titrated in the IV. If there is a drug reaction, the first thing the nurse does is stop the infusion.