My Rituxan and Sjogrens Journey … Is it worth it?
On November 7th my Rheumy called me to task and suggested I was in denial about the severity of my Sjogrens disease level. In fact, she challenged me with an email stating that the “long-term ostrich path is rocky” for the progression of the disease and further organ damage. If you read my last post on grief, you already know I was in a major relapse. Clearly, it was time to pull my head out of the sand and move to a more aggressive form of treatment. Last year we had discussed biologics as the next step, so I knew that it was time to begin my Rituxan and Sjogrens journey.
Before I agreed to move forward, I needed to have an in-depth drug conversation with my Rheumy and discuss the treatment experience with other patients. I had real anxiety about the treatment because once it’s in you, it is in you for months. To cut to the chase, I had my first Rituxan infusion on December 8th and my second on December 20th.
