Was diagnosed early ‘23. Had in July 4 infusions of rituximab over 4 weeks with no problems. 2 weeks later I had a rash/pimples, severe itching and flaking/peeling skin over most of body including palms of hands which last over 3 weeks or so. Has anyone else had this problem. I am also taking meds for secondary breast cancer diagnosed 30 months ago.
Hi Islington and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read about the side effects you have recently experienced. It sounds very unpleasant.
The online community is divided up into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the follicular lymphoma group as that will give you the chance to ask questions and share experiences about diagnosis and treatment with others who have this type of cancer. You might also want to join the secondary breast cancer group too.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your diagnosis and treatment to date into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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