Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Piriton

As part of each Rituximab maintenance therapy they give me a steroid and an antihistamine. The Rituximab and the steroid are fine, but the antihistamine makes me very drowsy. I drowsed all afternoon during the treatment, too sleepy to read my book, and it was too noisy to actually sleep. It's nearly bedtime now, and I'm just about starting to feel more awake!

This treatment will be the half-way point of the maintenance therapy. It's a little scary to think about when it finishes and I will have to stay in remission on my own. I know I managed for 25 years before, but not sure how long it will be this time!

My hair, as predicted, has grown back curly! I've had it cut short and layered and am experimenting with it, but seem to be good at getting it looking frizzy, not so good at the loose curls I was hoping for!