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August 9, 2019
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Members shared their experiences with RICE chemotherapy for lymphoma, with most reporting manageable side effects like fatigue and mild nausea... Read more

Members shared their experiences with RICE chemotherapy for lymphoma, with most reporting manageable side effects like fatigue and mild nausea that were well-controlled with medication, though one member noted needing to slow the Rituxan infusion due to itching. Several members described receiving RICE as outpatient treatment, while stem cell transplants typically required hospital stays of about two weeks when using the patient's own cells, with donor transplants taking longer. A recurring theme was the variability in individual treatment responses, with some members achieving remission after two RICE rounds, others needing alternative therapies like CAR-T, and one member finding success with Rituxan alone after seeking a second opinion.

A MyLymphomaTeam Member

Believe it or not I always did chemo outpatient. My stem cell I was in the hospital a little over 2 weeks.

August 10, 2019
A MyLymphomaTeam Member

Happy to hear your in Remission !

The one round of RICE didn’t put me in remission. I’m on to Car-t for my DLBCL!🙏

October 18, 2019
A MyLymphomaTeam Member

They wanted to do Rice with me, but after going to Houston (Md Anderson) for a 2nd opinion, they suggested only the Rituxan as my treatment, which my oncologist did for me here at home... been in "remission " ever since (4 years) with no maintenance therapy...

October 18, 2019
A MyLymphomaTeam Member

It’s an “auto” stem cell. Use my own.

August 21, 2019
A MyLymphomaTeam Member

I think the time in the hospital, for stem cell transplant, depends on if your stem cells are being harvested or if a donor is involved. I know the donor transplant is a lot longer but mine was my own stem cells.

August 10, 2019

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