Thank you Maggie, please post your progress with Rituxan hopefully it helps all of us to understand biologics better. Looking forward to your information, good luck.

I had the 2 rituximab infusions in July and August. It can take 3-6 months for it to really kick in. I have seen some improvement in my breathing, but joints are still an issue, so I’m on prednisone still. Back to rheum and pulmonologist late March.

Thank you for your answer. I do not go into the website very often. I am now in Reinvoq and it is helping but I was still in pain, so my reumathologist added duloxetine 30 mg. It is better now but not 100%.

If you can get Rinvoq try it. I've been so lucky on it.

Nubia2, I tolerated rituximab well. I did have just a little hair loss and was a little tired for a couple days. I’m still having joint pain when I tried to wean off prednisone though. Slightly helped my breathing.