Let’s goooooo! #CIDP #rituximab #truxima #autoimmune #longcovid #MaskUp

27/ How do I know my functional gains and sensorimotor improvements relate to #truxima treatment? Again with the help of @mattrasband.bsky.social, we can see that my serum now contains less NF155 compared to earlier samples (even those collected shortly after I received the infusions).

23/ How would I know if #truxima worked? When my motor functions started declining precipitously, I began to track my grip strength using a digital hand dynamometer for a more sensitive metric compared to my neurologist's crude clinical tests.

22/ I received my first infusion of #truxima, a biosimilar of Rituximab on August 8, 2023. These interventions work by binding to CD20 which is expressed on B lymphocytes and triggering the immune system to kill the B cells. No B cells = no antibodies. Following a 2nd induction infusion, I waited.