I was just diagnosed with Peripheral Neuopathy and wonder if SMZL may have something to do with it. I had 4 infusions of Rituxan in January/February of 2009.

Submitted by Tom West Thu 05/19/2011

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Seems to me that Rituxan is

Submitted by Ross Bonander on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 14:50.

Seems to me that Rituxan is the likely culprit, not the lymphoma. That said, if your last infusion was over two years ago ... sometimes Rituxan's side effects last for a long time, 6-9 months or so, but two years ... you were just dx'ed with peripheral neuropathy, how long have you been experiencing it? Rituxan's dispensing literature almost glosses over peripheral neuropathy, mentioning it just once; however, credible web sites like MedlinePlus list it as a side effect.

However, there are several autoimmune disorders that are at least loosely associated with the development of lymphomas which are also considered reasonable causes of nerve damage-- notably RA, guillian-barre and Sjogren's syndrome. any chance you had an autoimmune disorder prior to your lymphoma dx?

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