Re: xolair (fl/NY), albtuerol

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Glad you made it in one piece!

I have to second you on the proair. I've been using it for several months now so

I've pretty much gotten used to it, but I definately think it isn't as

effective. It seems like I don't get as much in each puff as with my old

inhalers. I find myself having to repeat more often. And they certainly aren't

lasting as long. Dr says it's because I switched during the bad time of year

for me so it's my lungs not the inhaler - but he's never used one so how does

he know?

I'm very involved in campaigning for our envoirnment so the issue near and

dear to my heart - But I have to wonder how much damage inhalers actually cause

compared to things like cars, factories, etc? It can't be THAT much - give me my

old inhaler back!!!

Anyone else notice a difference?

Debra

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Glad you finally made it to New York. I'm glad you made your walk without major

trouble--good for you that you were prepared, though.

Suggestion: Don't make a big deal about going on a diet to your family. Just

quietly do what you can to stay on the South Beach or to basically cut out the

" white carbs " , not the good carbs. They can't be against your eating salads, or

fish, or green veggies. It would be nice to have some support, but sometimes it

is just better to just quietly make the changes--eat what you can and just

quietly pass up the other. If they insist that you try something not on the

diet, eat a bite or two to be nice and then don't eat any more (I know--that's

hard to do!)

I have trouble with your family's attitude...So you are in my prayers as you

spend time with them. Take care of yourself--that's what all of us have had to

do--no one else is going to be as concerned about your health as you will be.

I am taking care of my 92 year old Mom (who lives by herself and can no longer

leave her apartment without a wheel chair and help), and I don't dare tell her

now when I really feel bad or am having trouble breathing, (which has been

really rare since xolair) as she cries because she can't come help me or take

care of me! I have trouble not hovering over my own grown children when they

are sick. I have to remind myself my son is married--his wife now takes care of

him when he is sick, and my daughter is an adult who is very responsible and

independent! (Both of my children have allergies and mild asthma symptoms.) So

it's sometimes hard for me to understand families not being concerned about

their children, no matter what age. I think part of the problem is that when we

feel good, we feel really good and then people don't really believe us when we

are sick....(forgive the rattling on here....)

I also agree with you about the pro air. I do not like it as well as I did

the old albuterol inhalers, but that is all I can get now. It is a soft, slow

delivery and I think it takes a little longer to " kick in. " It is not an

instant rescue like the old albuterol--at least that's what I think. If I

really feel a need for some help, I will do my neb in the morning when I first

get up and then I don't need any help the rest of the day. but I do carry that

little red inhaler with me always, just in case.

Put on some warm clothes and enjoy your time with your nephews (nieces, too).

meencantador <meencantador@...> wrote:

the paperwork transfer went smoothly from the Fl dr's to my NY dr. I

can continue on my injections to my dr in NY. That's awesome. Glad

something went smoothly.

My car made it to NY in one piece. However, the other day, the

radiator died. It lasted a good 5 years, longer than my ex boyfriend

and I. Come to think of it, the lifetime of my car lasted longer than

he and I. Anyway, may the radiator rest in peace. It was a good hard

life for it to keep my car going. Lord knows, I feel like I live in

my car, I drive to so many places. I got that fixed and on my merry

way.

Yesterday was a set back though. There were no other cars at the

house I could borrow to get to town. I had to walk to town. It's

colder in NY. The evil candy was not kind to my hips, legs, knees.

ok, to sum that up, it was not kind to my body. The walk was not an

easy one. There I am, walking 3 miles to town. I was enthusiastic

because it was a golden opportunity to get some exercise. (Although

having 2 small nephews run around, planning pirate battles...{pirates

of the caribbean} that is exercise in itself.). I took a mask and my

albuterol with me bc of the flowers, grass, etc.

I took my time bc of the pain. The smell of cut grass. Not a good

thing. It may be to non allergy/asthma people but not to me. I made

it to town. In one piece, well, that's debatable. A store owner was

nice enough to set me up with a hot cup of tea to get myself

situated. He spoke to me about Fla (he moved there once, only to

return....that seems common and I will fall into that line as well

within a year). He told me which transit bus to take back. Thanking

the man, I was off. The bus stopped 2 miles outside of where I needed

to be. SO I walked again.

The nebulizer, which I call Neb, my best friend these days, we spent

quality time together for the latter half of the day.

This is off topic on xolair but no stranger to the asthma world.

Albuterol: Some pharmaceuticals are discontinuing the manufacturing

of some of the MDI's and replacing it for another MDI. IT is still

albuterol just in a smaller dispenser. It is to be CFC free. I am now

on proair. I believe Ivax makes in instead of like warwick, glaxo, etc

It is smaller, as stated above. But I also feel it comes out of the

dispenser slower. Maybe it is me and my head doing a head trip. I

feel like it is not as effective. Of course when I took it, I was

doing laundry for my folks and the basement is moldy and musky and I

had that excursion to town. I felt winded, my chest was tight and it

felt like 50 pounds was on my chest. I took the inhaler but again, it

seemed not to dispense as quickly. It was more gentle, slow and a

lighter mist

am I completely off?

I go to the dr Monday. We'll have a litany of things to discuss

I also started here the south beach diet, except family does not

support it. I will do the best of what I can but they sure put

obstacles in the way. I will do the best I can, then go full throttle

when I return to Florida. I don't believe in diet pills. I feel if

they were to truly work, the whole world would be skinny. It is not a

miracle in the bottle. Human effort needs to be a contributing factor.

Hope all is well. It is cold in NY. 59 degrees this AM. I got use to

the 90 degree weather. Oh well, time to bundle up. Where are the

gloves, ear muffs and scarf? LOL. No seriously. Time to get the

flannels out.

Take care, thanks for reading. Hope everyone is doing well.

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Meencantador,

I mentioned I was starting the South Beach Diet about

3 weeks ago. I have now lost 10 pounds. I had been

struggling for 6 months of diet and excersise to lose

weight and I hadn't lost a pound. Doc recommended the

SBD and it seems to be working. I can't follow it

exactly due to work demands but I have cut out the

carbs, sugars, etc..that it calls for. I have just

added fruit back in but still no carbs. With the the

gym workouts toning me up and the 10 pound weight loss

I am feeling pretty good. So try your best with the

diet. You may not be able to follow it exactly as it

is written but you can tailor it to fit your life.

Sorry about all the other stuff going on in your life.

I hope things settle down for you soon!

Jeannie

--- meencantador <meencantador@...> wrote:

> the paperwork transfer went smoothly from the Fl

> dr's to my NY dr. I

> can continue on my injections to my dr in NY. That's

> awesome. Glad

> something went smoothly.

>

> My car made it to NY in one piece. However, the

> other day, the

> radiator died. It lasted a good 5 years, longer

> than my ex boyfriend

> and I. Come to think of it, the lifetime of my car

> lasted longer than

> he and I. Anyway, may the radiator rest in peace.

> It was a good hard

> life for it to keep my car going. Lord knows, I feel

> like I live in

> my car, I drive to so many places. I got that fixed

> and on my merry

> way.

>

> Yesterday was a set back though. There were no other

> cars at the

> house I could borrow to get to town. I had to walk

> to town. It's

> colder in NY. The evil candy was not kind to my

> hips, legs, knees.

> ok, to sum that up, it was not kind to my body. The

> walk was not an

> easy one. There I am, walking 3 miles to town. I was

> enthusiastic

> because it was a golden opportunity to get some

> exercise. (Although

> having 2 small nephews run around, planning pirate

> battles...{pirates

> of the caribbean} that is exercise in itself.). I

> took a mask and my

> albuterol with me bc of the flowers, grass, etc.

>

> I took my time bc of the pain. The smell of cut

> grass. Not a good

> thing. It may be to non allergy/asthma people but

> not to me. I made

> it to town. In one piece, well, that's debatable. A

> store owner was

> nice enough to set me up with a hot cup of tea to

> get myself

> situated. He spoke to me about Fla (he moved there

> once, only to

> return....that seems common and I will fall into

> that line as well

> within a year). He told me which transit bus to

> take back. Thanking

> the man, I was off. The bus stopped 2 miles outside

> of where I needed

> to be. SO I walked again.

>

> The nebulizer, which I call Neb, my best friend

> these days, we spent

> quality time together for the latter half of the

> day.

>

> This is off topic on xolair but no stranger to the

> asthma world.

> Albuterol: Some pharmaceuticals are discontinuing

> the manufacturing

> of some of the MDI's and replacing it for another

> MDI. IT is still

> albuterol just in a smaller dispenser. It is to be

> CFC free. I am now

> on proair. I believe Ivax makes in instead of like

> warwick, glaxo, etc

>

> It is smaller, as stated above. But I also feel it

> comes out of the

> dispenser slower. Maybe it is me and my head doing a

> head trip. I

> feel like it is not as effective. Of course when I

> took it, I was

> doing laundry for my folks and the basement is moldy

> and musky and I

> had that excursion to town. I felt winded, my chest

> was tight and it

> felt like 50 pounds was on my chest. I took the

> inhaler but again, it

> seemed not to dispense as quickly. It was more

> gentle, slow and a

> lighter mist

>

> am I completely off?

>

> I go to the dr Monday. We'll have a litany of things

> to discuss

>

> I also started here the south beach diet, except

> family does not

> support it. I will do the best of what I can but

> they sure put

> obstacles in the way. I will do the best I can, then

> go full throttle

> when I return to Florida. I don't believe in diet

> pills. I feel if

> they were to truly work, the whole world would be

> skinny. It is not a

> miracle in the bottle. Human effort needs to be a

> contributing factor.

>

> Hope all is well. It is cold in NY. 59 degrees this

> AM. I got use to

> the 90 degree weather. Oh well, time to bundle up.

> Where are the

> gloves, ear muffs and scarf? LOL. No seriously. Time

> to get the

> flannels out.

>

> Take care, thanks for reading. Hope everyone is

> doing well.

>

>

>

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It is the medicine, not you! I noticed the pro air isn't as effective as

well .The propellants in the old one really did help in delivering the medicine

better. Try using a spacer and see if that helps... Sharon

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Absolutely I agree, here in Australia they stopped putting cfcs in

puffers about 6 years ago and I remember a huge difference just as you

described with slower puffs, thinner stream of medication and it not

being able to move quickly but even with my arguments I was told that

they will never go back to cfcs cause they damage our ozone and its

still the same metered dose that comes out of the puffer but I can tell

you it took a lot of getting used to.

Simone

--- In , " meencantador " <meencantador@...>

wrote:

>

> the paperwork transfer went smoothly from the Fl dr's to my NY dr. I

> can continue on my injections to my dr in NY. That's awesome. Glad

> something went smoothly.

>

> My car made it to NY in one piece. However, the other day, the

> radiator died. It lasted a good 5 years, longer than my ex boyfriend

> and I. Come to think of it, the lifetime of my car lasted longer than

> he and I. Anyway, may the radiator rest in peace. It was a good hard

> life for it to keep my car going. Lord knows, I feel like I live in

> my car, I drive to so many places. I got that fixed and on my merry

> way.

>

> Yesterday was a set back though. There were no other cars at the

> house I could borrow to get to town. I had to walk to town. It's

> colder in NY. The evil candy was not kind to my hips, legs, knees.

> ok, to sum that up, it was not kind to my body. The walk was not an

> easy one. There I am, walking 3 miles to town. I was enthusiastic

> because it was a golden opportunity to get some exercise. (Although

> having 2 small nephews run around, planning pirate battles...{pirates

> of the caribbean} that is exercise in itself.). I took a mask and my

> albuterol with me bc of the flowers, grass, etc.

>

> I took my time bc of the pain. The smell of cut grass. Not a good

> thing. It may be to non allergy/asthma people but not to me. I made

> it to town. In one piece, well, that's debatable. A store owner was

> nice enough to set me up with a hot cup of tea to get myself

> situated. He spoke to me about Fla (he moved there once, only to

> return....that seems common and I will fall into that line as well

> within a year). He told me which transit bus to take back. Thanking

> the man, I was off. The bus stopped 2 miles outside of where I needed

> to be. SO I walked again.

>

> The nebulizer, which I call Neb, my best friend these days, we spent

> quality time together for the latter half of the day.

>

> This is off topic on xolair but no stranger to the asthma world.

> Albuterol: Some pharmaceuticals are discontinuing the manufacturing

> of some of the MDI's and replacing it for another MDI. IT is still

> albuterol just in a smaller dispenser. It is to be CFC free. I am now

> on proair. I believe Ivax makes in instead of like warwick, glaxo, etc

>

> It is smaller, as stated above. But I also feel it comes out of the

> dispenser slower. Maybe it is me and my head doing a head trip. I

> feel like it is not as effective. Of course when I took it, I was

> doing laundry for my folks and the basement is moldy and musky and I

> had that excursion to town. I felt winded, my chest was tight and it

> felt like 50 pounds was on my chest. I took the inhaler but again, it

> seemed not to dispense as quickly. It was more gentle, slow and a

> lighter mist

>

> am I completely off?

>

> I go to the dr Monday. We'll have a litany of things to discuss

>

> I also started here the south beach diet, except family does not

> support it. I will do the best of what I can but they sure put

> obstacles in the way. I will do the best I can, then go full throttle

> when I return to Florida. I don't believe in diet pills. I feel if

> they were to truly work, the whole world would be skinny. It is not a

> miracle in the bottle. Human effort needs to be a contributing factor.

>

> Hope all is well. It is cold in NY. 59 degrees this AM. I got use to

> the 90 degree weather. Oh well, time to bundle up. Where are the

> gloves, ear muffs and scarf? LOL. No seriously. Time to get the

> flannels out.

>

> Take care, thanks for reading. Hope everyone is doing well.

>

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I wonder too about how much is effecting the ozone layer. Especially because the

inhaler is going into my mouth and I inhale the medication. It is not like a can

of hair spray that I spray around my head.

debandlogiebear@... wrote:

Glad you made it in one piece!

I have to second you on the proair. I've been using it for several months now so

I've pretty much gotten used to it, but I definately think it isn't as

effective. It seems like I don't get as much in each puff as with my old

inhalers. I find myself having to repeat more often. And they certainly aren't

lasting as long. Dr says it's because I switched during the bad time of year for

me so it's my lungs not the inhaler - but he's never used one so how does he

know?

I'm very involved in campaigning for our envoirnment so the issue near and dear

to my heart - But I have to wonder how much damage inhalers actually cause

compared to things like cars, factories, etc? It can't be THAT much - give me my

old inhaler back!!!

Anyone else notice a difference?

Debra

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