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Hi All,

Today I took my daughter Cheyenne to her lung specialist appointment

and found that her normal doctor is on 2 months leave so we had no

choice but to see this new specialist whom I found rather interesting

and I use the term rather loosely.

During the visit I bought up the topic of Xolair, too which she stated

that it is difficult to get hold of here in Australia but they can get

it at the hospital that we go to and the cost would be about $60.00

for each tablet and Cheyenne would require 2 tablets every week and

its not on the public list for drugs but they are fighting hard for it.

Now I'm not sure if maybe this specialist and I were talking about the

same drug or not because all the research I have done it only shows

injection forms of the drug, but then again I could be wrong.

So what I'm basically asking is does anyone know of Xolair being made

as a tablet because I don't know of anyone who would willingly have an

injection if a tablet is available, or maybe I should just wait till

Cheyennes normal specialist gets back and then bring Xolair up again.

Mind you this same specialist told Cheyenne after we bought the Xolair

subject that she doubted that Cheyenne has asthma and has put her on

50mg of Prednisolone for a month and feels that maybe she should be

put back onto Theophylline for her asthma!!! so go figure cause I'm lost.

Simone

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, Xolair comes only in injection form. Don't know what

the doctor you saw was thinking of but it's not Xolair. Your plan to

wait til your daughter's usual doc returns is a good one.

Fran

>

> Hi All,

> Today I took my daughter Cheyenne to her lung specialist

appointment

> and found that her normal doctor is on 2 months leave so we had no

> choice but to see this new specialist whom I found rather

interesting

> and I use the term rather loosely.

> During the visit I bought up the topic of Xolair, too which she

stated

> that it is difficult to get hold of here in Australia but they can

get

> it at the hospital that we go to and the cost would be about $60.00

> for each tablet and Cheyenne would require 2 tablets every week and

> its not on the public list for drugs but they are fighting hard

for it.

> Now I'm not sure if maybe this specialist and I were talking about

the

> same drug or not because all the research I have done it only shows

> injection forms of the drug, but then again I could be wrong.

> So what I'm basically asking is does anyone know of Xolair being

made

> as a tablet because I don't know of anyone who would willingly

have an

> injection if a tablet is available, or maybe I should just wait

till

> Cheyennes normal specialist gets back and then bring Xolair up

again.

> Mind you this same specialist told Cheyenne after we bought the

Xolair

> subject that she doubted that Cheyenne has asthma and has put her

on

> 50mg of Prednisolone for a month and feels that maybe she should be

> put back onto Theophylline for her asthma!!! so go figure cause

I'm lost.

>

> Simone

>

[Guest guest]

It is important for everyone to remember the following statement:

chlorambucil, fludarabine plus rituximab (FR), fludarabine plus cyclophosphamide

plus rituximab (FCR), bendamustine, and alemtuzumab are all acceptable therapies

for patients with CLL. The best therapy for each individual will depend upon

what suits their needs best. This is the importance of " tailoring therapy to

the individual " .

Rick Furman, MD

>

>

> Hi

>  

> What do you mean by " play around with Chlorambucil until it's too

late. "  

>  

> I thought Chlorambucil is a standard treatment that holds well agianst FCR.

>  

> Ramez

> 65, dx 2005

>