Re:My 4th Anniversary on Xolair

[Guest guest]

thank you Doug for starting this group and for the

last post where, if I interpreted it correctly, you

had to give the Xolair a second six months of

injections before you noticed improvement. People

that know I have started taking this new drug regimen

ask " how long will it take " and I respond " I am hoping

for some kind of noticeable improvement at six

months " . I did not run for re-election and have dumped

an aggravating project to reduce stress in my life

while I start the Xolair. People in my town at first

flipped out in disbelief at both (huge stories in the

local newspaper) and have been critical - I've given

them four years of my life and now I am fighting for

my life and my health - I know I made the right

decision to put my health first and the people who are

truly my friends support this.

I am enduring the exasterbations I am having hoping

they will ease up at six months. And I mentally

preparing myself that it might be a year before I see

marked improvement... but will I start to have some

relief at six months?

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[Guest guest]

I admire you very much for making the decision to take care of your health. I

finally figured out that if my health wasn't good, I wasn't much good to anyone.

I quit teaching in a public school when my asthma was at its worst, believing

that the stresses there were adding to the exacerbation of the asthma. I was

offered a job in a private school for 1/2 half the salary and 75% less stress.

Fewer students, and an easier schedule overall. My family agreed with me,

supported me, and my children were great that year when we explained that money

was tight. The next year things began to ease financially and my health began

to improve. My family (husband and children) and I don't regret the move I made

because of my health. However, to say that the asthma improved is not to say

that it was so much better I didn't need the xolair! I still had to take pred.

often enough to make me a viable candidate for xolair. And like I said in an

earlier post, the improvement was slow

for me, so it was only in looking back that I could say xolair has really

helped me. It has been over a year since I have had a bad attack and a year and

a half since I have had to have pred and antibiotics. I do hope that with less

stress and maybe some extra rest you will begin to see some improvement with the

xolair as well.

Good for you for taking care of yourself. Best wishes with the xolair.

Joy VanSleet <jclutterbuster@...> wrote:

thank you Doug for starting this group and for the

last post where, if I interpreted it correctly, you

had to give the Xolair a second six months of

injections before you noticed improvement. People

that know I have started taking this new drug regimen

ask " how long will it take " and I respond " I am hoping

for some kind of noticeable improvement at six

months " . I did not run for re-election and have dumped

an aggravating project to reduce stress in my life

while I start the Xolair. People in my town at first

flipped out in disbelief at both (huge stories in the

local newspaper) and have been critical - I've given

them four years of my life and now I am fighting for

my life and my health - I know I made the right

decision to put my health first and the people who are

truly my friends support this.

I am enduring the exasterbations I am having hoping

they will ease up at six months. And I mentally

preparing myself that it might be a year before I see

marked improvement... but will I start to have some

relief at six months?

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[Guest guest]

Joy - hang in there!!! Way to be true to yourself and choose your

health over others' expectations.

Addy

>

> thank you Doug for starting this group and for the

> last post where, if I interpreted it correctly, you

> had to give the Xolair a second six months of

> injections before you noticed improvement. People

> that know I have started taking this new drug regimen

> ask " how long will it take " and I respond " I am hoping

> for some kind of noticeable improvement at six

> months " . I did not run for re-election and have dumped

> an aggravating project to reduce stress in my life

> while I start the Xolair. People in my town at first

> flipped out in disbelief at both (huge stories in the

> local newspaper) and have been critical - I've given

> them four years of my life and now I am fighting for

> my life and my health - I know I made the right

> decision to put my health first and the people who are

> truly my friends support this.

>

> I am enduring the exasterbations I am having hoping

> they will ease up at six months. And I mentally

> preparing myself that it might be a year before I see

> marked improvement... but will I start to have some

> relief at six months?

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

>

> Joy - hang in there!!! Way to be true to yourself and choose your

> health over others' expectations.

>

> Addy

>

Addy is right. I was one of those who was wanting xolair to kick in

very quickly like my neb or rescue inhaler but I was sadly disappointed.

They told me that Xolair was not made to be a rescue medication but I

was hoping I was the exception. I wasn't.

Now, after it finally kicking in a year later and 4 years and over 100

shots later............ well, you know the story

Doug

Group founder

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your anniversary. Doug!

I want to share my Xolair story. It starts with me

about to die. My asthma was uncontrollable and it was

killing me fast. My lungs were so overwhelmed by

everything that all I could do was stay home with my

air cleaner, my nebulizer, and my $800 worth of drugs.

(Actually, it isn't home, it's the apartment I rented

because I'm allergic to our house!)

My pcp had done every thing he could do, so I went to

an allergy and asthma center. They had planned to do

allergy skin tests on me, but were afraid that they

would kill me. They actually said that to me! My new

Dr. said said she was going to try to get me Xolair

(which I had never heard of), but that it's hard to

get approved. I went home to continue making ornaments

for Christmas's I'd miss and baby blankets for

grandchildren I'd never meet.

I must have looked as bad on paper as I did in person,

because my insurance approved me right away. They even

called to tell me! I got my first shots on May 31 of

this year.

The second week of July realized that I hadn't used my

neb for a couple of days!!! Can you even believe

that!! I went from needing so much albuterol that it

made me shaky and had my pcp worried about heart

damage, to not needing to neb on a daily basis!!

And I just keep getting better! I was running

errands with my husband this week (Look at me out of

the house!) and, after three days of truck fumes,

freshly paved roads, and incountering every little old

lady who wears half a bottle of cologne, I needed my

neb.

I'm kind of overwhelmed by all of this. My life was

all about being sick for so long and this year I was

getting worse so rapidly that it was clear to me, my

doctors, and my poor family that the end was near. I'm

trying to remember how to live. I have to remind

myself that it's okay to think about the future. I

might see my children graduate and get married. I

might get to wrap those grandchildren in the blankets

I've made for them.

I'm not 100% and I have other health issues, but I

could never have imagined this kind of recovery! I can

sing again!!

I hope we keep hearing more and more success stories.

Hugs to you all,

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[Guest guest]

, thank you for sharing. I am so sorry you were so ill from

your asthma, but it is heartwarming to know that Xolair is giving you

y our life back. That has happened for MANY of us. For those of you

who have not found 's kind of success, hang in there.

Xolair can take up to a year to start working. Even if it doesn't

work for you, there is hope out there that medical science will come

up with something that WILL work for you. After all, ten years ago,

none of us had Xolair.

Addy

>

> Congratulations on your anniversary. Doug!

>

> I want to share my Xolair story. It starts with me

> about to die. My asthma was uncontrollable and it was

> killing me fast. My lungs were so overwhelmed by

> everything that all I could do was stay home with my

> air cleaner, my nebulizer, and my $800 worth of drugs.

> (Actually, it isn't home, it's the apartment I rented

> because I'm allergic to our house!)

>

> My pcp had done every thing he could do, so I went to

> an allergy and asthma center. They had planned to do

> allergy skin tests on me, but were afraid that they

> would kill me. They actually said that to me! My new

> Dr. said said she was going to try to get me Xolair

> (which I had never heard of), but that it's hard to

> get approved. I went home to continue making ornaments

> for Christmas's I'd miss and baby blankets for

> grandchildren I'd never meet.

>

> I must have looked as bad on paper as I did in person,

> because my insurance approved me right away. They even

> called to tell me! I got my first shots on May 31 of

> this year.

>

> The second week of July realized that I hadn't used my

> neb for a couple of days!!! Can you even believe

> that!! I went from needing so much albuterol that it

> made me shaky and had my pcp worried about heart

> damage, to not needing to neb on a daily basis!!

>

> And I just keep getting better! I was running

> errands with my husband this week (Look at me out of

> the house!) and, after three days of truck fumes,

> freshly paved roads, and incountering every little old

> lady who wears half a bottle of cologne, I needed my

> neb.

>

> I'm kind of overwhelmed by all of this. My life was

> all about being sick for so long and this year I was

> getting worse so rapidly that it was clear to me, my

> doctors, and my poor family that the end was near. I'm

> trying to remember how to live. I have to remind

> myself that it's okay to think about the future. I

> might see my children graduate and get married. I

> might get to wrap those grandchildren in the blankets

> I've made for them.

>

> I'm not 100% and I have other health issues, but I

> could never have imagined this kind of recovery! I can

> sing again!!

>

> I hope we keep hearing more and more success stories.

> Hugs to you all,

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Wow! What a success story. Most people don't realize any relief nearly that

fast! That is so great.

How many shots are you getting a month? How many shots had you had before you

noticed you were already feeling better?

Congratulations and may you continue to get better with every shot that you

get!

Adah

McDanel <cleptisvirgo@...> wrote:

Congratulations on your anniversary. Doug!

I want to share my Xolair story. It starts with me

about to die. My asthma was uncontrollable and it was

killing me fast. My lungs were so overwhelmed by

everything that all I could do was stay home with my

air cleaner, my nebulizer, and my $800 worth of drugs.

(Actually, it isn't home, it's the apartment I rented

because I'm allergic to our house!)

My pcp had done every thing he could do, so I went to

an allergy and asthma center. They had planned to do

allergy skin tests on me, but were afraid that they

would kill me. They actually said that to me! My new

Dr. said said she was going to try to get me Xolair

(which I had never heard of), but that it's hard to

get approved. I went home to continue making ornaments

for Christmas's I'd miss and baby blankets for

grandchildren I'd never meet.

I must have looked as bad on paper as I did in person,

because my insurance approved me right away. They even

called to tell me! I got my first shots on May 31 of

this year.

The second week of July realized that I hadn't used my

neb for a couple of days!!! Can you even believe

that!! I went from needing so much albuterol that it

made me shaky and had my pcp worried about heart

damage, to not needing to neb on a daily basis!!

And I just keep getting better! I was running

errands with my husband this week (Look at me out of

the house!) and, after three days of truck fumes,

freshly paved roads, and incountering every little old

lady who wears half a bottle of cologne, I needed my

neb.

I'm kind of overwhelmed by all of this. My life was

all about being sick for so long and this year I was

getting worse so rapidly that it was clear to me, my

doctors, and my poor family that the end was near. I'm

trying to remember how to live. I have to remind

myself that it's okay to think about the future. I

might see my children graduate and get married. I

might get to wrap those grandchildren in the blankets

I've made for them.

I'm not 100% and I have other health issues, but I

could never have imagined this kind of recovery! I can

sing again!!

I hope we keep hearing more and more success stories.

Hugs to you all,

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[Guest guest]

WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ))))

Thank you SO much for sharing )

Doug

Group founder

[Guest guest]

Just a great story!! Thanks for sharing, wishing you continued good health....

McDanel <cleptisvirgo@...> wrote: Congratulations on

your anniversary. Doug!

I want to share my Xolair story. It starts with me

about to die. My asthma was uncontrollable and it was

killing me fast. My lungs were so overwhelmed by

everything that all I could do was stay home with my

air cleaner, my nebulizer, and my $800 worth of drugs.

(Actually, it isn't home, it's the apartment I rented

because I'm allergic to our house!)

My pcp had done every thing he could do, so I went to

an allergy and asthma center. They had planned to do

allergy skin tests on me, but were afraid that they

would kill me. They actually said that to me! My new

Dr. said said she was going to try to get me Xolair

(which I had never heard of), but that it's hard to

get approved. I went home to continue making ornaments

for Christmas's I'd miss and baby blankets for

grandchildren I'd never meet.

I must have looked as bad on paper as I did in person,

because my insurance approved me right away. They even

called to tell me! I got my first shots on May 31 of

this year.

The second week of July realized that I hadn't used my

neb for a couple of days!!! Can you even believe

that!! I went from needing so much albuterol that it

made me shaky and had my pcp worried about heart

damage, to not needing to neb on a daily basis!!

And I just keep getting better! I was running

errands with my husband this week (Look at me out of

the house!) and, after three days of truck fumes,

freshly paved roads, and incountering every little old

lady who wears half a bottle of cologne, I needed my

neb.

I'm kind of overwhelmed by all of this. My life was

all about being sick for so long and this year I was

getting worse so rapidly that it was clear to me, my

doctors, and my poor family that the end was near. I'm

trying to remember how to live. I have to remind

myself that it's okay to think about the future. I

might see my children graduate and get married. I

might get to wrap those grandchildren in the blankets

I've made for them.

I'm not 100% and I have other health issues, but I

could never have imagined this kind of recovery! I can

sing again!!

I hope we keep hearing more and more success stories.

Hugs to you all,

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[Guest guest]

, Thank you for sharing your heart warming and encouraging story!

It does take time to refocus after being down in the pit. But as you continue

this remarkable recovery and this new lease on life it sounds like you have a

lot of love to share with your family and those around you. Now you can catch up

on all the things you missed out on your own time table. You've got a lot to

sing about so belt it out!

Hugs and best wishes for your continued improvement,

Laurie

McLaughlin <gmclaughlin1000@...> wrote:

Just a great story!! Thanks for sharing, wishing you continued good

health....

McDanel <cleptisvirgo@...> wrote: Congratulations on your

anniversary. Doug!

I want to share my Xolair story. It starts with me

about to die. My asthma was uncontrollable and it was

killing me fast. My lungs were so overwhelmed by

everything that all I could do was stay home with my

air cleaner, my nebulizer, and my $800 worth of drugs.

(Actually, it isn't home, it's the apartment I rented

because I'm allergic to our house!)

My pcp had done every thing he could do, so I went to

an allergy and asthma center. They had planned to do

allergy skin tests on me, but were afraid that they

would kill me. They actually said that to me! My new

Dr. said said she was going to try to get me Xolair

(which I had never heard of), but that it's hard to

get approved. I went home to continue making ornaments

for Christmas's I'd miss and baby blankets for

grandchildren I'd never meet.

I must have looked as bad on paper as I did in person,

because my insurance approved me right away. They even

called to tell me! I got my first shots on May 31 of

this year.

The second week of July realized that I hadn't used my

neb for a couple of days!!! Can you even believe

that!! I went from needing so much albuterol that it

made me shaky and had my pcp worried about heart

damage, to not needing to neb on a daily basis!!

And I just keep getting better! I was running

errands with my husband this week (Look at me out of

the house!) and, after three days of truck fumes,

freshly paved roads, and incountering every little old

lady who wears half a bottle of cologne, I needed my

neb.

I'm kind of overwhelmed by all of this. My life was

all about being sick for so long and this year I was

getting worse so rapidly that it was clear to me, my

doctors, and my poor family that the end was near. I'm

trying to remember how to live. I have to remind

myself that it's okay to think about the future. I

might see my children graduate and get married. I

might get to wrap those grandchildren in the blankets

I've made for them.

I'm not 100% and I have other health issues, but I

could never have imagined this kind of recovery! I can

sing again!!

I hope we keep hearing more and more success stories.

Hugs to you all,

__________________________________________________________

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