Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Thanks Addy! I'm much better now, but it was one of the scary ones. Thank goodness for an emergency supply of oxygen, a boyfriend that listens and acts, instead of questions, and paramedics that trusted, didn't argue. My lungs " shut down " completely and out of nowhere. I felt tight and wheezy at bedtime, let out a couple of good coughs, and then lost almost all lung function. Popped on the pulse oxymeter, and started a neb. When I saw my level at 78%, I switched from the compressor to oxygen, picked up my purse, and told my boyfriend to call 911. Then he heard a " thud " and when he turned around again, I was passed out on the floor with an oxygen level of 63%. My daughter came running at the thud, and started barking orders at my boyfriend who stared at her in amazement. She's only twelve years old, but sounded like a 30 year old nurse, he said! She jabbed me with an epi-pen, cranked my oxygen, and made him run around getting everything she needed! By the time the paramedics got there, I was alert, breathing " almost " fine, and at 93% on 3 liters of oxygen with 75 milligrams of benadryl, and 60mg of Pred in my system. Gotta love my daughter! Go figure! Now the boyfriend knows what to do for the next attack... Yell for the 12 year old first, and call 911 second, LOL! -------Original Message------- From: pyle456 Date: 10/09/07 21:32:20 Subject: [ ] Re: Xolair addiction - That's basically what my allergist was saying - if you have a high level of exposure, the yet-to-be bound IgE will react and have a happy allergic reactio party. Hope your feeling better - certainly no more 911 calls for you! Addy > > Hello to all of my fellow Xolair " addicts " . > > Just kidding! > > In all seriousness... I just thought I toss out the reminder to some, that > Xolair, while new, and powerful, and different, still works on our ALLERGIES > which THEN helps to relieve our asthma symptoms. I cannot be the ONLY > board member here that realizes we are in the height of the late summer/fall > asthma season! With humidity levels changing, dust mite levels are also > peaking out at about the same time! I don't know about EVERYONE... but > there has yet to be a true frost here, so ragweed is still at pretty crazy > levels, as are all the other fall weeds that cause my lungs to go into > disarray! > > Xolair CANNOT bind ALL of the IgE in our systems! And this is JUST a theory > of mine... but I've gone a very long time without any major symptoms... > until recently. I think my body got very used to not having any asthma > attacks. A couple of weeks back, I ended up in full respiratory arrest, and > needed an epi-pen and a 911 call. I do NOT blame a XOLAIR failure, or even > a tolerance build-up! I just think that whatever IgE in my body that WASN'T > BOUND... decided to have a field day since it hadn't been allowed to play in > so long! I was exposed to MANY of my worst allergies, all at once, in high > numbers! > > That day ragweed was high, humidity was mild, and there had been a ton of > moisture collecting in all the shrubs causing enough mold for my neighbors > to smell it! I'll admit that my boyfriend had vacuumed and changed the > bedding as well! > > Ever since, I've been living on Benadryl and Chlor-trimeton... at least > until the first full frost! > > Food for thought! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 , I'm so glad you trained your DD what to do during an emergency. We are training both my DS (14) and DD (7) how to use the epi-pen. I just started X last week. We are also going to teach them the warning signs. They both already know how to call 911. Your DD sound's like one very smart and calm girl! I'm glad you are feeling better. Kristy From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Currier Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Xolair addiction Thanks Addy! I'm much better now, but it was one of the scary ones. Thank goodness for an emergency supply of oxygen, a boyfriend that listens and acts, instead of questions, and paramedics that trusted, didn't argue. My lungs " shut down " completely and out of nowhere. I felt tight and wheezy at bedtime, let out a couple of good coughs, and then lost almost all lung function. Popped on the pulse oxymeter, and started a neb. When I saw my level at 78%, I switched from the compressor to oxygen, picked up my purse, and told my boyfriend to call 911. Then he heard a " thud " and when he turned around again, I was passed out on the floor with an oxygen level of 63%. My daughter came running at the thud, and started barking orders at my boyfriend who stared at her in amazement. She's only twelve years old, but sounded like a 30 year old nurse, he said! She jabbed me with an epi-pen, cranked my oxygen, and made him run around getting everything she needed! By the time the paramedics got there, I was alert, breathing " almost " fine, and at 93% on 3 liters of oxygen with 75 milligrams of benadryl, and 60mg of Pred in my system. Gotta love my daughter! Go figure! Now the boyfriend knows what to do for the next attack... Yell for the 12 year old first, and call 911 second, LOL! -------Original Message------- From: pyle456 Date: 10/09/07 21:32:20 <mailto: %40> Subject: [ ] Re: Xolair addiction - That's basically what my allergist was saying - if you have a high level of exposure, the yet-to-be bound IgE will react and have a happy allergic reactio party. Hope your feeling better - certainly no more 911 calls for you! Addy > > Hello to all of my fellow Xolair " addicts " . > > Just kidding! > > In all seriousness... I just thought I toss out the reminder to some, that > Xolair, while new, and powerful, and different, still works on our ALLERGIES > which THEN helps to relieve our asthma symptoms. I cannot be the ONLY > board member here that realizes we are in the height of the late summer/fall > asthma season! With humidity levels changing, dust mite levels are also > peaking out at about the same time! I don't know about EVERYONE... but > there has yet to be a true frost here, so ragweed is still at pretty crazy > levels, as are all the other fall weeds that cause my lungs to go into > disarray! > > Xolair CANNOT bind ALL of the IgE in our systems! And this is JUST a theory > of mine... but I've gone a very long time without any major symptoms... > until recently. I think my body got very used to not having any asthma > attacks. A couple of weeks back, I ended up in full respiratory arrest, and > needed an epi-pen and a 911 call. I do NOT blame a XOLAIR failure, or even > a tolerance build-up! I just think that whatever IgE in my body that WASN'T > BOUND... decided to have a field day since it hadn't been allowed to play in > so long! I was exposed to MANY of my worst allergies, all at once, in high > numbers! > > That day ragweed was high, humidity was mild, and there had been a ton of > moisture collecting in all the shrubs causing enough mold for my neighbors > to smell it! I'll admit that my boyfriend had vacuumed and changed the > bedding as well! > > Ever since, I've been living on Benadryl and Chlor-trimeton... at least > until the first full frost! > > Food for thought! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Sounds like you've raised great kid there !! It's pretty amazing how our children can instantly turn into mini adults. My 11 year old son is also like that with me and my asthma. He was always checking to make sure I was feeling ok. Mom, when did you do a treatment? Mom, what's your peak flow today? Mom, did you take your prednisone!? MOM!!!?!?!?! ( he sounds like a parent to me! LOL!!) I never realized what a profound effect my asthma had on him, until he was in 4Th Grade. His 4Th Grade teacher called me one day to tell me that the children in his class were writing stores about something that happened to them. Most of the kids in the class wrote about something that was positive. My son wrote about my Nov. 2004 attack (the one I have written about on here before.) which landed me on a ventilator in ICU for a week. The teacher said that when he read my son's paper he had to get a box of tissues. THEN he informed me that the children in his class would be reading their stories in front of the entire school. He wanted to make sure that my son was " allowed " to read his, as it was pretty personal. My son did...and there wasn't a dry eye in the house! AND he got an " A+ " on his " story. K --- Currier <redsoxkitten@...> wrote: > Thanks Addy! > > I'm much better now, but it was one of the scary > ones. Thank goodness for > an emergency supply of oxygen, a boyfriend that > listens and acts, instead of > questions, and paramedics that trusted, didn't > argue. > > My lungs " shut down " completely and out of nowhere. > I felt tight and wheezy > at bedtime, let out a couple of good coughs, and > then lost almost all lung > function. Popped on the pulse oxymeter, and started > a neb. When I saw my > level at 78%, I switched from the compressor to > oxygen, picked up my purse, > and told my boyfriend to call 911. Then he heard a > " thud " and when he > turned around again, I was passed out on the floor > with an oxygen level of > 63%. > > My daughter came running at the thud, and started > barking orders at my > boyfriend who stared at her in amazement. She's > only twelve years old, but > sounded like a 30 year old nurse, he said! She > jabbed me with an epi-pen, > cranked my oxygen, and made him run around getting > everything she needed! > > By the time the paramedics got there, I was alert, > breathing " almost " fine, > and at 93% on 3 liters of oxygen with 75 milligrams > of benadryl, and 60mg of > Pred in my system. Gotta love my daughter! > > Go figure! > > Now the boyfriend knows what to do for the next > attack... Yell for the 12 > year old first, and call 911 second, LOL! > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: pyle456 > Date: 10/09/07 21:32:20 > > Subject: [ ] Re: Xolair addiction > > - > > That's basically what my allergist was saying - if > you have a high > level of exposure, the yet-to-be bound IgE will > react and have a > happy allergic reactio party. > > Hope your feeling better - certainly no more 911 > calls for you! > > Addy > > > > > > > Hello to all of my fellow Xolair " addicts " . > > > > Just kidding! > > > > In all seriousness... I just thought I toss out > the reminder to > some, that > > Xolair, while new, and powerful, and different, > still works on our > ALLERGIES > > which THEN helps to relieve our asthma symptoms. > I cannot be the > ONLY > > board member here that realizes we are in the > height of the late > summer/fall > > asthma season! With humidity levels changing, > dust mite levels are > also > > peaking out at about the same time! I don't know > about EVERYONE... > but > > there has yet to be a true frost here, so ragweed > is still at > pretty crazy > > levels, as are all the other fall weeds that cause > my lungs to go > into > > disarray! > > > > Xolair CANNOT bind ALL of the IgE in our systems! > And this is JUST > a theory > > of mine... but I've gone a very long time without > any major > symptoms... > > until recently. I think my body got very used to > not having any > asthma > > attacks. A couple of weeks back, I ended up in > full respiratory > arrest, and > > needed an epi-pen and a 911 call. I do NOT blame > a XOLAIR failure, > or even > > a tolerance build-up! I just think that whatever > IgE in my body > that WASN'T > > BOUND... decided to have a field day since it > hadn't been allowed > to play in > > so long! I was exposed to MANY of my worst > allergies, all at once, > in high > > numbers! > > > > That day ragweed was high, humidity was mild, and > there had been a > ton of > > moisture collecting in all the shrubs causing > enough mold for my > neighbors > > to smell it! I'll admit that my boyfriend had > vacuumed and changed > the > > bedding as well! > > > > Ever since, I've been living on Benadryl and > Chlor-trimeton... at > least > > until the first full frost! > > > > Food for thought! > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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