Guest guest Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 That's an excellent point . The frost is not here yet so things may improve once it arrives. Currier <redsoxkitten@...> wrote: 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 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 i can't agree more!! i think i forgot how miserable being sick really is -- the idea that my allergies used to be WORSE than how i feel now boggles my mind..how'd i function?? excellent post. thanks heather > > 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 - 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...
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