Re: food allergy testing??

[Guest guest]

I've only been on Xolair for two and a half years, so

this may or may not help you. Remember every body is

different! If you don't hear anything from

Novartis,maybe you can get in touch with Genentec?!

OR even talk to one of the Nurses at Xpansions. You

can access that via www.xpansions.com OR just go to

www.xolair.com.

I had RAST testing done about a month ago. We did

trees,molds,pets and food. MOST of my reactions were a

3 out of 4. I found out that I am now allergic to

tomatoes. My previous allergy testing was done in

1988! I also tested positive for aspergillus molds

(which means I may or may not have ABPA along with the

asthma)and still managed to have a LOVELY histamine

reaction.

--- heather <heaven1975@...> wrote:

> does anyone know for sure if food allergy testing

> (both RAST bloodwork

> and skin prick testing) is accurate after almost 4

> years of xolair?

>

> my eczema is just not healing, and while my asthma

> is prety much

> controlled (with more meds than i'd like), it seems

> the allergy and

> eczema part of me is always in some point of a

> flare, never really

> going away 100%. my dermo was wondering about food

> allergies. i asked

> my allergist/asthma spec (who does the xolair) and

> she wans't sure

> either. i'm going for the bloodwork, and she said

> she'd try to find

> out the answer.

>

> anyone know for sure? i emailed novartis, but

> haven't heard back yet.

>

> thanks

>

>

> heather

>

>

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[Guest guest]

>

> does anyone know for sure if food allergy testing (both RAST bloodwork

> and skin prick testing) is accurate after almost 4 years of xolair?

>

> my eczema is just not healing, and while my asthma is prety much

> controlled (with more meds than i'd like), it seems the allergy and

> eczema part of me is always in some point of a flare, never really

> going away 100%. my dermo was wondering about food allergies. i asked

> my allergist/asthma spec (who does the xolair) and she wans't sure

> either. i'm going for the bloodwork, and she said she'd try to find

> out the answer.

>

> anyone know for sure? i emailed novartis, but haven't heard back yet.

>

> thanks

>

>

> heather

A year ago, I had the skin tests again; first time in several years. I

was NEGATIVE on everything. I couldn't believe it. I asked my doctor

why I was still having asthma. He said that things other than

allergies were causing it like weather, smoke in the air etc... I then

asked him if I could go OFF my regular shots and Xolair because it is

for ALLERGIC asthma.

He said " Why do you think your tests turned up negative? If you get

off xolair and your regular allergy shots you will get a pretty bad

relapse. Shots and Xolair are NOT a cure. "

Needless to say, I am STILL on all shots and my asthma is MUCH better

before xolair.

Doug