Re: My First Xolair shots Today

[Guest guest]

Mike,

Glad you had a all around good experience on your first shot! I think most of

us do. But once you've been through it takes a lot of the apprehension away.

Your right about the painless thing. Especially when you get a good nurse.

Another shout out for Team X! Hoping you have a continued quick response! I

had my 5th shot last week and its been like a new life for me. Less inhalers,

nebulizers and no Prednisone aka " evil candy "

Mike Schepps <schepps@...> wrote:

I got my first shots today. No side effects and the lady that gave me

the

shots has been doing it for at least 3 years and the first thing she told me

was " She has never had a reaction and for me not to be the first " . Also, I

was very suprised in how painless the shots were. I have read that the

medicine was very thick but I did not feel a thing. Also, today just

happens to be a Ozone Alert day here in Dallas tx and I am usually in rough

shape during these type of days BUT today I have not had a single issue and

have not used my inhaler once. Hope this is the sign for good things to

come with the med.

GO " X "

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your first shot. I think whether or not it hurts depends on

who gives it. I will only let one nurse give me my shots because she does it

very, very slowly and my family cannot even tell where the needle prick is! And

I never have pain afterward, nor have I had a reaction and I have had a year's

worth of shots, now. I have been helped by xolair--immensely.

Adah

Mike Schepps <schepps@...> wrote:

I got my first shots today. No side effects and the lady that gave me

the

shots has been doing it for at least 3 years and the first thing she told me

was " She has never had a reaction and for me not to be the first " . Also, I

was very suprised in how painless the shots were. I have read that the

medicine was very thick but I did not feel a thing. Also, today just

happens to be a Ozone Alert day here in Dallas tx and I am usually in rough

shape during these type of days BUT today I have not had a single issue and

have not used my inhaler once. Hope this is the sign for good things to

come with the med.

GO " X "

[Guest guest]

I got my first shot yesterday (Friday), given by the Doctor, and

nothing:-))) No itchy, red marks, no anaphalxis of any degree.

And...I've been trying to get a doctor to put me on Xolair for over a

year! I'm celebrating. Oh, I should mention only half of the 300 mg

does was given, but next shot will be at 300 mg. Plus, I purchased an

MS450 Swirler someone on this sight recommended, which should be

delivered by the time my next shot is due...no more hand-mixing. Now,

we'll wait and see how things progress. Glad to finally be one of you

guys (as we say in Northern NJ)!!!

Marie