Other Shots?

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Hi Everyone,

I receive my Xolair at my PCP's office, and about a month ago

when I had my yearly physical my doctor mentioned that I was due for

3 vaccinations, but she wasn't sure if they would be OK with my

Xolair, the steroids I'm on and all the other meds I take, so she had

me clear it with my pulmo/allergist. When I asked him about it he

said that there doesn't seem to be any ill-effects and as far as the

studies have shown thus far receiving the vaccines (TDap, HepA & HPV)

with Xolair shouldn't make the vaccines or the Xolair any less

effective.

I receive 375mg/2wks. of Xolair, and received the Xolair and the

vaccines (6 shots was lots of fun I felt like a pin-cushion) all

yesterday. The Xolair was done first and I guess I had forgotten

how 'easy' other shots are b/c I didn't even feel the vaccines. My

PCP even said 'wow I guess I can't do hand strengthening excercises

for these!'. My PCP is used to giving my my Xolair, which I'm sure

you all know is very thick and my dr jokes all the time with me that

I am responsible for her exceedingly strong hands (b/c she has to

push so hard on the syringe plunger to give me Xolair). Anyway I was

up most of the night because my Xolair 'aches' a lot more than usual.

I have come up with a theory as to why my Xolair injection sites

hurt so much more and I have no idea if this is how things work but,

my theory is that my immune system has prioritized and is dealing

with the vaccines (which hardly hurt at all) and has basically kept

the Xolair in it's initial place and has not 'dealt with' the Xolair

yet. I have no idea if this is how the immune system actually works

but it certainly sounds plausible to me. I was just wondering has any

one else received other shots at the same time as Xolair (I was

thinking about it and I haven't even had my flu vaccine at the same

time as X)?

Thanks for any info anyone can provide,

Meagan