Guest guest Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Mike, I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. My asthma has really improved over the years. Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. Doug Thanks Doug,   I get 2 shots 1x per month. I wondered about spreading it out. The really big problem with that is I have to take a day off from work and drive 6 hours (round trip) to Anchorage to get the shots. The time and the idea of making another trip during the Alaskan winter is less than appealing to me. The highway between Kenai and Anchorage was closed 7 hours Thursday due to a natural avalanche. When I drove in yesterday the highway crews were setting up a Howitzer cannon (NO exageration) to shoot down other ise ledges and to have a controlled avalanche. The road is still colsed for a few hours when that happens, but at least there are no cars underneath it. You may have heard about the Conoco (I think) President getting killed in an avalanche last week.  These things are dangerous but drivers are more likely to have problems with ice or just trying tod rive through the snow. I've consdered asking my local internist if he would give the injection. It would be a LOT easier on my nerves and leave bank.  Mike  Visit Your Group Start a New Topic Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 How long have you been using xolair? Has the weather sort of changed--ie more or less rain--to where there could be more mold or more pollen or both? (I know you did not move in with a smoker who has 12 cats, etc.) I am experiencing the same issue--seems as if xolair lasts less time but then I am coming down off of my prednisone after 4 years of use and also I have more fat percentage from the xolair from the prednisone. Wonder if we just need more xolair? Wonder also...who would know the answer? Ashleigh ________________________________ From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iii@...> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:46:20 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  --- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...> wrote: > > I also had my monthly dose yesterday. My asthma is slowly getting worse again. Last summer, my peaks were around 600 to 650. Now they are 400-450. I am back on Symbicort, have added Q-Var, nebbing 3+ times per day with Albeutrerol and using my puffer 3 x/day or more. Can Xolair loose it's efficacy? >  Mike McBride Mike, I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. My asthma has really improved over the years. Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I have been getting Xolair since January of last year. This is the first full winter I've been on it. That said, this winter was much more mile than is our usual. I know that it was more harsh for lots of folks down south, but I live in Alaska. We barely went sub-zero and have actually been in the 40's the past week. I am back to keeping predisone on hand, just in case, and do NOT want to take it. I already have too many lousy side effects. It was the pred side effects that finally made me move from South Carolina back to AK and my doctor here recommended the Xolair.  Mike McBride O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius ________________________________ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 5:20:00 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  How long have you been using xolair? Has the weather sort of changed--ie more or less rain--to where there could be more mold or more pollen or both? (I know you did not move in with a smoker who has 12 cats, etc.) I am experiencing the same issue--seems as if xolair lasts less time but then I am coming down off of my prednisone after 4 years of use and also I have more fat percentage from the xolair from the prednisone. Wonder if we just need more xolair? Wonder also...who would know the answer? Ashleigh ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iiigmail (DOT) com> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:46:20 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  --- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...> wrote: > > I also had my monthly dose yesterday. My asthma is slowly getting worse again. Last summer, my peaks were around 600 to 650. Now they are 400-450. I am back on Symbicort, have added Q-Var, nebbing 3+ times per day with Albeutrerol and using my puffer 3 x/day or more. Can Xolair loose it's efficacy? >  Mike McBride Mike, I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. My asthma has really improved over the years. Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Mike, I live in the Atlanta area and we are expecting now and sleet tomorrow or later tonight. We really want you all to take this kind of weather back. We are not prepared for it. I have been on Xolair for about 6 years now and it has made a huge difference in my allergies, more so than my asthma. I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. Gwendolyn Rafter From: McBride <mike.dmcbride@...> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:42 AM  I have been getting Xolair since January of last year. This is the first full winter I've been on it. That said, this winter was much more mile than is our usual. I know that it was more harsh for lots of folks down south, but I live in Alaska. We barely went sub-zero and have actually been in the 40's the past week. I am back to keeping predisone on hand, just in case, and do NOT want to take it. I already have too many lousy side effects. It was the pred side effects that finally made me move from South Carolina back to AK and my doctor here recommended the Xolair.  Mike McBride O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 5:20:00 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  How long have you been using xolair? Has the weather sort of changed--ie more or less rain--to where there could be more mold or more pollen or both? (I know you did not move in with a smoker who has 12 cats, etc.) I am experiencing the same issue--seems as if xolair lasts less time but then I am coming down off of my prednisone after 4 years of use and also I have more fat percentage from the xolair from the prednisone. Wonder if we just need more xolair? Wonder also...who would know the answer? Ashleigh ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iiigmail (DOT) com> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:46:20 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  --- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...> wrote: > > I also had my monthly dose yesterday. My asthma is slowly getting worse again. Last summer, my peaks were around 600 to 650. Now they are 400-450. I am back on Symbicort, have added Q-Var, nebbing 3+ times per day with Albeutrerol and using my puffer 3 x/day or more. Can Xolair loose it's efficacy? >  Mike McBride Mike, I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. My asthma has really improved over the years. Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Hmmm I have been bitten by fire ants several times lately and I am wondering if I do not get the severe reactions which I used to because I am on xolair. I still take epi and go to ER but my face and nose to not swell up and get that red rash all over like I used to. Ashleigh ________________________________ From: Gwendolyn Rafter <gwen5052@...> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 12:52:16 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  Mike, I live in the Atlanta area and we are expecting now and sleet tomorrow or later tonight. We really want you all to take this kind of weather back. We are not prepared for it. I have been on Xolair for about 6 years now and it has made a huge difference in my allergies, more so than my asthma. I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. Gwendolyn Rafter From: McBride <mike.dmcbride> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:42 AM  I have been getting Xolair since January of last year. This is the first full winter I've been on it. That said, this winter was much more mile than is our usual. I know that it was more harsh for lots of folks down south, but I live in Alaska. We barely went sub-zero and have actually been in the 40's the past week. I am back to keeping predisone on hand, just in case, and do NOT want to take it. I already have too many lousy side effects. It was the pred side effects that finally made me move from South Carolina back to AK and my doctor here recommended the Xolair.  Mike McBride O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 5:20:00 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  How long have you been using xolair? Has the weather sort of changed--ie more or less rain--to where there could be more mold or more pollen or both? (I know you did not move in with a smoker who has 12 cats, etc.) I am experiencing the same issue--seems as if xolair lasts less time but then I am coming down off of my prednisone after 4 years of use and also I have more fat percentage from the xolair from the prednisone. Wonder if we just need more xolair? Wonder also...who would know the answer? Ashleigh ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iiigmail (DOT) com> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:46:20 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  --- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...> wrote: > > I also had my monthly dose yesterday. My asthma is slowly getting worse again. Last summer, my peaks were around 600 to 650. Now they are 400-450. I am back on Symbicort, have added Q-Var, nebbing 3+ times per day with Albeutrerol and using my puffer 3 x/day or more. Can Xolair loose it's efficacy? >  Mike McBride Mike, I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. My asthma has really improved over the years. Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Check and see if fungus and mold counts are now elevated over the average year in Alaska...those would be my humble thoughts...weather plays a huge factor and I am not sure how xolair responds to the mycotoxins which mold produces as opposed to the allergenic spores. Leigh ________________________________ From: McBride <mike.dmcbride@...> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 9:42:44 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  I have been getting Xolair since January of last year. This is the first full winter I've been on it. That said, this winter was much more mile than is our usual. I know that it was more harsh for lots of folks down south, but I live in Alaska. We barely went sub-zero and have actually been in the 40's the past week. I am back to keeping predisone on hand, just in case, and do NOT want to take it. I already have too many lousy side effects. It was the pred side effects that finally made me move from South Carolina back to AK and my doctor here recommended the Xolair.  Mike McBride O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 5:20:00 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  How long have you been using xolair? Has the weather sort of changed--ie more or less rain--to where there could be more mold or more pollen or both? (I know you did not move in with a smoker who has 12 cats, etc.) I am experiencing the same issue--seems as if xolair lasts less time but then I am coming down off of my prednisone after 4 years of use and also I have more fat percentage from the xolair from the prednisone. Wonder if we just need more xolair? Wonder also...who would know the answer? Ashleigh ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iiigmail (DOT) com> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:46:20 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  --- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...> wrote: > > I also had my monthly dose yesterday. My asthma is slowly getting worse again. Last summer, my peaks were around 600 to 650. Now they are 400-450. I am back on Symbicort, have added Q-Var, nebbing 3+ times per day with Albeutrerol and using my puffer 3 x/day or more. Can Xolair loose it's efficacy? >  Mike McBride Mike, I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. My asthma has really improved over the years. Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Gwendolyn, I would gladly!!  My family and I moved to Greenville, SC, about 2.5 hours north of Atlanta, in 2006. The hope was that my health would improve. WRONG! We did have to laugh every time the forecast called for 1 snow flake. ALL the bread, eggs and milk disappeared from the shelves 2-3 days prior to the flake. They thought we were idiots for still ordering iced drinks after the temp dropped to 50 and lower. Still laughing at the differences in how we all get used to our own environments. The Xolair has helped with my allergies as well. Breathing, until last December, was fantastic. Slowly returning to pre-Xolair levels. Sigh!  Mike McBride O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius ________________________________ From: Gwendolyn Rafter <gwen5052@...> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 9:52:16 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  Mike, I live in the Atlanta area and we are expecting now and sleet tomorrow or later tonight. We really want you all to take this kind of weather back. We are not prepared for it. I have been on Xolair for about 6 years now and it has made a huge difference in my allergies, more so than my asthma. I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. Gwendolyn Rafter From: McBride <mike.dmcbride> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:42 AM  I have been getting Xolair since January of last year. This is the first full winter I've been on it. That said, this winter was much more mile than is our usual. I know that it was more harsh for lots of folks down south, but I live in Alaska. We barely went sub-zero and have actually been in the 40's the past week. I am back to keeping predisone on hand, just in case, and do NOT want to take it. I already have too many lousy side effects. It was the pred side effects that finally made me move from South Carolina back to AK and my doctor here recommended the Xolair.  Mike McBride O God do not leave me. I have done nothing good in your sight, but according to your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good. - Abba Arsenius ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 5:20:00 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  How long have you been using xolair? Has the weather sort of changed--ie more or less rain--to where there could be more mold or more pollen or both? (I know you did not move in with a smoker who has 12 cats, etc.) I am experiencing the same issue--seems as if xolair lasts less time but then I am coming down off of my prednisone after 4 years of use and also I have more fat percentage from the xolair from the prednisone. Wonder if we just need more xolair? Wonder also...who would know the answer? Ashleigh ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iiigmail (DOT) com> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:46:20 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  --- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...> wrote: > > I also had my monthly dose yesterday. My asthma is slowly getting worse again. Last summer, my peaks were around 600 to 650. Now they are 400-450. I am back on Symbicort, have added Q-Var, nebbing 3+ times per day with Albeutrerol and using my puffer 3 x/day or more. Can Xolair loose it's efficacy? >  Mike McBride Mike, I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. My asthma has really improved over the years. Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Thanks Leigh, That may be something to look at....We are in a rental that is about 30 years old. Our landlords/friends ripped out all the carpet and painted the underfloor with kills. New windows and carpet. The front door still has condensation problems which leads to mold. We clean it with non-chlorine types of cleaners, but still have mold cropping up. I should have thought of that! Thanks..... Mike McBride ________________________________ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 3:12:53 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Check and see if fungus and mold counts are now elevated over the average year in Alaska...those would be my humble thoughts...weather plays a huge factor and I am not sure how xolair responds to the mycotoxins which mold produces as opposed to the allergenic spores. Leigh ____________ _________ _________ __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 I agree....even though the very dry, 100 degree summer we had last year, my asthma was under better control than had been in quite a while... From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@...> Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 5:20 AM  My experiences are similar. I do worse if the mold count is high and this time of year RIGHT NOW as the spring pollens come out. I think it's just too much exposure. I CAN'T wait for our really hot summer. Addy Group co-owner --- In , Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@ ...> wrote: > > How long have you been using xolair? > Has the weather sort of changed--ie more or less rain--to where there could be more mold or more pollen or both? (I know you did not move in with a smoker who has 12 cats, etc.) > I am experiencing the same issue--seems as if xolair lasts less time but then I am coming down off of my prednisone after 4 years of use and also I have more fat percentage from the xolair from the prednisone. > Wonder if we just need more xolair? > Wonder also...who would know the answer? > Ashleigh > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iii@.. .> > > Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:46:20 PM > Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday > >  > > > --- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...> wrote: > > > > I also had my monthly dose yesterday. My asthma is slowly getting worse again. Last summer, my peaks were around 600 to 650. Now they are 400-450. I am back on Symbicort, have added Q-Var, nebbing 3+ times per day with Albeutrerol and using my puffer 3 x/day or more. Can Xolair loose it's efficacy? > >  Mike McBride > > Mike, > > I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. > You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. > My asthma has really improved over the years. > Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. > > Doug > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I hear you....right now in Tx grass pollen is starting and evil mtn. cedar is still around plus lots of mold from all of the rain, etc. sigh....i need to move... Leigh ________________________________ From: pyle456 <jamcculloch2@...> Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 5:20:08 AM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday My experiences are similar. I do worse if the mold count is high and this time of year RIGHT NOW as the spring pollens come out. I think it's just too much exposure. I CAN'T wait for our really hot summer. Addy Group co-owner --- In , Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@ ...> wrote: > > How long have you been using xolair? > Has the weather sort of changed--ie more or less rain--to where there could be more mold or more pollen or both? (I know you did not move in with a smoker who has 12 cats, etc.) > I am experiencing the same issue--seems as if xolair lasts less time but then I am coming down off of my prednisone after 4 years of use and also I have more fat percentage from the xolair from the prednisone. > Wonder if we just need more xolair? > Wonder also...who would know the answer? > Ashleigh > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iii@.. .> > > Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:46:20 PM > Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday > >  > > > --- In , McBride <mike.dmcbride@ ...> wrote: > > > > I also had my monthly dose yesterday. My asthma is slowly getting worse again. Last summer, my peaks were around 600 to 650. Now they are 400-450. I am back on Symbicort, have added Q-Var, nebbing 3+ times per day with Albeutrerol and using my puffer 3 x/day or more. Can Xolair loose it's efficacy? > >  Mike McBride > > Mike, > > I get mine bi weekly. Two Xolair shots and a regular allergy shot. > You might want to ask your doctor what he/she thinks. > My asthma has really improved over the years. > Of course, this MY case and everyone is different. > > Doug > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 there is formaldehyde in that carpet and mold in that place...can you move? ________________________________ From: McBride <mike.dmcbride@...> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:30:50 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Thanks Leigh, That may be something to look at....We are in a rental that is about 30 years old. Our landlords/friends ripped out all the carpet and painted the underfloor with kills. New windows and carpet. The front door still has condensation problems which leads to mold. We clean it with non-chlorine types of cleaners, but still have mold cropping up. I should have thought of that! Thanks..... Mike McBride ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 3:12:53 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Check and see if fungus and mold counts are now elevated over the average year in Alaska...those would be my humble thoughts...weather plays a huge factor and I am not sure how xolair responds to the mycotoxins which mold produces as opposed to the allergenic spores. Leigh ____________ _________ _________ __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Not easily. We are hoping to build sometime this year. I plan on having hardwood/tile throughout to avoid the problems with carpet. Mold is a near universal problem in Alaskan homes due to the cold outside walls and warm inside leading to condensation, leading to mold, leading to the doctors, leading to....................... Mike  ________________________________ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 9:35:29 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  there is formaldehyde in that carpet and mold in that place...can you move? ____________ _________ _________ __ From: McBride <mike.dmcbride> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:30:50 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Thanks Leigh, That may be something to look at....We are in a rental that is about 30 years old. Our landlords/friends ripped out all the carpet and painted the underfloor with kills. New windows and carpet. The front door still has condensation problems which leads to mold. We clean it with non-chlorine types of cleaners, but still have mold cropping up. I should have thought of that! Thanks..... Mike McBride ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 3:12:53 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Check and see if fungus and mold counts are now elevated over the average year in Alaska...those would be my humble thoughts...weather plays a huge factor and I am not sure how xolair responds to the mycotoxins which mold produces as opposed to the allergenic spores. Leigh ____________ _________ _________ __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Arizona might be a bit dryer for you and less moldy.... ________________________________ From: McBride <mike.dmcbride@...> Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 3:28:39 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  Not easily. We are hoping to build sometime this year. I plan on having hardwood/tile throughout to avoid the problems with carpet. Mold is a near universal problem in Alaskan homes due to the cold outside walls and warm inside leading to condensation, leading to mold, leading to the doctors, leading to.......... ......... .... Mike  ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 9:35:29 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  there is formaldehyde in that carpet and mold in that place...can you move? ____________ _________ _________ __ From: McBride <mike.dmcbride> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:30:50 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Thanks Leigh, That may be something to look at....We are in a rental that is about 30 years old. Our landlords/friends ripped out all the carpet and painted the underfloor with kills. New windows and carpet. The front door still has condensation problems which leads to mold. We clean it with non-chlorine types of cleaners, but still have mold cropping up. I should have thought of that! Thanks..... Mike McBride ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 3:12:53 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday Check and see if fungus and mold counts are now elevated over the average year in Alaska...those would be my humble thoughts...weather plays a huge factor and I am not sure how xolair responds to the mycotoxins which mold produces as opposed to the allergenic spores. Leigh ____________ _________ _________ __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Same thing here in Canada. Its admin by a third party private company hired by Novartis to set up infusion centres. I go to a private medical clinic (something scandalous in Canada) where I am offered espresso and given slippers. No chance, no how for injecting at home even though I go there and inject myself. ________________________________ From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iii@...> Sent: Sat, February 27, 2010 9:03:21 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday > > ..... I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. > > > > Gwendolyn Rafter > > > > > How do you get them to let you self inject? Every time I bring it up, the jaws hit the floor and all the potential problems get rattled off. No one seems to care that the time they have me sitting in the office isn't matching up with the time I'd be most likely to have a reaction or that there are people who inject insulin every day and if you screw that up it can be deadly. It just doesn't make sense to me. With my other health issues, it's getting harder and harder on me to go anywhere. So I would love to give myself Xolair at home. > > > The first time I asked my Doc to let me self inject at home, his nurse had to get some smelling salts because he fainted dead away. LOL! Seriously, he AND the nurse had an extreme look of SHOCK on their faces like " WHAAAAATTTTT ARE YOU NUTZ? " When I told him that several of our group members have permission to self inject they were flabbergasted. I self injected my REGULAR allergy shots for 20 years till all the allergists around here stopped letting patients do it. As they say hear un Arkanthaw... " I taint skeered " Doug Group founder __________________________________________________________________ Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads./ca/internetexplorer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 i have been known to self infuse when travelling for medical reasons and at first before the black box, most people did self infuse... however i always figured that anything this complicated, delicate and weird should be done by a nurse. you would have to put into port to get your shots and also i don't know who would ship it to you as it has to come refrigerated and kept that way...guess you could buy several months worth out of your own money... l ________________________________ From: Queen of the Universe <cleptisvirgo@...> Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 10:32:44 AM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday I was talking to the nurse about self injecting recently.(I like to bring it up once in a while, hoping they'll get used to the idea.)My husband and I would love to get on a boat and spend months exploring the pacific northwest islands. This would be difficult, if not impossible, when I need to be in the office for Xolair every other week. She volunteered to come along to give me my shots! > > > The first time I asked my Doc to let me self inject at home, his nurse had to get some smelling salts because he fainted dead away. > LOL! > > Seriously, he AND the nurse had an extreme look of SHOCK on their faces like " WHAAAAATTTTT ARE YOU NUTZ? " When I told him that several of our group members have permission to self inject they were flabbergasted. > > I self injected my REGULAR allergy shots for 20 years till all the allergists around here stopped letting patients do it. > > As they say hear un Arkanthaw... " I taint skeered " > > Doug > Group founder > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 anybody else ever self inject and think they had a better response to xolair? leigh ________________________________ From: heather351 <heaven1975@...> Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 4:37:25 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday waaay back when i started on xolair, a xolair RN came to my drs office to teach them how to mix it (i guess it was so new, they were afraid to just let people follow instructions? ?). the xolair RN asked if i wanted to learn to inject myself. SURE! they showed me how to mix/inject and i've been doing it ever since. the original plan was for me to do it at home eventually, but thanks to the FDA and all their regulations, i'm stuck at my drs office doing it. i guess it could be worse..... > > ..... I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. > > > > Gwendolyn Rafter > > > > > How do you get them to let you self inject? Every time I bring it up, the jaws hit the floor and all the potential problems get rattled off. No one seems to care that the time they have me sitting in the office isn't matching up with the time I'd be most likely to have a reaction or that there are people who inject insulin every day and if you screw that up it can be deadly. It just doesn't make sense to me. With my other health issues, it's getting harder and harder on me to go anywhere. So I would love to give myself Xolair at home. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I self injected for almost 3 years, but then the FDA warning came along and I had to stop. Luckily my Allergist has a gazillion patients on Xolair, who they take care of us quickly. I don't have to hang out for hours in his office, especially since he wrote me a script for an epi pen, which everyone on Xolair SHOULD have just in case. ________________________________ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 4:16:09 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday anybody else ever self inject and think they had a better response to xolair? leigh ____________ _________ _________ __ From: heather351 <heaven1975 (DOT) com> Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 4:37:25 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday waaay back when i started on xolair, a xolair RN came to my drs office to teach them how to mix it (i guess it was so new, they were afraid to just let people follow instructions? ?). the xolair RN asked if i wanted to learn to inject myself. SURE! they showed me how to mix/inject and i've been doing it ever since. the original plan was for me to do it at home eventually, but thanks to the FDA and all their regulations, i'm stuck at my drs office doing it. i guess it could be worse..... > > ..... I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. > > > > Gwendolyn Rafter > > > > > How do you get them to let you self inject? Every time I bring it up, the jaws hit the floor and all the potential problems get rattled off. No one seems to care that the time they have me sitting in the office isn't matching up with the time I'd be most likely to have a reaction or that there are people who inject insulin every day and if you screw that up it can be deadly. It just doesn't make sense to me. With my other health issues, it's getting harder and harder on me to go anywhere. So I would love to give myself Xolair at home. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Thank you for reiterating my opinion that while some lame doctors may not require a pt to have an epi or two with them (check your expiration dates people by the way), you should be carrying one and not just the day you get the shot. i am allergic to some stinging insects so liquid benadryl and epis are just a way of life for me...no whining... Ashleigh ________________________________ From: K K <grneyyedlady@...> Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 5:22:52 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday  I self injected for almost 3 years, but then the FDA warning came along and I had to stop. Luckily my Allergist has a gazillion patients on Xolair, who they take care of us quickly. I don't have to hang out for hours in his office, especially since he wrote me a script for an epi pen, which everyone on Xolair SHOULD have just in case. ____________ _________ _________ __ From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 4:16:09 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday anybody else ever self inject and think they had a better response to xolair? leigh ____________ _________ _________ __ From: heather351 <heaven1975@ . com> Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 4:37:25 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday waaay back when i started on xolair, a xolair RN came to my drs office to teach them how to mix it (i guess it was so new, they were afraid to just let people follow instructions? ?). the xolair RN asked if i wanted to learn to inject myself. SURE! they showed me how to mix/inject and i've been doing it ever since. the original plan was for me to do it at home eventually, but thanks to the FDA and all their regulations, i'm stuck at my drs office doing it. i guess it could be worse..... > > ..... I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. > > > > Gwendolyn Rafter > > > > > How do you get them to let you self inject? Every time I bring it up, the jaws hit the floor and all the potential problems get rattled off. No one seems to care that the time they have me sitting in the office isn't matching up with the time I'd be most likely to have a reaction or that there are people who inject insulin every day and if you screw that up it can be deadly. It just doesn't make sense to me. With my other health issues, it's getting harder and harder on me to go anywhere. So I would love to give myself Xolair at home. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I don't consider my doctors to be lame. OTOH, I'm convinced to carry my epi pen. Can't hurt. I have a few. On Mar 1, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Leigh McCall-Alton wrote: > Thank you for reiterating my opinion that while some lame doctors may not require a pt to have an epi or two with them (check your expiration dates people by the way), you should be carrying one and not just the day you get the shot. i am allergic to some stinging insects so liquid benadryl and epis are just a way of life for me...no whining... > Ashleigh > > ________________________________ > From: K K <grneyyedlady@...> > > Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 5:22:52 PM > Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday > > > I self injected for almost 3 years, but then the FDA warning came along and I had to stop. Luckily my Allergist has a gazillion patients on Xolair, who they take care of us quickly. I don't have to hang out for hours in his office, especially since he wrote me a script for an epi pen, which everyone on Xolair SHOULD have just in case. > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> > > Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 4:16:09 PM > Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday > > anybody else ever self inject and think they had a better response to xolair? > leigh > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > From: heather351 <heaven1975@ . com> > > Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 4:37:25 PM > Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday > > waaay back when i started on xolair, a xolair RN came to my drs office to teach them how to mix it (i guess it was so new, they were afraid to just let people follow instructions? ?). the xolair RN asked if i wanted to learn to inject myself. SURE! they showed me how to mix/inject and i've been doing it ever since. the original plan was for me to do it at home eventually, but thanks to the FDA and all their regulations, i'm stuck at my drs office doing it. > > i guess it could be worse..... > > > > > > ..... I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. > > > > > > Gwendolyn Rafter > > > > > > > > > How do you get them to let you self inject? Every time I bring it up, the jaws hit the floor and all the potential problems get rattled off. No one seems to care that the time they have me sitting in the office isn't matching up with the time I'd be most likely to have a reaction or that there are people who inject insulin every day and if you screw that up it can be deadly. It just doesn't make sense to me. With my other health issues, it's getting harder and harder on me to go anywhere. So I would love to give myself Xolair at home. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I have been on Xolair since 2003. Prior to starting Xolair, I was on oxygen 24/7 and was not expected to come off of it. Since then my breathing has greatly improved - not only am I off of oxygen I have been able to go bike riding and playing racquetball (with breathing breaks.) I still have good times and bad times but the bad times aren't as bad. I used to go to the hospital several times of year but I haven't been in several years. (yay!) I have been self-injecting since 2005 with no problem. Suzanne -----Original Message----- From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton@...> Sent: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 3:16 pm Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday anybody else ever self inject and think they had a better response to xolair? leigh ________________________________ From: heather351 <heaven1975@...> Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 4:37:25 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday waaay back when i started on xolair, a xolair RN came to my drs office to teach them how to mix it (i guess it was so new, they were afraid to just let people follow instructions? ?). the xolair RN asked if i wanted to learn to inject myself. SURE! they showed me how to mix/inject and i've been doing it ever since. the original plan was for me to do it at home eventually, but thanks to the FDA and all their regulations, i'm stuck at my drs office doing it. i guess it could be worse..... > > ..... I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. > > > > Gwendolyn Rafter > > > > > How do you get them to let you self inject? Every time I bring it up, the jaws hit the floor and all the potential problems get rattled off. No one seems to care that the time they have me sitting in the office isn't matching up with the time I'd be most likely to have a reaction or that there are people who inject insulin every day and if you screw that up it can be deadly. It just doesn't make sense to me. With my other health issues, it's getting harder and harder on me to go anywhere. So I would love to give myself Xolair at home. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 ________________________________ From: " SuzFisher@... " <SuzFisher@...> Sent: Tue, March 2, 2010 9:49:22 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday I have been on Xolair since 2003. Prior to starting Xolair, I was on oxygen 24/7 and was not expected to come off of it. Since then my breathing has greatly improved - not only am I off of oxygen I have been able to go bike riding and playing racquetball (with breathing breaks.) I still have good times and bad times but the bad times aren't as bad. I used to go to the hospital several times of year but I haven't been in several years. (yay!) I have been self-injecting since 2005 with no problem. Suzanne -----Original Message----- From: Leigh McCall-Alton <mccallalton> Sent: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 3:16 pm Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday anybody else ever self inject and think they had a better response to xolair? leigh ____________ _________ _________ __ From: heather351 <heaven1975 (DOT) com> Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 4:37:25 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Shots yesterday waaay back when i started on xolair, a xolair RN came to my drs office to teach them how to mix it (i guess it was so new, they were afraid to just let people follow instructions? ?). the xolair RN asked if i wanted to learn to inject myself. SURE! they showed me how to mix/inject and i've been doing it ever since. the original plan was for me to do it at home eventually, but thanks to the FDA and all their regulations, i'm stuck at my drs office doing it. i guess it could be worse..... > > ..... I do the shots at home now and I have for about the last 2.5 years. The difference in the allergies are so significant until it is worth it all. > > > > Gwendolyn Rafter > > > > > How do you get them to let you self inject? Every time I bring it up, the jaws hit the floor and all the potential problems get rattled off. No one seems to care that the time they have me sitting in the office isn't matching up with the time I'd be most likely to have a reaction or that there are people who inject insulin every day and if you screw that up it can be deadly. It just doesn't make sense to me. With my other health issues, it's getting harder and harder on me to go anywhere. So I would love to give myself Xolair at home. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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