Re: info and response to Xolair

[Guest guest]

> Hi,

>

> My name is Sr. and I am an asthmatic and my Pulmonary doctor

has

> been as frustrated about the asthma therapy I have been on I am

also

> on who is allergic to molds, dust and many other environmental and

> food. I have been now on Xolair for about three to four months. I

> have decreased in my dose of oral predisone to 5mgs every other day

I

> have been on different doses of predisone since February of 1999.

I

> am looking forward to getting off of it. I have been in some of

the

> environments that would throw me into an asthma attack but it

didn't.

> I was very excited. I have been breathing better and have not been

> wheezing as much. The Xolair has been really good for me. I have

> been taken off some of my asthma medications and am looking forward

> to getting off more of them. I have some people that I live with

> that do not believe that I have a problem with asthma even when I

am

> in a full blown attack. They keep blaming it on my bed room, but

> won't give me another space for some of my things. I am supposed

to

> throw them away or give them away. But I at this point can't do

that

> because I would like to go back into teaching. I also, am a

> substitute school bus driver. All for now.

>

> Sr.

Sr. ,

Thanks for joining and for your great report

Doug

Group founder

[Guest guest]

Sr. ,

Welcome to the group! I am glad to hear that you are starting to

see improvement in your asthma symptoms. It sounds like you have

really been frustrated by the lack of support from your housemates.

It's not uncommon an uncommon experience for asthmatics. Maybe it's

the kind of thing that if you can't see it, it doesn't exist.

Unfortunately, when you can't breathe you can't do anything else!

Anyway, thanks for sharing!

Addy