Re: My asthma is much better....

[Guest guest]

--Hi

have you been on oral pred. for a long time,

matt- In , " uca79ii " <uca79ii@y...>

wrote:

> yea, after I am back on 40 mg of Pred a day Looks like that so

> far, Xolair is NOT the wonder drug fopr me. My doc did say

that

> my Ige was very high and if the xolair is going ot help my asthma,

I

> would have to be on the xolair for at least a year.

>

> Looking on the bright side...I CAN breathe, even if it is WITH

tons

> of pred. Also, my insurance paying all but a 40.00 a month copay

for

> the Xolair. Things could be much worse.

>

>

> Doug

[Guest guest]

> --Hi

> have you been on oral pred. for a long time,

>

Every day since June 2003. Off and on through the years before that.

I have had pre mature cataracts removed in the mid 90's because of

all the steroid use for my allergies and asthma thought my life.

Doug