reauthorizations, status updates

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Ash, I am so glad you are starting to see improvement. Thank you for

sharing so that we can continue to give hope to folks who need longer

than the average in order to see benefit from Xolair!

I lost most of my pred weight easily. The rest I am not working on

b/c I am small anyway, and I need to stay at my current weight in

order to continue to take the maximum dosage. My current weight is

under the CDC threshold for at risk of overweight or obesity for

someone my height (I'm only 5'2 " ) and I feel that I need to do

whatever I can to stay off pred as I already have bone loss.

That said, there's a great book out there " Coping with Prednisone "

that gives advice on how to eat properly to fend off cravings and

keep weight down while taking steroids. Anyone still on steroids to

any extent should read it and anyone who is still trying to lose pred

weight may benefit from it as well.

P, I am going to figure out a way to post your " guidelines for

getting reauthorized " permanently - maybe in the files section to the

left. That way new members or folks who have problems later on can

access it without having to comb the message archives. Thanks for

providing such valuable info.

Doug and I are looking forward to " meeting " you all at Sunday's

chat. Until then, take care everyone!

Addy