Re: New Members - Beginning Injections Soon

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Pamela,

Glad you are going to start Xolair and I hope it brings you the same

relief it has brought many others.

Personally, I had a few mild reactions to the shot. This included

bruising at the injection site, itching (all over) and a flare of

acne a few weeks after I started getting shots. This cleared up

within a few weeks and has not come back. I also give my shots in

my thigh and have no bruising at all.

Other than that the only side-effect was a reduction in asthma

symptoms!

Greg

--- In , " Pamela " <caseyschuler@h...>

wrote:

> Hello everyone, my name is Pamela and I am 53. I will beginning

to

> take injections of Xolair next month. I have asthma and an

> obstruction of the small bronchia, which is non-reversible. I had

> been getting frequent sinus infections also. When my iGe levels

were

> tested they came back double the normal limit, and my

pulmonologist

> suggested starting Xolair. It has taken awhile to get the

approval

> from my insurance company (nearly 5 months) but it seems like next

> month they will begin.

>

> I would like to know what side effects typically are associated

with

> these shots of Xolair. Is swelling near the site usual; what

about

> headaches? I've been known to get migraines occasionally. I'm

also

> a breast cancer survivor of 3 years, so that has to be factored

into

> all other medical decisions too.

>

> Looking forward to getting to meet all of you.

>

> Pamela