Re: Re: Off to that fantastic new doc of mine!

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Hi !

His Name is Doctor . His practice is in North Andover, MA.

If your mom seems interested, e-mail me privately and I'll give her his

number and address!

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Date: 03/16/05 14:05:48

Subject: [ ] Re: Off to that fantastic new doc of mine!

That's fantastic news. What is the name of your new Doctor? My Mom

is in your area and has asthma and sinus problems that she can't

seem to get help for, maybe your Dr could help her.

Glad you are finally getting some help.

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-- In , " Currier "

<redsoxkitten@c...> wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> I know I've been a little MIA lately, but between asthma

flares/hospital

> stays, sinus infections and appointments with a new doctor, I've

just been

> incredibly busy.

>

> I'm still going to be seeing my doctor in Boston, but on a

more " supervisory

> basis. I found a doctor much more local to me that has done so

much in

> just a few short months.

>

> I started seeing this new doctor in January, just hoping to get

tested for

> food allergies. I went over my history with his nurse and her

eyebrows kept

> going higher and higher.... next thing I know she dragged the main

doctor

> into the room and he got " excited " . He said that he literally

WAITS to find

> patients like me. The ones that have been through the wringer and

are

> dependant on steroids, etc.

>

> In 20 minutes, I went from being completely discouraged and

depressed about

> my asthma to having hope and literally crying on this doctor's

shoulder. He

> HUGGED ME! After reviewing my history, he shook his head and

said " this is

> ridiculous that you've hit this stage and don't even have the

tools you need

> at home. " That day, I came home with oxygen, a pulse oximeter and

a

> completely portable nebulizer that I can carry anywhere. It runs

on a

> rechargeable battery pack. The best part? He got my insurance

company to

> pay for it ALL!!!! The oximeter is about the size of a box of tic

tacs! I

> still can't believe all he did in my FIRST VISIT!

>

> Well, after tons and tons of testing... he discovered that not

only do I

> have a lot more allergies than I was aware of, but that I also

have an

> immune deficiency. I had some more tests done last week to

determine

> exactly why my immune system isn't working the way it should, and

hopefully

> I should receive some answers on that today. He did say that

while my

> asthma is definitely a factor, my immune system is why I seem to

end up with

> a URI or pneumonia almost repeatedly, asthma flare or not. About

a month

> ago, I went to see him for a follow up visit... he'd given me two

vaccines,

> and wanted to test to see how my immune system responded to them.

Well, I

> wasn't feeling tip top that day, but breathing fine, just had a

stuffy nose.

> . He wanted sinus and chest X-Rays done anyway and when I went to

turn for

> the side view of my chest I passed out cold on the floor. Doc put

me on

> oxygen right away and did my bloodwork... (He has X-ray, an on

site lab and

> also a clinic where he does gamma globulin infusions) I guess my

white cell

> count was off the charts high considering that I'm on steroids.

He admitted

> me to the hospital because he said I was on the brink of pneumonia

and had a

> nasty sinus infection.

>

> Also, I've definitely been approved for Xolair, I find out today

if my

> hampster testing was negative (pretty sure it was, I didn't see a

reaction,

> but rast tests might show something) and see when the doc is able

to start

> me on the Xolair injections.

>

> We also have to discuss the possibility that I may need infusions

to boost

> my immune system, and he said that he wants to start me on allergy

> immunotherapy, which NO OTHER DOC has EVER been willing to do

because I

> ALWAYS seem to have a reaction. So we'll discuss that today as

well. He

> said that most patients have to wait 15 minutes after the allergy

injections

> but because of my past... I have to wait for an hour. This is

based on my

> mom's memory of having to rush me to the doctor at age 14 because

I started

> to go into shock after having received allergy shots an hour

before.

>

> So, hopefully I'll be back later today with lots of new

information to share

> with everyone! Breathe easy, and wish me luck... although maybe I

don't

> need luck. Seems like this doctor is my guardian angel!

>

>

>