Re: Pain in Arms, Numbness in Hands

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Thanks for that note, it is important to people who may be

considering Xolair.

I have found that I now have more aches, joint pain, stiffness. It

IS NOT FROM THE XOLAIR. I have been in a slow taper off prednisone

since I started Xolair and am now completely off. The Dr says the

joint aches, etc are because the pred controlled inflamation

everywhere and now it is not, therefore I ache. Makes sense.

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In , Gordon Bear <gbear@r...> wrote:

>

> Dear Xolair people:

>

> A few months ago, on behalf of my asthmatic friend Kathy, I

reported that

> she had developed pain in her arms and numbness in her hands soon

after

> her first injection of Xolair. I asked whether anyone else had

experienced

> such pain and numbness, and one person kindly replied (offlist).

>

> Let me now offer an update: The pain and numbness were due to

carpal

> tunnel syndrome, and it was apparently just a coincidence that they

> started after that first shot. A neurologist diagnosed the carpal

tunnel

> problem on the basis of Kathy's verbal description and then in a

series of

> nerve-conduction tests definitively demonstrated it.

>

> Because the postings to this helpful group are archived and

searchable, I

> thought it important to provide this update.

>

> Best wishes to everyone, and kindly look for another message from

me

> coming soon.

>

> Gordon

> Ramsey, New Jersey