Re: xolair injection sites

[Guest guest]

thats the other thing -- its difficult (but not impossible) to

inject yourself in the arm, especially when you have to use your non-

dominant hand. i'm trying to move towards doing the shots at home,

and stomach injections would be so much easier. (for no other

reason than i hate taking up their time at the office - i'm less

than a mile away from my dr, so going isn't a problem). i might just

have to call xolair or curascript.

thanks

heather

> Since it is a shot that goes into the fatty tissue and not the

blood stream, its ok, but I can't tell you where to find it in

writing. My doctor used my stomach to teach me to do the shots

myself...since I can hardly give myself a shot in the backof the

arm! Worked great and also it didn't even hurt! No muss no

fuss.

[Guest guest]

--- In , " heather " <heaven1975@y...>

wrote:

> thats the other thing -- its difficult (but not impossible) to

> inject yourself in the arm, especially when you have to use your

non-

> dominant hand. i'm trying to move towards doing the shots at home,

> and stomach injections would be so much easier. (for no other

> reason than i hate taking up their time at the office - i'm less

> than a mile away from my dr, so going isn't a problem). i might

just

> have to call xolair or curascript.

>

> thanks

> heather

>

I gave myself " regular " allergy shots at home in right side of my leg

for 20 years. Two years ago, it seems that most allergists stopped

that practice. Now they make me get them in the office and then wait

for 20 minutes like I did when I was a kid.

Xolair at home???? NO WAY!!! My doctor and his nurse look at me in

SHOCK when I tell them that some are allowed to give them to

themselves. Not only do I have to get my shots in the office, but

they make me wait an hour before I can leave.

I guess that my doctor is very concerned about reactions. If I were

in his shoes, I would rather my patient be in my office if something

should go wrong.

I used to have to drive 2 1/2 hours each way to get my shots. Now, I

just drive across town on the interstate

Doug

[Guest guest]

I give myself my own Xolair shots. I never have trouble with

bruising. I give myself two shots in the stomach, one on each side,

and one in the leg. No problems to date. Much less painful to use

that fatty tummy tissue. More helpful now that I've lost about 25

pounds (no pred, yeah) and don't have so much fatty tissue in other

areas.

Addy

PS went to the doc this week; she thinks it is unlikely that Xolair

is causing the other symptoms and took about 4 vials of my blood to

run tests with. I'll let you know if we find out anything.

[Guest guest]

thanks for all the info. i'm not sure i'll ever get to move " home "

with the shots. that was the original plan, and we were planning on

changing it to " home " when my insurance changed and the new ins.

covered xolair - but its my understanding that its being approved

for the office. oh well. its not a bother at all, and oddly, i enjoy

going. its like an extended (dysfunctional) family. i've been with

the same dr and nurses since i was 12 -- 17 years and counting!

as for the waiting, they make me wait about a half hour after the

shots and every now and again ask me what would i do if i had a

problem. i carry 2 epi-pens everywhere i go, and the trauma center

is less than ten minutes away...plus my mom is an EMT so she can

round up an ambulance crew in a moments notice (and has before)

should i need it.

i have been bruising so much, and so easily. i'm not sure from what.

last summer my PCP did a full work up, and found absolutely nothing.

and abby - the lesser amount of steroids (for me is was 2200 ,cg a

day of flovent, rather than oral pred) has helped me lose weight too

(i'm down to 125 lbs -- YEAH!!!). my dr is shocked, along with the

nurses. i'm finding the shots to be more uncomfortable in my arms

than they were in january. i'll hope for the stomach shot, and maybe

try to get that as a newer location if i like it more. thanks too

for the info.

thanks

heather

> I give myself my own Xolair shots. I never have trouble with

> bruising. I give myself two shots in the stomach, one on each

side,

> and one in the leg. No problems to date. Much less painful to

use

> that fatty tummy tissue. More helpful now that I've lost about 25

> pounds (no pred, yeah) and don't have so much fatty tissue in

other

> areas.

>

> Addy

>

>

> PS went to the doc this week; she thinks it is unlikely that

Xolair

> is causing the other symptoms and took about 4 vials of my blood

to

> run tests with. I'll let you know if we find out anything.