Guest guest Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Hi there, so glad I found this! My son, 14 has had asthma all his life. He's been on Advair 100, Albuterol for several years, Singular for a year. However; the past 2 mos. have been hell. We moved into another home then. It's an older one in a much nicer area. This allowed my son to go to a better school and play football, his #1 love in life, for a school who is known for a run offense. He's a RB and MLB. Anyway, 3 wks. ago, he was getting good grades, walking around campus and making new friends and racking up yardage and sacks, albeit coughing and having attacks much more than ever. He started to need his portable nebulizer on the sidelines. Today: he's on Advair 500/50, Prednisone 30 mg., day, Intal, Albuterol, Xopenex, Atrovent, Singulair, Claritin D, Flonase and Spiriva and had a Prednisone injection. He is on " home hospital " and has a tutor visiting him every day. Forget football! He is still having numerous asthma attacks throughout the day and night. The Pulmonary Specialists sent him to the Allergy Specialists today who tested him. They did the RAST on his back. All was calm except for a fiery red, swollen area where she did molds. His Ig e levels came back at 2300. The doctor said he is a good candidate for Xolair. We have BC PPO but she said the insurance fight it. With his history (4 ER visits in 3 yrs) and the escalation in the past 2 mos., how COULD they? Anyway, I'm sure you've all gone through this. Any words of encouragement. He's basically " bubble boy " these days. What a life:-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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