Guest guest Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Hello all. Glad to find this site. I've had asthma since I was a senior in college '82. I'm on Advair 500/50 + Singulair which controls quite well as far as I'm concerned. My allergist is doing the hard sell with regard to Xolair. I have multiple concerns about jumping to to treatment. My Dr. did the blood draw on me and apparently I'm a candidate for the injections. My allergist even went so far as submit the paperwork, and I have been approved by my insurance carrier. I do have multiple concerns. Cancer being the top one. How did you all reconcile the fact that this drug increases (sure, it's slight) risk of cancer? Secondly, did any of you have an anaphylactic reaction after the initial injection? Thirdly, My doctor's treatment plan is inject - wants me to wait in office 90 minutes for observation for several of the first injections....which will decrease as they see how I react. Is that normal? Seems to me that anaphylaxis is more common than the literature states?? Fourthly, What I read here, many of you have multiple URI while on Xolair...that's no fun. I hardly ever get them now, why would I want to put myself into a situation where my immune system is compromised, and has trouble doing it's other job...keeping me well? Skeptical & not sold that Xolair is for me. Lind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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