Re: First Shot of Xolair - At Last

[Guest guest]

HOORAY for starting xolair. the fight to start it, for many of us,

is a long battle. think it took me four months to get it approved.

i was so afraid when i changed insurance companies. the new ins. co.

approved it in three weeks. go figure!

glad you have not had side effects. it takes most people 4-6 months

to see the benefits. it took me 6 months to start seeing the

effects and now, after being on xolair for ten months, i think its

effects have leveled out.

i was averaging one sinus infection/bronchitus/URI a month before

xolair. in the last ten months, i've only had three bouts of

infections and one was before the xolair kicked in. i have

decreased my inhaled steroid dose (flovent from 2200 mcg a day to

1000 mcg a day). the other meds have stayed the same, but i'm much

better controlled, so its a small price to pay. the best news - no

prednisone since mid april!!

good luck with the xolair!!

heather

--- In , " Pamela " <crochetferret@y...>

wrote:

>

> Yesterday was my first shot of Xolair - I have been waiting for 7

> months for my ins. co. to finally approve this. I had absolutely

no

> side effects from it - no swelling, redness, tenderness, nothing.

I

> really have yet to see much change in the asthma as yet - how long

> does that normally take?

>

> My MD was stating that I should get sick less often, less

infections

> and less allergy attacks. I sure hope so, but the less medicine I

> need to take for the astham, the happier I will be.

>

> Pamela

[Guest guest]

--- In , " Pamela " <crochetferret@y...>

wrote:

>

> Yesterday was my first shot of Xolair - I have been waiting for 7

> months for my ins. co. to finally approve this. I had absolutely

no

> side effects from it - no swelling, redness, tenderness, nothing.

I

> really have yet to see much change in the asthma as yet - how long

> does that normally take?

>

> My MD was stating that I should get sick less often, less

infections

> and less allergy attacks. I sure hope so, but the less medicine I

> need to take for the astham, the happier I will be.

>

> Pamela

Pamela,

GREAT! Some people experience the benefits of Xolair within the first

few weeks, others like me have taken up to 6 months. We have to

remember that Xolair is not a " rescue " medication like an inhaler.

It does take some time to work.

I was very fortunate that my insurance did not have a fit. The

approved it right off the bat. At 1000.00 a month premium for the

wife and I, darn right they needed to approve it! This was over a

year ago

Hope you see improvement soon

Doug

group founder