Re: new Xolair user to the group.....

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Welcome ,

I have been on Xolair since Oct 2004. I also get shots every 2

weeks.

You are lucky to notice such an improvement so soon, alot of us here

didn't notice an improvement right off. My first few shots I

noticed a small difference which would last for 7-10 days and wear

off before my next shot, but now I really feel alot better for the

whole time. I also was weaning off pred since I started getting

Xolair shots, so I'm sure some of my symptoms were because of that.

I am now completely off pred thanks to the Xolair.

This question is for you folks who have been on Xolair for a year or

so. I have been able to work out in the yard the last 2 weeks or

so, but pollen will soon be starting and I'm wondering if the Xolair

will make enough difference that I'll be able to still do that when

pollen hits worse? I live in Missouri, so our weather is still

pretty cool with some occasional warm days.

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- In , " snackcrackers8193 "

<jramsdell9964@s...> wrote:

>

>

> Hello...I am new to the group and would like to introduce myself.

My

> name is and I have been suffering from allergies / asthma

> for exactly one year now. I have always had seasonal allergies and

> have been on Nasonex and Singular forever. One year ago, I

suddenly

> develop chest tightness and breathing issues. After much testing

for

> everything, I learn I have GERD, asthma, and a variety of

> environmental allergies.

> Absolutely, no medication had been giving me relief from the daily

> symptoms. All inhalers gave me thrush, only the albuteral gives me

> mimimal relief. The long and short of my story is that my

allergist

> did the blood test, my IGE level was 174, my insurance approved

the

> Xolair in two days, and I had my first two injections 3 1/2 weeks

> ago. My schedule is two injections every month (30 days). The day

> following my first injection I felt the first sense of relief

after

> over one year of symptoms. My chest tightness was lessened and I

> felt " almost normal " for approximately 8-9 days or so. Then a

steady

> decline began and my symptoms returned. Of course having felt so

> great for 8-9 days, now I feel so much worse forgetting that this

is

> how bad I felt before the first injection. So, I have my next two

> shots in two days and I cannot wait! I will mention that I read a

> Xolair study which indicated that the " first set of injections

peak

> after 7 days " and then the second set does a more steady rise for

10-

> 14 days or so. I think that is why so may Xolair users feel great

> sometimes for a week or so after the shot and then begin to

decline.

> I imagine that after the Xolair builds up in the system, it will

> last the full time span between injections. Has anyone found that?

I

> have my fingers crossed for all of us......