eosinophils

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I have been having multitudes of test run at the Mayo

Clinic. They do not do alot of xolair there so I am

an interesting experiment for them.

They made me repeat a test that showed " eosinophils " in

my sputum because it showed a lower amount than expected.

I don't have the repeated results yet. However, they say

this is found in asthmatics in the lungs and that the xolair

may be reducing it, but at a rate so slow that I can having

a hard time noticing it. This may partially explain why for

some people it takes well over a year to notice any difference.

Just thought I would pass this along. I have been on xolair for

over a year. They did some basic skin tests. Some molds were reduced

from my usual reaction but the grasses, trees and dust mites still

showed the usual massive hive from the tests. If I learn anything

I will pass it along. Also, some of you with sinus problems may

want to make sure you don't have GERD. I had surgery to correct GERD

but apparently it wasn't effective enough and they may be causing

sinuses and asthma to flare up (I won't know for sure until more

tests are run but this is what they are thinking).

tony