Re: Re: Question about Xolair & allergy shots

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Hi ,

My name is Lin and my son gets allergy shot plus xolair shots as well..

My son has experienced the same thing one time when he got his allergy

shots.. What i usually do for my son is give him a benadryl pill when we get

home

then hes fine. but also what ive been doin too is before we go get his shots

is give him

a benadryl pill about 30 minutes before we go to get the shots and that

works...

My son also reached his maintenance dosage now too. i havent gave him any

benadryl either before any of his shots and his arm hasnt been red or wheeled

either.

so im very blessed by that... I know with my son, he hasnt had any problems

with his allergy being red or anything, so i would just watch and see how you do

with yours.

My son has never had any kind of reaction to the xolair shots at all since

been getting them.

I hope that has answered your question... good luck to you...

god bless you and have an asthma free day...

Lin from pittsburgh pa

uca79iii <uca79iii@...> wrote:

--- In , " " <justinlouisville@...>

wrote:

>

> I just got my allergy shot today, and as usual, I had a local reaction

> on my arms...small bumps at the injection sites, big red areas, and

> VERY itchy. Nothing unusual at all, just worse because I started a

> fresh vial recently. By the way, I'm on maintenance shots now.

>

> My question is this: For those of you who are on allergy shots and

> Xolair, did you notice your local reactions diminishing over time? Or

> do you still get local reactions to the allergy serum even after being

> on Xolair for awhile?

>

> Thanks!

>

> , 32, Louisville

>

,

I am now 51 years old and have been on allergy shots since I was 5. I

have never had any kind of reaction before xolair and after.

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[Guest guest]

,

I really dont know actually. You will have to see for your self. Everyone is

different.

My sons dr. was telling me the Xolair doesnt have anything to do with the

allergy

shots. they are supposed to work together to help with breathing and

allergies.

so we are seeing how this is going to work here. Now this past week for the

allergy

shots he didnt have any redness or wheeled area where he got his shot, but i

always

keep a benadryl in my purse just in case. never can be to sure whats goin to

happen.

I guess you will have to watch and see what happens , when your Xolair kicks

in and starts working...

best of luck with the xolair... Have a asthma free day... god bless..

Lin~~~~pittsburgh pa

<justinlouisville@...> wrote:

Thanks for the replies, Doug, Linn, & Addy -

I'm just trying to figure out if the Xolair might eventually reduce

my local reactions to the allergy shots when the Xolair begins

to " settle in " to my body. I'm curious if this will be kind of a

first sign that it's beginning to work. Do you see what I mean?

I take antihistamines several times a day, and this helps reduce the

local reactions to the allergy shots a little bit, but I still have

local reactions every single time. Like Addy, I cannot reach a " true "

maintenance dose because of increasing symptoms afterward. I had to

stop at a maintenance dose which is only about halfway through the

second to the last vial (.35 - yellow vial). My doctor hopes that he

will be able to begin increasing my allergy shot dose again once the

Xolair kicks in.

To reiterate, I am not concerned about the local reactions at all.

This is normal for me, and is to be expected because of how sensitive

I am. I just want to know if Xolair has reduced local reactions to

allergy shots for anyone.

Thanks again!

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Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Question about Xolair & allergy shots

,

I really dont know actually. You will have to see for your self.

Everyone is different.

My sons dr. was telling me the Xolair doesnt have anything to do with

the allergy

shots. they are supposed to work together to help with breathing and

allergies.

so we are seeing how this is going to work here. Now this past week for

the allergy

shots he didnt have any redness or wheeled area where he got his shot,

but i always

keep a benadryl in my purse just in case. never can be to sure whats

goin to happen.

I guess you will have to watch and see what happens , when your Xolair

kicks in and starts working...

best of luck with the xolair... Have a asthma free day... god bless..

Lin~~~~pittsburgh pa

<justinlouisville@... <mailto:justinlouisville%40>

> wrote:

Thanks for the replies, Doug, Linn, & Addy -

I'm just trying to figure out if the Xolair might eventually reduce

my local reactions to the allergy shots when the Xolair begins

to " settle in " to my body. I'm curious if this will be kind of a

first sign that it's beginning to work. Do you see what I mean?

I take antihistamines several times a day, and this helps reduce the

local reactions to the allergy shots a little bit, but I still have

local reactions every single time. Like Addy, I cannot reach a " true "

maintenance dose because of increasing symptoms afterward. I had to

stop at a maintenance dose which is only about halfway through the

second to the last vial (.35 - yellow vial). My doctor hopes that he

will be able to begin increasing my allergy shot dose again once the

Xolair kicks in.

To reiterate, I am not concerned about the local reactions at all.

This is normal for me, and is to be expected because of how sensitive

I am. I just want to know if Xolair has reduced local reactions to

allergy shots for anyone.

Thanks again!

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[Guest guest]

Hello Lin and ,

My son also gets allergy shots plus Xolair. He went through the redness and

swelling with the allergy shots and actually hated getting them over the

Xolair,

but now he does not have any type of reaction at all.

no1friend621 <no1friend621@...> wrote:

Hi ,

My name is Lin and my son gets allergy shot plus xolair shots as well..

My son has experienced the same thing one time when he got his allergy

shots.. What i usually do for my son is give him a benadryl pill when we get

home

then hes fine. but also what ive been doin too is before we go get his shots is

give him

a benadryl pill about 30 minutes before we go to get the shots and that works...

My son also reached his maintenance dosage now too. i havent gave him any

benadryl either before any of his shots and his arm hasnt been red or wheeled

either.

so im very blessed by that... I know with my son, he hasnt had any problems with

his allergy being red or anything, so i would just watch and see how you do with

yours.

My son has never had any kind of reaction to the xolair shots at all since been

getting them.

I hope that has answered your question... good luck to you...

god bless you and have an asthma free day...

Lin from pittsburgh pa

uca79iii <uca79iii@...> wrote:

--- In , " " <justinlouisville@...>

wrote:

>

> I just got my allergy shot today, and as usual, I had a local reaction

> on my arms...small bumps at the injection sites, big red areas, and

> VERY itchy. Nothing unusual at all, just worse because I started a

> fresh vial recently. By the way, I'm on maintenance shots now.

>

> My question is this: For those of you who are on allergy shots and

> Xolair, did you notice your local reactions diminishing over time? Or

> do you still get local reactions to the allergy serum even after being

> on Xolair for awhile?

>

> Thanks!

>

> , 32, Louisville

>

,

I am now 51 years old and have been on allergy shots since I was 5. I

have never had any kind of reaction before xolair and after.

Thank you for joining and posting. Remember,

ask your doctor before making any

changes to your healthcare.

Doug

Group founder

Co/Owner/Moderator

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