Guest guest Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Today my doctor and I agreed on my using xolair pending insurance approval. (I think they should but who knows - they've approved it in other states.) It's my understanding that the drug company will send an RN to my house, show me how to handle and inject the Xolair and I will be left with the drug to inject by myself at home from there on. I was a bit surprised as I had the strong impression that it was important to be injected and observed in a clinical setting. Is this the new protocol? Yes, I'm bright and well educated and have some medical background (not a nurse or doctor, though) but am wondering. Doc doesn't seem to be concerned as I educated myself about xolair extensively and could recite it back! It adds $ and lots of time to go to doctor's office so don't want to do a " look a gift horse in the mouth " type of thing. My lungs have been damaged by a lifetime of allergy and asthma and treatments not to mention other body systems that have reacted to the drugs. I'd like to feel better. I'm allergic to mold that's in the air all the time and other things from which I cannot escape. As a result I'm not getting a normal exchange of air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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