Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Ditto. My itching improved as well - I don't get allergic eczema in the winter any more and I can garden without having a reaction. Previously even if I wore gloves, long sleeves and long pants, somehow a branch or vine would touch skin somewhere and then I'd have a severe reaction and have to have pred and antibiotics (again). Not any more. Addy Group Co-owner the experiences expressed here are mine only. Any resemblance to anyone living or dead is simply coincidental. No reproduction without the permission of Major League Baseball. For more on this story, film at 11. > > > > I know this is going to sound silly or stupid.. but insurance approved > > my Xolair and I'm going to start it next Wednesday. Thing is I'm > > extremely nervous to the point of almost having a panic attack about > > starting it. I NEED relief from my asthma symptoms and the idea of > > getting off of the steroids is definately exciting but I'm just very > > nervous. > > I know part of this is because of my Anaphylactic reaction on 11/21 to > > my allergy shots and I'm scared to death that since I'm one of those > > people whos body has a mind of it's own and truthfully NEVER does > > stuff the way it is supposed to, I'm just terrified of having another > > reaction. I talked to the RN at the pharmacy and my asthma/allergy doc > > have told me allergic reactions only occured in 1 out of 4000 patients > > on Xolair but my body tends to be the 1 in most cases!! I know this > > sounds silly, but I can name soo many times in which I've heard > > the " your a statistic " and I really don't want to be that this time!! > > Sorry if I sound whiney I just need some reassurance! My doctors > > office says they've never had a patient out of the 30 or so who are > > taking Xolair have a reaction but as I said I tend to be that > > statistic in so many other cases > > > > I was scared too. It was a brand new drug just approved by > the FDA and I was the first person in the state to get it. > > Now I have been on Xolair for 3 1/2 years without any problems whatsoever. The only thing that will happen is LESS ASTHMA! > > It will be ok > > Doug > Group founder > Co-owner-moderator > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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