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My family has noticed my improvement after xolair. After number 3, I had what I

know would have gone into pneumonia--you could hear me breathing across the room

and the rattles were scary. I stayed out of the er and hospital. Through it

all my flowmeter did not go as low as it was ALL THE TIME befoe xolair.

After number 4, I don't have that nervousness I used to have and am actually

calm! I must have had so much histamine going on! Doesn't take a brain surgeon

to figure my 16500 rast to cats and living in house where I had a cat to figure

this out. I think that's why I am seeing improvement so early on. Class 3 and 4

on the Rast to many things. Also tolerating food better--I think the body can

only handle so much.

And I can't wait until number 5, 6 and 7.

A year from now I expect to be travelling again!

suzsummit <sdepaolis@...> wrote:

OMG! I LOVE this group! I think it keeps the, " I must be imagining

this' down to a good level. When I read the post...

> I am thinking I should see an ENT too now because come to think of

it, I do

> have throat triggers that seem perplexing and perhaps a bit strange.

Does

> anyone else trigger primarily from the throat first from ice cold

beverages

> or vinegar/lemon or strong ginger flavor (ginger ale)? Those

triggers are

> not allergic responses for me, they just happen some of the time I take

> those foods/beverages and they begin with a throat " stitch " (not food

> sensitivity sensation as I have that too) that leads into coughing.

>

I felt like hugging that poster (Ok a big virtual HUG!). I have food

triggers too that start the spasms and then the coughing begins and it

all goes downhill from there. Mine are vinegar things (ketsup has

become a real nuisance - and I love french fries with ketsup) -- salad

dressings (vinegar based), red wine and champange are also become

triggers for me. My husband laughed because the other other night as

we were entering a restaurant I did 2 'puffs' of albuterol -- he gave

me that questioning look and I replied, " honey, I want some champange

tonight " . And yes, I am not allergic to these foods -- they just set

me off (good news is I have mastered making salad dressing with orange

and lemon juice)bad news is I crave french fries all the time now :-)

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