Guest guest Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Hi, I'm new to this group, but I post on the asthma boards for webmd alot of the time. I'm a 25 year old female with severe persistant asthma that is not controllable with meds, and I've tried them all for the most part. So I went to my pulmo yesterday and he was looking over my lab reports from when I was in the hospital last and he said that I was a candidate for xolair. He told me to look into it and see if it would be something that i would be interested in. He's going to talk to my insurance and see if it can be approved and what they can work out. So, I've looked into it and now have a few questions about it. Why is it soooooo expensive? My pulmo told me that my therapy would run about $25,000 a year, which as a master's degree student, I cannot afford. Is it something that I can do at home? I give myself insulin shots daily, so I already know how to do it. Will I be able to come off my meds, would love to drop the advair as it's making me shake very badly. Also, are there any side effects to it? Thanks in advamce for any information that you all can help me with! Gracie!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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