Re: Now I am scared

April 25, 2007

Hi Schoolontherock,

The last year and a half my asthma was very uncontrollable and my

doctor and I talked about the option of National Jewish as well

several times.

Deep inside I wanted to go even though I was worried about the

inconvience,$, and I felt down that everything was so bad that this

was the only place that could help.

I hope that the Xolair kicks in and you get better soon.

Even though I am doing better now and have been off prenisone 2 months

I wished going to National Jewish was an easy option for me if needed.

I bet it will be hard to be away from your kids but in the longrun

maybe this investment will help your quality of life and you can come

back and enjoy your time with your children. I hope that even though

the whole process is a hassale that NJH will help make things less

complicated in the long run.

Take care,

Laurie

-- In , " schoolontherock "

<fromthebirdhouse@...> wrote:

>

> I got my third Xolair today. As yet, no improvement or reduction in

> any meds. I still am cycling on and off steroids regularly. Looking

> at my PFT, meds, and history, my Doc has decided to send me to

> National Jewish Hospital as an in-patient. It will take about 6 weeks

> before all the approvals come through. Is there any chance my miracle

> med Xolair will kick in before then? I really don't want to be in

> another state away from my kids for 2 weeks. I don't want to pay for

> all this. I don't want things to get any more complicated.

>

April 25, 2007

Schoolontherock,

If it is any consolation, last October I went to National Jewish

hospital in Denver, Colorado to determine the extent of my asthma. I

found out that I had severe asthma. Fortunately, after evaluation I was

able to remove a few of my medicines but still was told there may be

times when prednisone will be needed to get me past the difficult times.

So far, the difficult times have been less often than they were before.

Probably because of the Xolair I am taking and being very responsible in

taking the medications I am told to take when I am to take them.

If you are concerned about going there don't be. It is well worth your

while and may be benefical to you in the long run. Besides, the testing

does not take all day, only a few hours. You then have the rest of the

day to see the sites and go places. There may even be times when after

discussing your problems with the doctor you have been assigned tests

may be cancelled giving you more time to sight see. I was glad that I

went.

If you are curious and want to learn more about the hospital here is

their web site:

http://www.nationaljewish.org/index.aspx

Good luck!!

Steve Zimmerman

Have a Good Day

785-296-6947

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Subject: [ ] Re: Now I am scared

Hi Schoolontherock,

The last year and a half my asthma was very uncontrollable and my

doctor and I talked about the option of National Jewish as well several

times.

Deep inside I wanted to go even though I was worried about the

inconvience,$, and I felt down that everything was so bad that this was

the only place that could help.

I hope that the Xolair kicks in and you get better soon.

Even though I am doing better now and have been off prenisone 2 months I

wished going to National Jewish was an easy option for me if needed.

I bet it will be hard to be away from your kids but in the longrun maybe

this investment will help your quality of life and you can come back and

enjoy your time with your children. I hope that even though the whole

process is a hassale that NJH will help make things less complicated in

the long run.