question about injections (pat??)

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hi all. i hope this finds everyone well.

i've just got a question. i'm on xolair 375 mg every 2 weeks. i've been

injecting myself since my 3rd or 4th dose TWO years ago! this past year i've

been doing it unsupervised (YEAH -- no " babysitters " to watch me in the drs

office!!).

when the xolair rep originally came to show us what to do, he set up my

injections as (2) 1.2 mL injections and (1) .6 mL injection. we roate injection

sites - both thighs, stomach and left arm.

when i inject the 1.2 mL of xolair into my arm, i get a bubble/bump, probably

the size of a quarter. its almost like my arm cannot absorb the xolair as fast

as i'm pushing it in (and trust me, its not fast -- its like jello going in -

LOL). the bubble goes away after 4-6 hours, i guess as my arm absorbs the

xolair. i don't get a bubble with the .6 mL injection into my arm. the other

injection sites go into fattier tissue, so i'm guessing that's why i don't get a

bubble there.

i talked to one of the nurses at school (i work in a school for medically

fragile kids, so the nurses are really good there) about it. she looked it up,

said it was " normal " and told me to try to inject more towards the underside of

my arm where there's a little more fat. since i'm not gumby, its easier said

than done.

does anyone else get this? i don't want to mention it to the dr/nurse if i can

avoid it because i don't want my self injecting priviledges taken away. i

looked at the administration directions on the xolair site (

http://www.xolair.com/hcp/preparation_administration.jsp#preparing_the_reconstit\

uted_dose_for_injection )

and it mentions a " mass " as an injection site reaction, but i'm not sure if

they're talking about a mass due to the solution not being absorbed immediately

or some people just develop a bump (similar to swelling).

any ideas?

thanks

heather

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