Tough breathing

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Hi everyone,

I need some help.

I have been taking Xolair injections, one in each arm for about 4

months now. I thought I was lucky because I was actually feeling

quite well and attributed the good feeling to the Xolair. Great!!

Well, last weekend while I was mowing I experienced shortness of

breath a couple of times and had to use my inhaler. It helped but

only for a short while.

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon at my sons track meet which took 8

hours to complete (he was next to the last to run). By the time it

ended it became a little chilly and a bit uncomfortable. Thoughout

the afternoon, I found it very difficult to breathe and again had to

resort to using my inhaler a number of times just to walk from one

side of the field to the other. When I got home I had to use my

nebulizer before going to bed simply to make breathing easier. The

mucus in my throat and chest is causing me to wheeze and cough quite

a lot. This morning I am breathing OK but I am congested and

wheezing a little. I have an appointment this afternoon with the

DR. I hope she does not recommend going back on Prednisone.

I thought Xolair should be relieving many of these asthmatic

symptoms and therefore making living easier. Am I wrong?

Maybe it is it too soon for Xolair to be doing its thing?

Will these symptoms soon go away after I have been taking the

injections for a while longer? I hate to be paying as much as I do

for Xolair if it does not work for me.

Has anyone been on Xolair and had to continue dealing with shortness

of breath and the other symptoms of asthma?

Thanks for the help.