Re: Questions about the first and only patient that....

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Doug: Was it really 1993? LOL--I just had to ask!

I went to the clinic where I am going to get my xolair and saw the doctor

there, today. I thought it would be a cursory, routine checkup on me, he would

read the records from my allergist and that would be it. Was I wrong. It may

be another four weeks before I begin. Because I am no longer on prednisone all

of the time, but only have to take it about twice a year (some years 3) and then

only one round of it, and because my asthma has been stable for several years

(has improved, not gotten worse) he did two spirometry tests on me today--one

before a neb treatment and one after. Then he is going to be out of town next

week, I am out of town the following week, so it will be July 18 before I can

see him again. In the meantime, I will start a round of prednisone the week

before I see him and the day I come in, he will do another spirometry test to

check for improvement in my breathing (today there was 20% improvement--one of

my better numbers on this test). He will

then tell me if Medicare has approved paying for me to take the shots.

I was really impressed with this doctor as his clinic is one of the

asthma/allergy research centers in SA. So in addition to treating asthmatic

patients, he has research groups also. He did say that one of the patients who

was in today had vastly improved on xolair, but had taken herself off of her

other meds before she was really ready and was having some trouble.

Education--education--education.

I also liked this doctor because he is still young enough to continue to be

really excited about helping patients (even one of my age), he talked to me, not

at me, and he explained some other things about my condition that neither of my

other two docs had explained. At any rate, my visit there today was

encouraging. Of course, I was also feeling well--not even any wheezing in my

lungs. But he knew from reading my records that today was an unusual day for

me. I have enough episodes for it to be considered persistent. I told him

that when it first hit me hard twenty years ago there would have been no

question in any one's mind.

Now it is just wait and see......

Glad you are still doing well. How is the neck?

Adah

uca79iii <uca79iii@...> wrote:

BJ, I am flattered LOL!

Yes, I WAS the first person to receive Xolair in the State of

Arkansas. It was September 12,1993. Three days later, I started this

group. Are there any other members that started Xolair before then? If

so, we would love to hear your experiences too!

If anyone wants to email me with specific questions about my 3 years

on Xolair, you may do so at: uca79iii@...

Happy Breathing everyone

Doug

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> Doug: Was it really 1993? LOL--I just had to ask!

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> Glad you are still doing well. How is the neck?

>

> Adah

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OOPS! Gott mu fangerz tangulud LOL!

Neck? Yea, I am still a pain in the neck hahahahah.

Seriously, it's getting better day by day.

Doug

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Hi Doug:

You said you started Xolair in 1993 but, you also said if anyone wants to ask

me questions about my three years on Xolair can. Which is it three years or

thirteen years? I didn't know Xolair was around in 1993.

Have you had a problem with hearing loss? I'm having a big problem with this

for the past 6 months or so.

Kathy

uca79iii <uca79iii@...> wrote:

BJ, I am flattered LOL!

Yes, I WAS the first person to receive Xolair in the State of

Arkansas. It was September 12,1993. Three days later, I started this

group. Are there any other members that started Xolair before then? If

so, we would love to hear your experiences too!

If anyone wants to email me with specific questions about my 3 years

on Xolair, you may do so at: uca79iii@...

Happy Breathing everyone

Doug

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[Guest guest]

> BJ, I am flattered LOL!

Yes, I WAS the first person to receive Xolair in the State of

> Arkansas. It was September 12,1993. Three days later, I started this

> group. Are there any other members that started Xolair before then? If

> so, we would love to hear your experiences too!

>

> If anyone wants to email me with specific questions about my 3 years

> on Xolair, you may do so at: uca79iii@...

>

> Happy Breathing everyone

>

> Doug

>

>

>

No hearing loss for me, but my 81 year old mother in law who lives

with us has only 40% left in one ear. She has been asthmatic all her

life but only has small attacks every once and a while. She uses 2

puffs of combivent and she is fine. Must be nice! sigh!

Several years ago, I had 2 cataract surgeries. I was still waiting for

them to heal up when we went to the grocery store. Mom couldn't hear

me and I couldn't see. We made a funny pair. " Hey maw, what does this

label say? " " What? " " I said, Maw, what does this label say " " Speak

up, you know I can't hear " People thought we were fighting because I

was talking so loud. hahahaah

Doug