Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 I've been doing injections myself for the last couple of months. It's a great relief for me to be able to do it this way, since I live far away (two to three hours each way) from my allergist. I was trained by the nurse who'd been giving me the injections in my doctor's office, and I haven't had any problems. One thing I've noticed is that I do better (in the sense of not feeling flushed or weird) with the injections if I do it on a precise two-week schedule. There have been a few times (back when I had to get to the doctor's office) when I was several days or a week late, and I noticed that I had a small but noticable reaction to the injection, like I'd had in the beginning. If I do it on time, I am fine. Meryl hi gary. i've been doing the injections myself for 2 years. on my 2nd or 3rd dose of xolair, my dr surprised me with a xolair nurse who showed me how to mix. she asked me to try self injecting. for the first 4-5 months or so i did the injections at the drs office with supervision (to make sure i didn't run into any problems). after that, i do it all myself. the RN there now mixes the xolair for me, to save time. i'd love to do them at home, but the office staff apparently enjoys seeing my cheery face every 2 weeks, so i continue to go there. hope this helps. maybe you can ask your dr to contact xolair and ask for a xolair nurse to teach you. (i think she was a specific " educator " nurse or something) good luck heather McLaughlin <gmclaughlin1000@...> wrote: Ron, I'm glad to hear you are doing better. For some odd reason I can breathe better when I get the flu. You said you are self-injecting Xolair? I've asked my doctor if I can do it myself but he won't let me. Are you a health care professional? I'd like to give myself the shot if possible. ronaldcrpntr <cowtrail@...> wrote: About a week and a half ago I was " fighting a cold " . Pretty soon I could not breath and the wife rolled me to ER. I was admitted in intensive care and confirmed to have influenza A. Everybody had to put on masks and gloves. My regular Dr is also a pulmonary specialist (Lung/asthma Dr). He states that the Flu (influenza) is far worse then phenomena for asthma sufferers, influenza affects both lungs in their entirety. He, after stating it was nip and tuck for awhile, stated now I know why so many people die from influenza. I just got home and am doing better, everything is relative, but this is a first for me. I will not take the flu for granted when it reacts so violently with my asthma. I self inject Xolair so I was three days late with the shots, Dr said that was OK. After injecting I actually felt better. Most of the Nurses did not know about Xolair so I educated them, told them about this site, and they were " excited " about learning about Xolair, cool huh? Yes I did get flu shots and phenomena shots prior to this incident. I go back to the Dr tomorrow and right now I feel really really yucky, that's medical jargon for even my hair hurts! Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 hi gary. i've been doing the injections myself for 2 years. on my 2nd or 3rd dose of xolair, my dr surprised me with a xolair nurse who showed me how to mix. she asked me to try self injecting. for the first 4-5 months or so i did the injections at the drs office with supervision (to make sure i didn't run into any problems). after that, i do it all myself. the RN there now mixes the xolair for me, to save time. i'd love to do them at home, but the office staff apparently enjoys seeing my cheery face every 2 weeks, so i continue to go there. hope this helps. maybe you can ask your dr to contact xolair and ask for a xolair nurse to teach you. (i think she was a specific " educator " nurse or something) good luck heather McLaughlin <gmclaughlin1000@...> wrote: Ron, I'm glad to hear you are doing better. For some odd reason I can breathe better when I get the flu. You said you are self-injecting Xolair? I've asked my doctor if I can do it myself but he won't let me. Are you a health care professional? I'd like to give myself the shot if possible. ronaldcrpntr <cowtrail@...> wrote: About a week and a half ago I was " fighting a cold " . Pretty soon I could not breath and the wife rolled me to ER. I was admitted in intensive care and confirmed to have influenza A. Everybody had to put on masks and gloves. My regular Dr is also a pulmonary specialist (Lung/asthma Dr). He states that the Flu (influenza) is far worse then phenomena for asthma sufferers, influenza affects both lungs in their entirety. He, after stating it was nip and tuck for awhile, stated now I know why so many people die from influenza. I just got home and am doing better, everything is relative, but this is a first for me. I will not take the flu for granted when it reacts so violently with my asthma. I self inject Xolair so I was three days late with the shots, Dr said that was OK. After injecting I actually felt better. Most of the Nurses did not know about Xolair so I educated them, told them about this site, and they were " excited " about learning about Xolair, cool huh? Yes I did get flu shots and phenomena shots prior to this incident. I go back to the Dr tomorrow and right now I feel really really yucky, that's medical jargon for even my hair hurts! Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 OK, I'm doing something wrong, my nurse said I was a pain in the..... and to get out of the hospital, she'd fax instructions! Seriously, it's more time consuming then I thought it would be, I'm still glad I'm able to do it! Ron On Feb 17, 2006, at 7:05 PM, heather wrote: > hi gary. i've been doing the injections myself for 2 years. on my > 2nd or 3rd dose of xolair, my dr surprised me with a xolair nurse > who showed me how to mix. she asked me to try self injecting. for > the first 4-5 months or so i did the injections at the drs office > with supervision (to make sure i didn't run into any problems). > after that, i do it all myself. the RN there now mixes the xolair > for me, to save time. i'd love to do them at home, but the office > staff apparently enjoys seeing my cheery face every 2 weeks, so i > continue to go there. > > hope this helps. maybe you can ask your dr to contact xolair and > ask for a xolair nurse to teach you. (i think she was a specific > " educator " nurse or something) > > good luck > > heather > > > > McLaughlin <gmclaughlin1000@...> wrote: > Ron, > > I'm glad to hear you are doing better. For some odd reason I can > breathe better when I get the flu. > > You said you are self-injecting Xolair? I've asked my doctor if > I can do it myself but he won't let me. Are you a health care > professional? I'd like to give myself the shot if possible. > > > > ronaldcrpntr <cowtrail@...> wrote: > About a week and a half ago I was " fighting a cold " . Pretty soon > I could not breath and the > wife rolled me to ER. I was admitted in intensive care and > confirmed to have influenza A. > Everybody had to put on masks and gloves. My regular Dr is also a > pulmonary specialist > (Lung/asthma Dr). He states that the Flu (influenza) is far worse > then phenomena for asthma > sufferers, influenza affects both lungs in their entirety. He, > after stating it was nip and tuck > for awhile, stated now I know why so many people die from > influenza. I just got home and > am doing better, everything is relative, but this is a first for > me. I will not take the flu for > granted when it reacts so violently with my asthma. > > I self inject Xolair so I was three days late with the shots, Dr > said that was OK. After injecting > I actually felt better. Most of the Nurses did not know about > Xolair so I educated them, told > them about this site, and they were " excited " about learning about > Xolair, cool huh? > > Yes I did get flu shots and phenomena shots prior to this incident. > > I go back to the Dr tomorrow and right now I feel really really > yucky, that's medical jargon > for even my hair hurts! > > Ron > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 I agree, just started thinking about it with your post. I set myself on a precise schedule and I do feel better. I changed my times to Sunday so work or anything else does not interfere. I was doing it on Tuesday morning (hospital schedule) but my schedule made it difficult at times. I am about at a year and it seems I am getting a much better effect from the shots! When I was in the hospital I was 3 days late, the Dr said it did not matter, but I defiantly noticed it. For me, consistency is a must, whether it is psychological or not does not matter to me. This site is so important to me and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Ron On Feb 17, 2006, at 8:37 PM, msbehavior@... wrote: > I've been doing injections myself for the last couple of months. > It's a great > relief for me to be able to do it this way, since I live far away > (two to > three hours each way) from my allergist. I was trained by the nurse > who'd been > giving me the injections in my doctor's office, and I haven't had > any problems. > One thing I've noticed is that I do better (in the sense of not > feeling > flushed or weird) with the injections if I do it on a precise two- > week schedule. > There have been a few times (back when I had to get to the doctor's > office) when > I was several days or a week late, and I noticed that I had a small > but > noticable reaction to the injection, like I'd had in the beginning. > If I do it on > time, I am fine. > > Meryl > hi gary. i've been doing the injections myself for 2 years. on my > 2nd or 3rd > dose of xolair, my dr surprised me with a xolair nurse who showed > me how to > mix. she asked me to try self injecting. for the first 4-5 months > or so i did > the injections at the drs office with supervision (to make sure i > didn't run > into any problems). after that, i do it all myself. the RN there > now mixes the > xolair for me, to save time. i'd love to do them at home, but the > office staff > apparently enjoys seeing my cheery face every 2 weeks, so i > continue to go > there. > > hope this helps. maybe you can ask your dr to contact xolair and > ask for a > xolair nurse to teach you. (i think she was a specific " educator " > nurse or > something) > > good luck > > heather > > > > McLaughlin <gmclaughlin1000@...> wrote: > Ron, > > I'm glad to hear you are doing better. For some odd reason I can > breathe > better when I get the flu. > > You said you are self-injecting Xolair? I've asked my doctor if > I can do > it myself but he won't let me. Are you a health care > professional? I'd like > to give myself the shot if possible. > > > > ronaldcrpntr <cowtrail@...> wrote: > About a week and a half ago I was " fighting a cold " . Pretty soon > I could > not breath and the > wife rolled me to ER. I was admitted in intensive care and > confirmed to have > influenza A. > Everybody had to put on masks and gloves. My regular Dr is also a > pulmonary > specialist > (Lung/asthma Dr). He states that the Flu (influenza) is far worse then > phenomena for asthma > sufferers, influenza affects both lungs in their entirety. He, > after stating > it was nip and tuck > for awhile, stated now I know why so many people die from > influenza. I just > got home and > am doing better, everything is relative, but this is a first for > me. I will > not take the flu for > granted when it reacts so violently with my asthma. > > I self inject Xolair so I was three days late with the shots, Dr > said that > was OK. After injecting > I actually felt better. Most of the Nurses did not know about > Xolair so I > educated them, told > them about this site, and they were " excited " about learning about > Xolair, > cool huh? > > Yes I did get flu shots and phenomena shots prior to this incident. > > I go back to the Dr tomorrow and right now I feel really really > yucky, that's > medical jargon > for even my hair hurts! > > Ron > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Thats a great idea. Thanks . heather <heaven1975@...> wrote: hi gary. i've been doing the injections myself for 2 years. on my 2nd or 3rd dose of xolair, my dr surprised me with a xolair nurse who showed me how to mix. she asked me to try self injecting. for the first 4-5 months or so i did the injections at the drs office with supervision (to make sure i didn't run into any problems). after that, i do it all myself. the RN there now mixes the xolair for me, to save time. i'd love to do them at home, but the office staff apparently enjoys seeing my cheery face every 2 weeks, so i continue to go there. hope this helps. maybe you can ask your dr to contact xolair and ask for a xolair nurse to teach you. (i think she was a specific " educator " nurse or something) good luck heather McLaughlin <gmclaughlin1000@...> wrote: Ron, I'm glad to hear you are doing better. For some odd reason I can breathe better when I get the flu. You said you are self-injecting Xolair? I've asked my doctor if I can do it myself but he won't let me. Are you a health care professional? I'd like to give myself the shot if possible. ronaldcrpntr <cowtrail@...> wrote: About a week and a half ago I was " fighting a cold " . Pretty soon I could not breath and the wife rolled me to ER. I was admitted in intensive care and confirmed to have influenza A. Everybody had to put on masks and gloves. My regular Dr is also a pulmonary specialist (Lung/asthma Dr). He states that the Flu (influenza) is far worse then phenomena for asthma sufferers, influenza affects both lungs in their entirety. He, after stating it was nip and tuck for awhile, stated now I know why so many people die from influenza. I just got home and am doing better, everything is relative, but this is a first for me. I will not take the flu for granted when it reacts so violently with my asthma. I self inject Xolair so I was three days late with the shots, Dr said that was OK. After injecting I actually felt better. Most of the Nurses did not know about Xolair so I educated them, told them about this site, and they were " excited " about learning about Xolair, cool huh? Yes I did get flu shots and phenomena shots prior to this incident. I go back to the Dr tomorrow and right now I feel really really yucky, that's medical jargon for even my hair hurts! Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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