Re: update on my experience with Xolair after a year

[Guest guest]

Aesome that you feel like going out & being a 'normal' person now. Your body

is loving the no antibiotics and no prednsone. I am stoked for you as all of

the rest of us. Perserverance is an admirable quality. It does take some of us

longer than others. Each of our bodies is so different. Continued good health!

Pat

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- Helps protect you from nasty viruses.

[Guest guest]

G - Congratulations on your improvements. I, too, spent several

winters needing multiple antibiotics and steroid burst. Xolair has

made that a thing of the past. I was also a double-doser on

antihistamines. I don't miss that any more, either.

Please let us know how your improvement continues and how the

skateboarding goes.

Addy

>

> Hello and sorry for not posting in many months.

>

> I am intrigued reading about other peoples' experiences with

Xolair

> and hope to see more success stories.

>

> I have been on Xolair for a little more than 12 months and I am

> very pleased with the results. The first 9 months of taking

> the Xolair did not yield any great changes, but of late, I

> noticed this whole winter season I did not need a single course

> of antibiotics and steroid burst. That is a minor miracle for me.

> During the years of 2000 to 2004 I would get so many respiratory

> infections that I needed heavy duty antibiotics and steroids -

> usually lasting the whole winter. Then spring, summer and fall

molds

> and pollens would assault my immune system even further. Before

the

> xolair finally kicked in, I could not take my daughter swimming,

for

> walks, or even long drives - things " normal " people do.

> Forget about exercising because getting the mail from the mailbox

> was a chore in itself. Long ago, my husband took over the

vacuuming

> duties - he is a saint. (In addition to working 12+ hours a

day...)

>

> I am also finding less of a need for the tons of antihistamines i

> used to use. Now I am just using 10 mg zyrtec and 25 mg atarax

> usually twice daily. Before xolair started working for me, I

usually

> required double the antihistamines. I still need my good old

Advair

> and Rhinocort, unfortunately. I hope I can get off all medicines

but

> that is just a dream, probably.

>

> Now, I am starting to feel half way normal. I hope the Xolair

will

> continue to work some more miracles for myself and others! Still

not

> sure if this is the best the Xolair will work for me. I guess I

will

> find out as time goes by.

>

> When I read about the college student experiencing difficulties,

it

> made me tearful. Although my asthma wasn't exactly mild, I didn't

> have such severe problems during my college years. It is

horrible

> to deal with a load of courses and then deal with the painful

aspects

> of a chronic illness. I should mention, though, I did take a 18

> months off from college because of a " mysterious " fever and

fatigue.

> For one year I had a sinus infection which none of the numerous

> doctors (that I consulted) could diagnose. My generous and kind

> parents still had me on their insurance and took me to an

allergist

> who promptly figured out that I had a pretty bad sinus

condition.

> The student's posting just brought me back some tough memories.

Hope

> the college student is on the road to recovery and everyone here

does

> well, too.

>

> Now, if this Xolair continues to work well, I will get the

> overwhelming urge to skateboard outside this spring! (That and

ice

> skating, gardening, tennis and badminton were my most favorite

> childhood/teen activities.) This desire to go outside and get

some

> activity is great side effect of being on Xolair!

>

> Also, my daughter who is now 7, doesn't believe that I used to be

a

> pretty good skateboarder so I need to prove to her I can do it

> again! Then again, the last time I tried to show off to her, I

> tried my " acrobatic " Indian dance moves (I used to take classical

> Indian dance lessons in my childhood) and tore a weak knee

ligament

> as a result. (The surgery and recovery I went through for that is

a

> topic for another group!) My age (39 years) and steroid weight are

> catching up to me. Sorry for the digression, I just needed to

vent.

> (Please excuse my grammar!)

>

> Wish all good health and luck.

> G. Melkote

>