I have been on Xolair since 2003. I was the first patient in the state of Arkansas to get the medication. My insurance coverage was great. I had no problems getting approved.

I used to neb 4 -6 times a day with a mixture of Xopinex, Atrovent and Pulmicort. I used Advair 500/50 2 times a day and was on 40 mg of prednisone.
I had gained a lot of weight from the pred and developed Type II diabetes and had emotional problems from the pred.

Xolair has been a God send for me. It took a year to see any results but they came. Now exactly 3 years since starting xolair, I am completely off Prednisone, and only use a hand held xopenex HFA inhaler or neb with Xopenex. Only ONCE OR TWICE A DAY!!!!!

I have lost 35 pounds due to getting off Prednisone and following the diabetic meal and diet plan.

Yes, xolair works. Want even more information? Want to talk to other xolair users? I have a yahoo xolair group. Healtboards will not allow an address to be typed here. To find it, just go to Yahoo health boards and look for "xolair users"

you are most welcome to join us!