Asthma sucks...part 2

Please read previous post, otherwise you WILL be confused. Well, I LOVE the dentist that I'm going to. Anyways, I was telling him about having lidocaine aerosolized when I was in the hospital for my asthma(which I did NOT like and do NOT recommend). He said "you should see my wife." What does she do, you may ask? SHE'S AND ASTHMA AND ALLERGY DOCTOR. Prayers are DEFINITELY answered. So, I canceled my appointment with the annoying practice and scheduled one with her. I showed up for my first appointment, and she won me over immediately when I saw her in her PINK lab coat. How cool is that. Anyways, I explained what all was going on, and multiple times, she said "I'm so glad you came in, I think we can really make a difference in your care." How awesome is that? It felt great to be appreciated. She agreed that Xolair was a good option to try. Xolair attacks one of your body's reactions to allergens that can trigger asthma. She also wants to eventually try allergy shots, which attack another reaction, but she doesn't want to do that until the Xolair is well on board (she thinks that could be why the allergy shots didn't work the first time). Well, getting insurance on board and being approved for the med, etc is A LOT of work. BUT, I've received notice from my insurance company AND prescription plan that it is going to be covered, and notice from the drug company saying that I'm approved and that they've sent one dose to my Dr office (for free) to get me started while I get all the other approvals finalized. My first appt is next Wednesday. This should be fun. It's an injection (two for me because I need a higher dose...shocker). Apparently, people can have a reaction to this med up to 24 hours after it's given. So, I have to show my epi-pen to the nurse BEFORE she'll even give me the shot, and the first few doses, I get to stay in the office for 2 hours afterward! But hey, it's every 4 weeks and hopefully, it helps get my asthma completely under control. The dr said she has one pt that is off of ALL her other asthma/allergy meds. Let's pray for that result!!!!!