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@hopeful33250 - having to go to the ER for breathing treatment is a lot - expensive, a lot of time invested, and somewhat scary.
I also have been on mepolizumab (Nucala) for a few years now, and generally it's changed things radically. Till this year with an upper respiratory infection that made my asthma symptoms flare and was difficult to kick, the Nucala has keep me off the prednisone I was having to do 3-4 times per year, as I'd have a flare-up.
I now have to do a rinse with a steroid whenever I get the slightlest hint of anything upper respiratory coming on, and continue it for 2 weeks.
Is your next appointment with the pulmonologist soon? If not, have you gotten to update him with what you've experienced through your patient portal?
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I appreciate your post, Lisa. Is Nucala an injection you receive in the doctor's office, or is it self-administered at home? I would love to be off of Prednisone; it is so tiring and draining. You mentioned a steroid rinse. Could you tell me more about that?
My next appointment with the pulmonologist isn't until mid-November. Perhaps I will send a message through the patient portal to discuss starting a biologic sooner rather than later. I am impressed with how many people have described this as a game-changer. That sounds good to me.