My brother takes it for all the same reasons and he no longer needs his asthma inhalers. He just has a rescue inhaler that he keeps around for emergencies, but he hasn't needed it in the time he's been on Dupixent, which is just under a year, I believe. I posted about this before, so forgive me if this is a repeat, but his nasal/sinus passages were full of polyps and the Dupixent completely eliminated them, and it also eliminated his eosinophilic esophagitis. Previously he had his esophagus dilated a couple of times/year, but hasn't had it done once since being on the meds. Hope this is helpful!

This interests me as a polyp former. Radical sinus surgery helped. I stopped reacting to mommography results after too many biopsies revealing nothing. Carpet polyps resulted in a colon resection (benign).

I take Advair 500/50 (generic) for asthma/COPD. I'm also starting to have difficulty swallowing and have a deep cough. I will go look up eosinophilic esophagitis. Is Dupixent prescribed for COPD?

Even if one has radical sinus surgery (goodness knows, I did too!), you can still continue to form polyps. I get checked this Friday. Crossing my fingers that it is not the case.

Yes, it can be used for COPD treatment.

I am anxious about quitting my inhaler, but will soon broach the subject with my providers. I get the final check to see that it is working in early December, and will ask about it then!

Thanks, rob. I plan to make an appointment with my primary. She may be able to see me by December. She's a champion at making referals -- one reason DH and I usually avoid her. Guess I'll have to submit to a swallow test. (I freaked out last week at the dentist when he couldn't get an impression gadget out of my mouth for ten minutes. Now I know why dental torture is depicted in scary movies.)

Actually... it's an EGD (how's this for a $2 word: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy). Anesthesia is necessary for it, the same type used for colonoscopy. It's quick and easy.

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003888.htm

"Lie on your left side and..."

Hmm, can I get a colonoscopy at the same time?

I would have to remind them that I won't take Versed. (My brain is addled enough without that.)