Sorry.  No pictures with this post.  Just an update.

We had clinic on Monday.

It went pretty well.  For the most part, Ike is normal!

The IV start went pretty good.  They got it in one poke, and he didn't attack me this time!  But, it wasn't drawing perfectly, so they had to mess with it a bit.  So by the time it came to leave, Ike had enough.  He did attack me then.  Oh well.  We will just keep working on it!

The biggest change is this. 

We usually get an hour long infusion of this antibiotic called Pentamidine.  Well, there is a national shortage, so they had to put Ike back on bactrim.  Now, I am all about not having to do hour long infusions.  But what I AM opposed to is going to the hospital.

When we put Ike on Bactrim at the beginning of maintenance, it caused a huge drop in his counts, and we ended up in the hospital.  For a week.

 

The docs seem to think that he will tolerate it better this time around.  We go in for a count check in about a week to hopefully catch any drastic drop in counts before having to go to the hospital.  

 

I can't say I am super thrilled with the decision.  But there really is no other better option at this point.  But, hey.  If it works, and doesn't bother Ike too much, it will save us an hour at clinic!  Which I am totally fine with!

 

Sunday marks Ike's 2 years since diagnosis, and I am sure I will post more about that later.  But for now.  One crazy thing at a time!

 

Adios!