Counts Back Up

We went back to the doctor yesterday just for a fingerstick test. I am happy to say that her counts went up - ANC 1053!! She is cleared to go back to school, but I decided that it's best to keep her home this week because everyone seems to be sick and I don't want her counts to drop because of a virus. Although being at home is no better as once again Alex is sick. The fun with Alex began last Wednesday when he grabbed Catherine's Bactrim and licked the cup it was in dry. I called the doctors and they said not to worry; then Friday he stuck a small bead in his ear and we had to go to the immediate care center to have it removed; and Saturday morning, he woke up all congested. We went to his doctor today and once again Alex has an ear infection.
Speaking of Bactrim, Dr. Elisha thinks that we need to look at whether or not it is affecting her counts more than it should. Very quickly, Bactrim is an antibiotic Catherine takes 2x/day three days/week to prevent a type of pneumonia that people with compromised immune systems are prone to. It does have the side effect of suppressing your bone marrow and it seems to impact Catherine's too much. Her blood will be tested Friday for a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. If she does not have this deficiency, she will be taken off the Bactrim and put on a daily antibiotic called Dapsone. I guess it does the same thing as the Bactrim, but when I looked it up on the Internet, it says that it is used to treat leprosy!! I'll have to talk to the docs further on Friday about this.
Will update Friday when we try for 3rd time to start Maintenance!