Diane, hope John gets over this quickly and you don't catch anything.  My
cousin had/has Chrones and had to have surgery after a real bad attack a few
years ago.  He started it in his early 20s.  It is certainly not good to
have.
Gwen

hugs for diane and john both.  it's a good thing he has you there pushing him
to go to the doctor.  i hope they get it all back under control readily.  
crohn's is just no fun at all.  

heck, i get that wanting to make him well when mike just has a cold, much
less something chronic!  come to think of it, i also get it when his bipolar
tries to get him again, as it has lately.  fortunately his increased depakote
dose is finally kicking in.

(((((((((diane)))))))))))it can be so difficult to want to be able to do
something and know there is nothing you can do to make it better.
((((((((((john))))))))sigh . . . 5 days with a temp.  some guys have this
john wayne thing they just won't let themselves let go of.  i wish they all
would.

in the first few years after we were married, butch did that kind of thing
too.  i'd get so exhasperated with his delaying treatment for days that i'd
ask him, "would you rather i drive you to the doctor now, or should i just
call a coroner to pick you up in a few more days?"  believe me, i was that
exhasperated---one of those times he had a broken bone and one time, he
needed immediate surgery and his bp was outrageously/dangerously high!

hopefully, the scan gives them clarity on what john's health situation is
about and they can get a handle on it quickly.  and you keep taking good
care of you, sweetie, until they do know it is not contageous.  and then,
you just keep taking good care of you in other ways, because you need to,
and cuz you are special to us.

let us know what the scan outcome is, please.  crohns is no picnic.  one of
alex's highschool girlfriends had a lovely woman for a grandmother who had
crohns.  it was so difficult listening to all that she went through at the u
of w med center.  i was wanting to just hold her and tell her everything was
going to be ok and i didn't have a clue if she would be ok or not.

kate

This fits into the 'you guys are really made for each
other'. You are seeing the other side of the coin now
and it is not a familiar place. Sitting the hospital
room with my husband during that blood infection
incident was not something I want to repeat either. I
am much more comfortable being the strong one dealing
with my disease -- not the strong one waiting while
someone else is sick. It is a learning and humbling
experience. Hope he is feeling better soon.
{{{{{{Diane}}}}}
Duckie