donna, you've been missed and it's soooooooooooo good to see/hear you!
thanks for asking about john. it turns out the c. diff was probably not
the right diagnosis, although the right diagnosis has never been
determined. this is his fifth week of fever, but it is much better.
he's never left my house (except when he was in the hospital) since
that friday night i asked here if i should let him come stay with a
"cold" so he didn't get snowed in. unbelievable! i couldn't have
imagined then what this turned into.

the best diagnosis is that  the antibiotic for a sinus infection
brought the crohns colitis out of remission in a big way. that is now
under fairly good control. he's had five million sorts of tests and
they still don't know what's caused/causing the fever. i just hope he
continues to improve. for a while, it was like living with his shadow.
thanks again for asking,

diane