@Matthew - I'm not in immediate danger :| Well, if I am, then I've got even more to worry about
than I thought! >_>
On a serious note, I just assumed my GI meant a few years down the line, as in "one day the Crohn's will kill you." I really don't think she meant right now. I do feel that my Crohn's is deteriorating, but not
that fast - think it would take a few more years for my colon to fail catastrophically.
As for Remicade, she did suggest that - I mentioned it :-/ I'm from the UK and it's a funding issue. In the NHS there are more managers than nurses. Allocating of resources is going on constantly. Long story short, I have to be on a maintenance drug for 3 months to get approved for Remicade. Got an appointment in 3 months' time to discuss taking Remicade then.
I suspect the fellow who said IBD is only taken seriously by the NHS when it becomes too expensive to ignore hit the mark entirely.
@MToronto - Somehow, even though I had read your sig, it had never sank in. I am sorry. There is nothing I can say except to wish for you the best possible outcome at this stage. It makes my own worries about
my Crohn's seem pathetic by comparison, tbh. But I can't help it. I've become a paranoid hypochondriac. Depressed tonight. Situation with my dad not looking as good, and I felt so sorry for him this evening it hurt.
Ack well. At least the entocort has arrived. Starting it tomorrow.