Dani-
I'm so happy your mom had such good news. Take heart. Because of your experience with your husband's bouts with diverticulitis, you pretty much know what to expect with thrush and what they do to help avoid/combat it! Diflucan and flagyl (which your hubby had) are essentially the same thing. My Ed (Uptown) had MONTHS of fighting it. Talk about a pain in the butt. Since he's been plagued with issues with his liver, the diflucan had a serious impact on how it functioned as well as his fatigue level (because of the liver not functioning at top speed). I don't want to insite a riot by commenting on an alternative therapy, but our experience was such a nightmare before we found this odd little stuff! We searched for something that would not be so potentially damaging and had the good fortune to find this stuff called three lac. We figured what the heck - it couldn't be any worse - so he tried it. He'd let it disolve (that was a trick because of the xerostomia) in his mouth three times a day and dang, what a miracle - nothing else changed but he's gone two months without the ugly/uncomfortable thrush! WoooHooo!

I pray for all posters on the OCF forum (and our own family) daily. Mostly asking for help in staying grounded and encouraged - despite some pitfalls in treatments and cures as well as our fears. I will say a special prayer for you and your mom tonight.

Thank you for being the kind of daughter every mom wishes they had. One of compassion and commitment to keep fighting for your family and being generous with your time and love to be part of the cure. Blessings to you. Hang tight!

Susan