POST Rads fever any comments.

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Clearblue
Clearblue Member Posts: 186
edited June 2011 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
My wife is 12 weeks post radiation.

Has anyone developed a fever with "unknown source" after RADS?

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  • ratface
    ratface Member Posts: 1,337 Member
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    Infection????
    Just seems to go hand in hand with fever and considering the impaired immune system from radiation and the constant trips to hospitals and treatment centers she just may have caught a bug? How high is the fever and I commend you for even catching it as I felt like I had a fever pretty much every damn day anyway. Her blood counts make this a serious condition so call your doctor just to be safe.
  • Lelia
    Lelia Member Posts: 98
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    hydration?
    Ratface is right, check with docs re an infection, they repeatedly warn us to contact them if fever hits 100.5+ degrees.

    Low hydration/dehydration can also cause a temperature spike and it's common for HNC patients to have challenges getting enough fluid.

    Are there other symptoms in addition to the fever?
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
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    Lelia said:

    hydration?
    Ratface is right, check with docs re an infection, they repeatedly warn us to contact them if fever hits 100.5+ degrees.

    Low hydration/dehydration can also cause a temperature spike and it's common for HNC patients to have challenges getting enough fluid.

    Are there other symptoms in addition to the fever?

    She still having blood
    She still having blood counts done???? She should once or twice a week, still as a fanconi anemia patient. What do the doctors say?

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