fever up and down

Kent Cass said:

Arndog64
From my experience with the Onco's and ER Drs- I was told anything under 100 is NOT untypical and is expected during treatment with what the body is dealing with. Was told if it got to 101, and stayed there for awhile- get to a hospital ASAP. The reason was that 101 was their breakpoint that the struggle was getting too great for the body to handle.

And, I did live this experience after my 2nd two-pump chemo session. Too sick for any rads in week #5, my condition got even worse the following weekend, so that on Monday morning it was staying just above 101. On the phone with the Onco Nurse- she insisted that I get to a hospital immediately, which I did, and where I stayed for 4 nights with antibiotic drips.

So, it might be possible anything under 101 is typical, if he's getting the hydration and meds and Nutrition needed, but that rightly is the Dr's call. Most of us do go thru times like this, so don't get too anxious about it. 101 and above, though- get thee to a hospital ER or the Onco's office.

kcass

arndog64 said:

He hasn't taken any pain
He hasn't taken any pain meds since 4:00. He has been sleeping. He just left the hospital yesteterday and received plenty of fluids. Today he has not had anything to eat and very little to drink because like I said he has been sleeping. His temp is between 100.5 - 100.7 for the past 5 1/2 hours. I asked him if he is still running fever, did he want to go to the ER in the morning and he said yes. For him to say yes, he must be feeling pretty bad.
We shall see what the morning brings us. Night all..Thanks for the advice.. You guys are great..

Daddisgrl said:

Withdrawal & side effects
Just looked up his medications- I also looked up the patch withdrawal symptoms & will paste it in. How long was he on the patch & how long since he's had one?

This is all copied & pasted in. When he sleeps like that; you should try to get him to take some sort of pain med to keep it in his body. I noticed my hub going into withdrawal after morphine; so I used to dose him every 4 hours for the 1st 24 hrs; then it got spaced out longer. Their body is so beat up from treatment

Fentanyl withdrawal is a very real problem caused by the physical tolerance and dependence built up by the drug in the human body. It takes as long as 17 hours for the Fentanyl concentrations in your blood stream to decrease by 50%, after one dose. If the drug has to be discontinued, it is absolutely essential that it should be done in a gradual manner of progressively reduced dosage. Symptoms associated with fentanyl withdrawal may include any of the following symptoms:

• anxiety
• muscle aches
• back pain
• joint pain
• diarrhea
• rapid heartbeat
• rapid breathing
• fever
• tearing from your eyes
• runny nose
• sneezing fits
• chills
• sweating
• yawning
• anorexia
• nausea
• vomiting
• a feeling of your hair standing on end
• nervousness
• irritability
• shivering
• stomach cramps
• insomnia
• weakness
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