Below normal temp

janbopuck
janbopuck Member Posts: 10
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi again, Stepson was running a high fever with chills, now it is below normal 95 - 97. It has been fluctuating for a week. First thought it was a bug. Finally Sunday they did lab work. Dr. has him on penicillin waiting for lab results. He is on maintenance chemo and avastin every 2 weeks. We;re into 3rd week now because of scheduling problems. Supposed to have chemo next Mon. Anyone with experience with this. Port looks fine, no redness or soreness. Thanks again for all the help from this site!!!!

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  • kristasplace
    kristasplace Member Posts: 957 Member
    Hi Jan! Has anyone told you that's an unusual thing to have a temp that low? Mine is very typically around 96, 97 degrees, and my nurses never comment on it, so i never assumed it was a big deal. I don't know how low a temp has to be before it's dangerous. I would definately call one of his nurses and ask.

    Hope this helps!
    Krista
  • 83popsong
    83popsong Member Posts: 28
    Hi Jan - For what it's worth, my temperature dropped periodically with chemo. It would hover around 96 or so. After finishing chemo, it came back to my normal 98.6ish level.

    --Eben
  • apache4
    apache4 Member Posts: 272 Member
    Ditto on the low temp during chemo. Mine was always 96. something and I just figured it was better then a high temp. My onc. never commented on it and the nurses said it was fine.
  • janpuck
    janpuck Member Posts: 7
    Thanks so much for the input. The Drs. are "assuming" that it was the port. Had it taken out yesterday. No redness or swelling around the port.