Temperature

[vonny1960]

Hello ladies just looking for some advice been checking temp as halfway through chemo cycle was not feeling great today so took it earlier it was 37.6 although it has now started to come down 37 at present can anyone relate to this please

[peanut2]

Hi vonny1960, my oncology dept gives us emergency contact numbers on a card which says you must contact them if temp is over 37 or feeling unwell. Are u on antibiotics . I think I would give them or your CNS a ring get some reassurance.

Good luck Kris x

[vonny1960 in reply to peanut2]

Thanks for that Kris just waiting for cns to get back to me although it does seem to be going back down now x

[doodoolatrice]

Hi I was told that if mine went above 37 I was to ring the hospital for advice. Hope you're feeling better soon x

[LesleyGreengran]

I too was told to phone if my temp was high which happened several times. They did blood tests and once a chest xray but it was always ok. I apologised for making a fuss and was told they'd rather I got checked out than left it and went in on a stretcher !

[vonny1960]

Thanks everyone for the advice my cns rang me back and said if it went back up to 37 I had to go in it has stayed lower but I still feel rubbish I will just keep an eye on it

[valeriel]

Hi Vonny. My temperature went up so I rang and then went in and was kept in for five days as I had swine flu. I had no other symptoms and felt fine and found the five days in isolation in hospital sooooooooooo tedious. So, after the next chemo, it was up again but I waited and checked and it was up and down but still mainly up and after three days it went down. Before the next chemo I did say what I had done i.e not rung or gone in. Well, I got a really big bollocking from the oncologist!! He said that he had known patients die within 24 hours of a delayed trip to the hospital and I was never to do that again. Fortunately, I didn't have to as the temp stayed normal. So I would say if there is any doubt, go in. Hope all continues to go smoothly for you. Val x

[vonny1960]

Thanks Val I'm keeping my eye on temp so far so good but I know what you mean it's hard to know what to do for the best if it goes back up again I'm off! X