Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Although fevers may be common, I was told to go to the ER if I ever had a fever that went past 100.5 degrees. When the immune system is really compromised, opportunistic infections can easily invade and that's why the doctors are so concerned with fevers at this stage. Hydration is important all of the time - 2-3 liters every day.
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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