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#44554 02-08-2005 02:26 AM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 663 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | OP  "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 663 | My husband has started running fever. I called the doctor last night and he told me to have a blood count done today.
I am worried a little because we have had a sick child in the house. I have kept them apart, I wash my hands constantly, etc. But I am not sure that is enough.
The doctor said that I was to let them know if the fever topped 100.5-101.0. This morning he is at 100.7. I gave him tylenol.
Any advise about how to deal with fever and when I should panic?
Thanks,
Cindy
Caregiver to ex-husband Harry. Dx 12/10/04 SCC stg 3, BOT with 2 nodes left side. No surg/chemo x4 /rad.x37(rad comp. 03/29/05)Cisplatin/5FU(comp. 05/07/05)-T1N2M0-(cancer free 06/14/05)-(12/10/06) 2 yr. Survivor!!!
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#44555 02-08-2005 06:37 AM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Cindy, I wish I could give you good information specific to the fever. I did not have chemo so I don't know what effects that may have with regard to fever. In any case please don't panic, continue to pester the doctor and let him/her tell you what to do next. It is OK to call them any time you need to. You have good sense and if you don't feel things are right with Harry then call them (make them work for those fees ). 
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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