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Hey folks. My hubby just had his surgery on July 25th. Today he has been running a high fever with chills. No pain but he does have dizziness. He's been doing fine up until now. I called the doctor (on call, not our surgeon) this evening when the fever was 101.7, and he said an infection was unlikely this far out, and it's probably just a virus. Now it's bedtime and his temp is 102.6. I'm a little worried. I told him I was taking him to the ER if it gets to 103. What do you all think?

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Also his heart rate was 90 beats per minute.

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Did he take Tylenol to help bring the fever down

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I gave him Tylenol which helped a little while but didn't break the fever completely.

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It may be a leek :( you never know and i would go just to be safe

Yes that's what I'm worried about. I think I'll give him a few more hours and if the fever is still high, we will go on in.

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I hope everything is OK. Please keep us posted. Prayers, best wishes and tons of support going out to your hubby!!!

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Thank you all. I'll let you know.

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I'd would err on the side of caution. If its nothing and you go, no harm no foul. If its something and you wait around, it could exacerbate an already bad situation. Go. Then update us.

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Take him in. It is nothing to mess around with. Trust your instinct. If it was to take him, do it. Good luck

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We waited and the fever did not get up to 103. It was 100.7 this morning and then normal this afternoon. Wonder what that was all about?

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Sounds like it may have been unrelated (hopefully). :)

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