Fever on day 12

[loren120515 16]

Hello all, I got sleeved on December 30th 2015. Everything went fine and I was already feeling better until today. I was freezing and shaking. I've heard that is normal because of the rapid weight loss. I've lost 17lb since surgery. I put on a heating pad to keep me warm and I walked around. I finally decide to take pain medication cause I maybe had a fever. Now I'm burning. I'm so hot I had to take some of my layers of clothes out. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I go to ER? I go back to work tomorrow, my doctor cleared that up on last Friday.

[slimntrimshel 18]

Call your doctors office, if you can't get a hold of him or her, call your insurance nurse line, if that doesn't help go to er. Better to be safe.

[rking 484]

Take your temp. How high is it? I get fever every surgery I have but don't think 12 days out. Does anything hurt like throat, chest, etc? Does your doc have a number you can call after hours? If so I would do that.

[VDLT 244]

Any abdominal pain?

[amandasue 27]

Same thing happened to me! I'm 20 days post op. Was burning up the last 2 days as high as 102.8! Got some rest increased fluids and it went away! I said if by day 3 I still had fever I was going to call dr.

[loren120515 16]

I just talked to him yes it's not normal to have a fever. I have a 103 fever. I have an appointment tomorrow make sure everything is ok. I go back to work tomorrow so at my lunch time I'll head over to his office to go see him. I feel really tired and have a huge headache. Thank you girls.

[rking 484]

Sweetheart you can't go to work with fever like that!! You must feel horrible!!!!! Did he say you can take Tylenol?

Sorry, it's the mom coming out in me. Please get better.

[loren120515 16]

Well I just called my boss and yes I'm off tomorrow I feel horrible to call in sick but I still have a fever now it's 104. I took Tylenol with cod...but it just make me feel like I'm burning. My boyfriend already showered me w cold Water and I have ice packs in my forehead. This is the worst I felt since surgery. What's wrong w me???? :'(

[psychprof 141]

I say if it doesn't come down very soon you need to go to the ER. That's a really high fever for an adult. I had one a couple years ago that reached 106 and ended up delirious and unresponsive.

[Sharon1964 2,530]

Yeah, I'd head over to the hospital. You might have pneumonia. That's how mine started - fever and shaking/chills. I had no respiratory symptoms until a week after the fever started.

[rking 484]

I agree. 103 is really high. Better safe than sorry.

[loren120515 16]

So I didn't go to the ER but I feel like the ER near by me is a horrible hospital. I would of waited there for hours and just for an IV cause I was dehydrated. Instead I showered again and had two Pedialyte pops and now my fever is gone. I rather wait until the morning for my doctor he is a little bit further but he is a good doctor. I'm taking another week off from work though, so I can rest and hopefully they find out what's wrong with me. I got checked on Thursday and I didn't have a leakage. Thanks for all your advise lady's.