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phil · 10-14-2012, 07:42 PM

fever is normal reaction to t dm-1, w/in 2-5 days after tx. after several txs, sometimes more , fever may go away, as body adjusts to the drug. we had to go to ER ( access rules ) if temp went over 100.5 Most often turned out to be usual t dm-1 reaction. one time fever went high 103 , stayed high, we didnt want to go to er on wkend, turned out to be sepsis, which is very serious. so now we tell everyone dont wait , follow the rules.
Or could be pneumonia coming back , can be hard to kick when overall strength is down. in my laymans opinion, going to your doc tom. is a must.
fever is not necessarily indication of liver mets , or any mets for that matter . the scans on the 26th will tell . they will be compared to last scans before t dm-1 . has your doc worked w/ t dm-1 before ? most t dm-1 docs would give it at least 3 doses and ct's before thinking about switching tx's. Hang in !

10-14-2012, 07:42 PM	#23
phil Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 393	Re: Update on Barb fever is normal reaction to t dm-1, w/in 2-5 days after tx. after several txs, sometimes more , fever may go away, as body adjusts to the drug. we had to go to ER ( access rules ) if temp went over 100.5 Most often turned out to be usual t dm-1 reaction. one time fever went high 103 , stayed high, we didnt want to go to er on wkend, turned out to be sepsis, which is very serious. so now we tell everyone dont wait , follow the rules. Or could be pneumonia coming back , can be hard to kick when overall strength is down. in my laymans opinion, going to your doc tom. is a must. fever is not necessarily indication of liver mets , or any mets for that matter . the scans on the 26th will tell . they will be compared to last scans before t dm-1 . has your doc worked w/ t dm-1 before ? most t dm-1 docs would give it at least 3 doses and ct's before thinking about switching tx's. Hang in !