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Barbara · 11-23-2005, 09:06 AM

Hi:

I had three episodes of fever when on A/C and Taxol. I was hospitalized once when my Temp was 102.5 and my bloodpressure had fallen to 83/49 and my pulse was 115. They thought I was in septic shock. I was always treated with the antibiotic Levaquin. My white cells would drop to under 300 which is considered no white cells. The cause of the temperature was never established as my blood cultures always came back negative. I wonder if it was a combination of chemo and Nuelasta that casued the fever? I hope your problem also turns out to be not serious but a quirk of your body and the treatment you are receiving.

Barb

11-23-2005, 09:06 AM	#2
Barbara Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Payson, Arizona Posts: 96	Fever Hi: I had three episodes of fever when on A/C and Taxol. I was hospitalized once when my Temp was 102.5 and my bloodpressure had fallen to 83/49 and my pulse was 115. They thought I was in septic shock. I was always treated with the antibiotic Levaquin. My white cells would drop to under 300 which is considered no white cells. The cause of the temperature was never established as my blood cultures always came back negative. I wonder if it was a combination of chemo and Nuelasta that casued the fever? I hope your problem also turns out to be not serious but a quirk of your body and the treatment you are receiving. Barb