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Suggest Remedy For Fever Post Chemotherapy
my mother has gone through 2 cycles of chemo for breast cancer .. she has intermittent bouts of fever not exceeding 99 for a few hrs a day tht subsides on its own no sign of any infection , resolving thyroiditis has been detected .. prescribed steroids Wysolone 10 mg .. should she start the steriods or wait it out .. its been 2 months already
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
Fever post chemotherapy and during it is a very common side effect and is generally self limiting so long as your blood reports dont show any drop in your blood cells. If there is a drop then you will need injections of antibiotics and to increase your counts. If the counts are normal, then you need not worry about the fever. Please do not take wysolone at present as it will interact with the chemotherapy drugs.
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