Hi all, my mom had a mitral valve heart replacement surgery 10 days ago. She is experiencing a fever since day 2 after surgery. Today is around 7 days with ...Read more
Hi all, my mom had a mitral valve heart replacement surgery 10 days ago. She is experiencing a fever since day 2 after surgery. Today is around 7 days with the fever. It goes from 98.96 F to 100.4 F. It goes down without medicine. The doctors did blood test, urine test, lung examination, heart echo, ekg and they told us everything is fine. Heart is working fine as well. We dont know why the fever persists. Does anyone had a similar situation? Or have you heard of something like that? What might be the reason ? When the temoerature starts increasing her heart rates increase too and she feels very tired.
Grace Mason I believe a fever under 101 Fahrenheit so soon post surgery is not uncommon, Julia. I was told whe ... Read more
Grace Mason I believe a fever under 101 Fahrenheit so soon post surgery is not uncommon, Julia. I was told when I was discharged, if it goes above 101 F or greater than 100 F for 24hrs to call my doctor. HR is very variable, but check in with your doctor if you have any concerns
Grace Mason Also, I did run a low fever for several days post surgery and after discharge. It never went above 10 ... Read more
Grace Mason Also, I did run a low fever for several days post surgery and after discharge. It never went above 100.4 F and never stayed that high for long.
Julia Ju Thank you 😊 How long did the temperature last Grace ? I mean how long did you contunje to have up ... Read more
Julia Ju Thank you 😊 How long did the temperature last Grace ? I mean how long did you contunje to have up and down if your lower temperature ?
Grace Mason I think at least the first few weeks, but I felt ok, not bad just tired. Then it normalized.
Grace Mason I think at least the first few weeks, but I felt ok, not bad just tired. Then it normalized.
Later in week 3- I started a fever again and felt crummy all day, didn't feel like walking at all, and had night sweats every night for the next week. At this point my throat had never recovered from surgery. I was still having difficulty talking without coughing. It felt different though. I was also short of breath, where previously I was was slowly walking comfortably several times a day for 20+ minutes at a time. Now I was SOB walking through my house. After some blood work, tests for Covid, RSV, and flu(all negative) my doctor said go to ER for further evaluation. That is when I found I had a partial collapse of one lung and pneumonia. I was admitted and treated.
Grace Mason Temperature can fluctuate as your body is healing from the surgery. It is doing a lot of extra proces ... Read more
Grace Mason Temperature can fluctuate as your body is healing from the surgery. It is doing a lot of extra processes to "repair" the repair.
Julia Ju Thank you Grace. That really helps. All the best for you!
Hi Deena, I would be czrious to know ... Read more
Julia Ju Thank you Grace. That really helps. All the best for you!
Hi Deena, I would be czrious to know if you had this kind of fever ad well and how much it lasted? Thanks
Deena Z Julia, I had off-and-on higher than normal temps for about two weeks post surgery. Would take Tylen ... Read more
Deena Z Julia, I had off-and-on higher than normal temps for about two weeks post surgery. Would take Tylenol.
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I was told whe ... Read more
I was told when I was discharged, if it goes above 101 F or greater than 100 F for 24hrs to call my doctor. HR is very variable, but check in with your doctor if you have any concerns
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Later in week 3- I started a fever again and felt crummy all day, didn't feel like walking at all, and had night sweats every night for the next week. At this point my throat had never recovered from surgery. I was still having difficulty talking without coughing. It felt different though. I was also short of breath, where previously I was was slowly walking comfortably several times a day for 20+ minutes at a time. Now I was SOB walking through my house. After some blood work, tests for Covid, RSV, and flu(all negative) my doctor said go to ER for further evaluation. That is when I found I had a partial collapse of one lung and pneumonia. I was admitted and treated.
Hi Deena, I would be czrious to know ... Read more
Hi Deena, I would be czrious to know if you had this kind of fever ad well and how much it lasted? Thanks