Temperature

[dbgtz]

I'm confused. I had an op recently and got a temperature which was revealed to be a chest infection through blood tests. I've been on anti-biotics for the past 48 hours and it has been at a suitable level to be sent home with. When getting home my temperature soars and I am asking to possible reasons why as I don't wanna be stuck in hospital for another 4 days (admitted on tuesday but did not have anti-biotics for a few days so the reason of infection could be determined).

[efq]

If you've had an op then your body is healing and fighting what not. This exhausts you as well as lowing your immune system on top of your body giving most of its white cells to heal whatever you had the op on.

I had a chest infection and it lasted for 2 weeks and I was wheezy and my chest was vibrating when I breathed. I had a temperature of 39.3 degrees, I was under a duvet fully clothed and I was shivering and freezing. I was vomiting a lot.

Take anti-biotics and eat reasonable if you still have an appetite. Monitor your temperature, keep this handy and refer to it. I always think that if you reach 39 degrees contact NHS Direct or your local out of hours clinic.

• 38 °C (100 °F) - Sweating, feeling very uncomfortable, slightly hungry.
• 39 °C (102 °F) - Severe sweating, flushed and very red. Fast heart rate and breathlessness. There may be exhaustion accompanying this. Children and people with epilepsy may be very likely to get convulsions at this point.
• 40 °C (104 °F) - Fainting, dehydration, weakness, vomiting, headache and dizziness may occur as well as profuse sweating. Starts to be life- threatening.
• 41 °C (106 °F) - (Medical emergency) - Fainting, vomiting, severe headache, dizziness, confusion, hallucinations, delirium and drowsiness can occur. There may also be palpitations and breathlessness.
• 42 °C (108 °F) - Subject may turn pale or remain flushed and red. They may become comatose, be in severe delirium, vomiting, and convulsions can occur. Blood pressure may be high or low and heart rate will be very fast.
• 43 °C (109 °F) - Normally death, or there may be serious brain damage, continuous convulsions and shock. Cardio-respiratory collapse will likely occur.
• 44 °C (111 °F) or more - Almost certainly death will occur; however, patients have been known to survive up to 46.5 °C (115.7 °F)

Hope you feel better soon and always remember keep drinking plently of water, that is the most important.