My wife has CUP and one of the effects is evening temperatures especially in the gaps between chemo.
Now the cancer unit want her to,phone in if she goes over 37.5 and if this is out of hours they say go,to A&E.
A&E take one look at her and think she has an infection. So blood tests and IV antibiotics and night on a trolley beckon. Followed by a reluctance to let her go!
We, from experience, know that the temperature will have gone by morning but we don’t want to break the rules.
Does anybody else get what is called Pyraxia of Malignancy (spiking temps) and what do you do about them.
Hi Yakmanb6d758
Janice tended to have spikes of temperature but in Oxford this was generally dealt with by the triage unit in the cancer centre rather than going to A&E. She would be admitted often for several days - because she kept spiking and tended to become quite frustrated so I can relate to your comment about a reluctance to let go.
Don't know if I really have any solution but can only feel the frustration.
<<hugs>>
Steve
