Fever when on tx?

[Diana66]

Lately I started to be a bit warmer than usual especially in the evenings. And not only in the 2-3 days after the Interferon injection but even on the day before the injection when I should feel the best

37.0 C (or 98.6 F)

Is this normal, is it something I should be concerned with. Did you have the same temperature during tx?

[nuhepper]

Have you ever heard of "Feverfew"?  It is an herb commonly sold at supermarkets.  I had to stop using aspirin a few years ago because it was causing nose bleeds etc.  My wife heard of feverfew and started me on them.  It is more effective than aspirin for headaches and fever.  The nose bleeds stopped in short order.  There are no sx.  I have no idea if they are compatible with your tx or mine.  It will be my next question for my hepatologist.

Hope you feel better soon and that your lymphoma will clear up when you are svr.  It makes sense that it would.

nuhepper

[Diana66]

Hi Barry

Hard to say at this stage, I only started tx in Nov. It is supposed to help as supposedly the lymphoma was caused by hep c, hence by clearing HCV, lymphoma will also go in remission. Or at least this is what some studies are claiming. I will probably know only  6-12 months after I will finish hep C tx after I will do another bone marrow biopsy. Long way to go. In the mean time there is actually no other way I can monitor the lymphoma. I will have an MRI in a few months to check that no other lymph node went astray. But this it it really!!


I believe that interferon was used in the past in some lymphoma cases

[ppmguy]

   body temp is lower in am hours.  does the interferon in your therapy, help with your lymphoma if i may ask.   barry

[ceanothus]

When you say you only have the sweats in one area of your body it reminded me of another sx I had - sweating on my head of all places! My hair (what I had left) often looked like I just stepped out of the shower, sometimes for no reason, but always if I exerted a little energy as in the slightest bit of housecleaning or gardening. It didn't matter how cool the temperature was, it only mattered if I was moving around or not. I wondered if the "hot-head" effect was part of the reason I had such profound hair loss, but never found any confirmation.

[Diana66]

Thanks, is good to know. Since I also have been diagnosed with lymphoma I think I was freaking out that it could be a lymphoma symptom (fever, sweats are supposed to be secondary symptoms when lymphoma is progressing).

But then I do not have daily seats and when I do they are only on a certain part of the body, chest area (bizarre)

[Diana66]

That is a relief to know, I guess I am freaking out to every single symptom, not that they give you a handbook with what to expect when under tx

[ceanothus]

Oh yeah, had the sweats and chills every night too - my those were "interesting" nights, especially when combined with insomnia and restless leg syndrome. I'm so glad those all went away after tx ended!

[ceanothus]

I had a low-grade fever of between 99 and 100 for the entire last 24 weeks of my 48 weeks of tx. I think it's fairly common. The good thing is that I've read somewhere (sorry I don't remember where) that it is associated with a higher rate of SVR. My memory of reading that is so vague that I'm not even sure I didn't invent it myself, but I'm passing it on anyway because I did find it comforting to believe in that. I hope it can comfort you too.

[bbj2856]

Hi   Diana, I had temperature for about the last 8 weeks of my treatment it should have been around 98.6  lot evenings it was 101.5.  I would take 1 tynol and with in 1 hour it was normal. I would sweat and chill also.  It did this every night.  I talked to my Dr and nothing showed up in blood work so I guess was the Peg or Rib. I was on 24 week treatment.

Good Luck
bbj

[purplecat]

It is normal to run a low grade temp while on TX.  I would be 99 and then the day after shot sometimes 101. I also had chills most of the time.  I still have the big cloud pattern fleece robe I lived in during TX.I still pull it out on cold winter days. Yes, you feel flushed in the face but have chills. Interferon *****!

[Diana66]

Usually my temp was 35.8 - 36.0 C so 37 on a constant basis makes me feel really warm and have the chills

[Idyllic]

Yeah, the numbers you mention are considered normal. Did you mean to put a higher number.

Before I started on thyroid meds my temp was always lower. My metabolism was really sluggish I guess.

[nuhepper]

Isn't 98.6 F a normal temperature?

nuhepper