Fever

[Guest guest]

It could be, but I doubt it. A fever is not a usual symptom of the die off.Maybe

hes getting some new teeth or the rest of the symptoms havent popped up yet.The

coconut oil will hel him overcome many viral infections

IN NC

>

> Hello everyone. Just a quick question. My little guy woke up yesterday

> afternoon with a pretty high fever (104.3). He still has it. We have

> been giving lukewarm baths to keep him comfortable. He doesn't have

> any other symptoms (cough, runny nose, vomitting, diarrhea, nada). I

> am thinking this is something viral. We started a very small amount of

> coconut oil Saturday morning, and I am thinking maybe the two are

> related. Any thoughts or ideas?

>

> TIA,

> , mom to Drake (5)

>

[Guest guest]

Arianne, I had the same kind of thing happen to me after my TKR.

I never did get a satisfactory explanation, just a reminder

that I'd had major surgery & was still recovering. Here's what

I wrote back in Dec.:

" I keep getting moderate fevers, with chills & malaise. I

was sick 2 weeks ago for 3 days--saw my internist, who said that

since I have no other symptoms it must be a " viral syndrome " , so

there was no point in prescribing an antibiotic.

I was OK with that after I felt better...until I had chills &

fever on the 24th & had to sit on the sofa wrapped in an afghan

while the rest of my family decorated the tree! My temp. has

been 100.4, going down to 99.7 after aspirin, but I feel a lot

sicker than that. Spent much of Christmas day in bed (which

caused several disasters in the house!). Today I was better in

the AM, but started shivering again in mid-afternoon: temp.

101.4. "

I had another one of these episodes this July, same response

from the doctor. I just don't understand it.

Barb in MI

Barbara Ward

Macomb County, Michigan

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Yep, much like I have been experiencing. I guess it's true that major surgery

does a tune

on a persons body. Some people are more sensitive, I guess. I haven't had a good

response or explanation for my fevers either. I took my temperature at 9 PM last

night and

it was back to normal. Very strange

Arianne

>

> Arianne, I had the same kind of thing happen to me after my TKR.

> I never did get a satisfactory explanation, just a reminder

> that I'd had major surgery & was still recovering. Here's what

> I wrote back in Dec.:

> " I keep getting moderate fevers, with chills & malaise. I

> was sick 2 weeks ago for 3 days--saw my internist, who said that

> since I have no other symptoms it must be a " viral syndrome " , so

> there was no point in prescribing an antibiotic.

> I was OK with that after I felt better...until I had chills &

> fever on the 24th & had to sit on the sofa wrapped in an afghan

> while the rest of my family decorated the tree! My temp. has

> been 100.4, going down to 99.7 after aspirin, but I feel a lot

> sicker than that. Spent much of Christmas day in bed (which

> caused several disasters in the house!). Today I was better in

> the AM, but started shivering again in mid-afternoon: temp.

> 101.4. "

> I had another one of these episodes this July, same response

> from the doctor. I just don't understand it.

>

> Barb in MI

>

>

>

> Barbara Ward

> Macomb County, Michigan

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Yep I had the fever thing too. Always have after surgery. My dad

who was and MD said it was my body healing. That is what fevers do.

After I was off the darn blood thinners, my temp regulated better.

Also about the tub and shower. I had a grap bar on the side of the

tub. Held on to that and put my good leg in. Then lifted the bad

leg back towars my butt and pulled it into my other leg and stood.

Never did use a shower seat. I was very glad to get a new house with

a shower with seats in it. Now I don't use them to seat on but to

put my leg on to shave.

Sue

> >

> > Arianne, I had the same kind of thing happen to me after my TKR.

> > I never did get a satisfactory explanation, just a reminder

> > that I'd had major surgery & was still recovering. Here's what

> > I wrote back in Dec.:

> > " I keep getting moderate fevers, with chills & malaise. I

> > was sick 2 weeks ago for 3 days--saw my internist, who said that

> > since I have no other symptoms it must be a " viral syndrome " , so

> > there was no point in prescribing an antibiotic.

> > I was OK with that after I felt better...until I had chills &

> > fever on the 24th & had to sit on the sofa wrapped in an afghan

> > while the rest of my family decorated the tree! My temp. has

> > been 100.4, going down to 99.7 after aspirin, but I feel a lot

> > sicker than that. Spent much of Christmas day in bed (which

> > caused several disasters in the house!). Today I was better in

> > the AM, but started shivering again in mid-afternoon: temp.

> > 101.4. "

> > I had another one of these episodes this July, same response

> > from the doctor. I just don't understand it.

> >

> > Barb in MI

> >

> >

> >

> > Barbara Ward

> > Macomb County, Michigan

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

healing is a lot of work and stresses the body so small temp increases are normal, it has been covered here in this form several times. just make sure to give it the proper amount of vitamins and minerals to work with

[Guest guest]

That makes sense. I though the blood thinner might have something to do with it.

I also

had 2 pints of blood just before I was released from the hospital. I have been

home for a

week now, and have one more week of blood thinner to take. My stomach looks like

a pin

cushion, and very very colorful at that> lol

Hubby is going to pick up a grab bar when he is out shopping tomorrow. I finally

got my

feet and legs washed. that man was sent to me by God, I swear.

Arianne

> > >

> > > Arianne, I had the same kind of thing happen to me after my TKR.

> > > I never did get a satisfactory explanation, just a reminder

> > > that I'd had major surgery & was still recovering. Here's what

> > > I wrote back in Dec.:

> > > " I keep getting moderate fevers, with chills & malaise. I

> > > was sick 2 weeks ago for 3 days--saw my internist, who said that

> > > since I have no other symptoms it must be a " viral syndrome " , so

> > > there was no point in prescribing an antibiotic.

> > > I was OK with that after I felt better...until I had chills &

> > > fever on the 24th & had to sit on the sofa wrapped in an afghan

> > > while the rest of my family decorated the tree! My temp. has

> > > been 100.4, going down to 99.7 after aspirin, but I feel a lot

> > > sicker than that. Spent much of Christmas day in bed (which

> > > caused several disasters in the house!). Today I was better in

> > > the AM, but started shivering again in mid-afternoon: temp.

> > > 101.4. "

> > > I had another one of these episodes this July, same response

> > > from the doctor. I just don't understand it.

> > >

> > > Barb in MI

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Barbara Ward

> > > Macomb County, Michigan

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________

> > >

[Guest guest]

barb, some fever is ok because of how hard the body is working to heal. BUT. it has been quite a while, so i too suggest a trip to a Dr.. it could be something like an alergy or an infection that has nothing to do with the surgery so have someone take a look. that way you can ease your mind and get back to healing!

[Guest guest]

Arianne, I had a slight fever off and on in the hospital too. After

the PCA pump was shut off they put me on Percoset, which is oxycoten

and tylenol. I requested my temp be taken when the next pain pill was

due, which showed a more steady temp. The tylenol was masking the

fever. The assistant surgeon orderer a UA and I was found to have a

UTI. A round of antibiotics got me back on track. My hospital would

not discharge until the temp stayed below 100 for 24 hours. -Barb in

Washington state

[Guest guest]

Aha! Of course! A UTI, from the Foley. Thanks for telling us about this. Makes perfect sense.

May I ask where you are in WA state (I live in Lacey) & who your surgeon was? Mine's in Seattle.

Ann

Re: Fever

Arianne, I had a slight fever off and on in the hospital too. After the PCA pump was shut off they put me on Percoset, which is oxycoten and tylenol. I requested my temp be taken when the next pain pill was due, which showed a more steady temp. The tylenol was masking the fever. The assistant surgeon orderer a UA and I was found to have a UTI. A round of antibiotics got me back on track. My hospital would not discharge until the temp stayed below 100 for 24 hours. -Barb in Washington state

[Guest guest]

Anne I live on Whidbey Island. My doctor is in Bellevue and operates

out of Overlake Hospital. He is a great surgeon. I grew up in

Chehalis and lived in Renton for 35 years. We always stopped in Lacey

when we were going to Chehalis. There used to be a great hamburger

stand on the corner of the highway and Way. Lacy is a pretty

area.

On Aug 24, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Ann wrote:

> Aha!  Of course!  A UTI, from the Foley.  Thanks for telling us about

> this.  Makes perfect sense.

>  

> May I ask where you are in WA state (I live in Lacey) & who your

> surgeon was?  Mine's in Seattle.

>  

> Ann

>  

>> Re: Fever

>>

>>

>> Arianne, I had a slight fever off and on in the hospital too. After

>> the PCA pump was shut off they put me on Percoset, which is oxycoten

>> and tylenol. I requested my temp be taken when the next pain pill was

>> due, which showed a more steady temp. The tylenol was masking the

>> fever. The assistant surgeon orderer a UA and I was found to have a

>> UTI. A round of antibiotics got me back on track. My hospital would

>> not discharge until the temp stayed below 100 for 24 hours. -Barb in

>> Washington state

>>

>

" If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed. "

[Guest guest]

Ann, I live in Spokane. There are great hip surgeons here, but none

that do resurfaceing. I was happy to find Dr Pritchett in

Seattle and am very happy with the results. Who is your Seattle doc?

-Barb

[Guest guest]

I was on Percoset also. Boy, that stuff is rough. I had nightmare after

nightmare with it. It

would keep me awake, then after hours of trying to sleep, I would be awakened

with these

horrible nightmares. After 3 days of taking it at home (2 before bed), it

finally dawned on

me that I was not reacting well to it, to say the least. Since 8 days post op, I

am off

everything. Can't take those drugs.

Arianne

>

> Arianne, I had a slight fever off and on in the hospital too. After

> the PCA pump was shut off they put me on Percoset, which is oxycoten

> and tylenol. I requested my temp be taken when the next pain pill was

> due, which showed a more steady temp. The tylenol was masking the

> fever. The assistant surgeon orderer a UA and I was found to have a

> UTI. A round of antibiotics got me back on track. My hospital would

> not discharge until the temp stayed below 100 for 24 hours. -Barb in

> Washington state

>

[Guest guest]

I find that two Tylenol PM at night really helps me sleep.

On Aug 24, 2006, at 6:35 PM, arianne377 wrote:

> I was on Percoset also. Boy, that stuff is rough. I had nightmare

> after nightmare with it. It

> would keep me awake, then after hours of trying to sleep, I would be

> awakened with these

> horrible nightmares. After 3 days of taking it at home (2 before

> bed), it finally dawned on

> me that I was not reacting well to it, to say the least. Since 8 days

> post op, I am off

> everything. Can't take those drugs.

> Arianne

>

>

> >

> > Arianne, I had a slight fever off and on in the hospital too. After

> > the PCA pump was shut off they put me on Percoset, which is oxycoten

> > and tylenol. I requested my temp be taken when the next pain pill

> was

> > due, which showed a more steady temp. The tylenol was masking the

> > fever. The assistant surgeon orderer a UA and I was found to have a

> > UTI. A round of antibiotics got me back on track. My hospital would

> > not discharge until the temp stayed below 100 for 24 hours. -Barb in

> > Washington state

> >

>

>

I am too blessed to be stressed

[Guest guest]

Toomey, Jr. Orthopedic Physicians Assocs, I'll have it done at Swedish. Do you know anything about Toomey or Swedish?

Ann

Re: Fever

Ann, I live in Spokane. There are great hip surgeons here, but none that do resurfaceing. I was happy to find Dr Pritchett in Seattle and am very happy with the results. Who is your Seattle doc?-Barb

[Guest guest]

I had Dr. Crutcher from Orthopedic Physicians Assocs do my complicated hip revision -- had it done at Swedish in Seattle back in 2000. No complaints on the Surgeon or the Hospital from me - everyone was VERY attentive. My only complaint was having to travel from Wenatchee to Seattle for the surgery (long drive over/back when you're ouching).

Toomey, Jr. Orthopedic Physicians Assocs, I'll have it done at Swedish. Do you know anything about Toomey or Swedish?

Ann

Re: Fever

Ann, I live in Spokane. There are great hip surgeons here, but none that do resurfaceing. I was happy to find Dr Pritchett in Seattle and am very happy with the results. Who is your Seattle doc?-Barb

[Guest guest]

No I do not. The only one I have heard of is Zorn.

On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:09 PM, Ann wrote:

> Toomey, Jr.  Orthopedic Physicians Assocs,  I'll have it done at

> Swedish.  Do you know anything about Toomey or Swedish?

>  

> Ann

>> Re: Fever

>>

>>

>> Ann, I live in Spokane. There are great hip surgeons here, but none

>> that do resurfaceing. I was happy to find Dr Pritchett in

>> Seattle and am very happy with the results. Who is your Seattle doc?

>> -Barb

>>

>

I am too blessed to be stressed

[Guest guest]

My husband recommended I try Tylenol PM. I will have him pick some up when he

does the

weekly shopping. I have some Tylenol Arthritis left from before my surgery. I

have had to

take that at night to get to sleep. Last night I put the light out at midnight,

fell asleep for

40 minutes, woke, and was awake until 3:30 AM. Of course, I didn't get up this

morning

until 9:30. I hate that.

Arianne

> > >

> > > Arianne, I had a slight fever off and on in the hospital too. After

> > > the PCA pump was shut off they put me on Percoset, which is oxycoten

> > > and tylenol. I requested my temp be taken when the next pain pill

> > was

> > > due, which showed a more steady temp. The tylenol was masking the

> > > fever. The assistant surgeon orderer a UA and I was found to have a

> > > UTI. A round of antibiotics got me back on track. My hospital would

> > > not discharge until the temp stayed below 100 for 24 hours. -Barb in

> > > Washington state

> > >

> >

> >

> I am too blessed to be stressed

>

[Guest guest]

I am also from PA why dont you find an epileptologist.

My doctor is a woman and an excellent doctor, incase your daughter is

more comfortable with a woman doctor. But I dont know where you are

located.

Epileptologist

http://www.aesnet.org/epilep.syfoundation/

Finding an Epileptologist or a Good Doctor

http://www.naecepilepsy.org/centers/centers.html

Take care

http://www.sleep-safe.co.uk/id90.htm

epilepsyapproach1/

>

> we had a very rough week with daughter.she had 3 grand Mal seizures.

needed to be in the hospital.she is 2 all we can do is give her

Tylenol and Motrin . she is on depot guess it does not work with high

fever.this fever is going on for 10 days now .we need a better doctor

or some kind of help.we are from pa.the one Dr said she will grow out

of this. another said she is epileptic.she has a couple a day just the

stares.

>

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[Guest guest]

What is 'depot'? You said she is on this. Can you find another

doctor? Did the doctors run any tests to find out why she is having

seizures? Below are some links about vitamin D deficiency and

seizures. Especially when infants are covered to protect them from

too much sun, they may become deficient and seizures are one of the

symptoms [i think fevers may be also]. Also below is some

information on getting the proper test, as the standard test is not

that effective.

Zoey

------------

Hypocalcemic seizures secondary to nutritional vitamin

D ...Hypocalcemic seizures secondary to nutritional vitamin D

deficiency in 3 infants fed soy formula. Rodd C, Mushcab SA.

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, ...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=15965554 & dopt=Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency rickets in breast-fed infants presenting

with ...Vitamin D deficiency rickets in breast-fed infants

presenting with hypocalcaemic seizures. Ahmed I, Atiq M, Iqbal J,

Khurshid M, Whittaker P. ...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=7488823 & dopt=Abstract

Test Values and Treatment for Vitamin D Deficiency 2/23/02Recent

changes in commercial testing of vitamin D allow us to easily adjust

vitamin D levels to optimal ranges without any fear of toxicity.

http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/23/vitamin_d_deficiency.htm

>

> we had a very rough week with daughter.she had 3 grand Mal

seizures. needed to be in the hospital.she is 2 all we can do is

give her Tylenol and Motrin . she is on depot guess it does not work

with high fever.this fever is going on for 10 days now .we need a

better doctor or some kind of help.we are from pa.the one Dr said

she will grow out of this. another said she is epileptic.she has a

couple a day just the stares.

>

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[Guest guest]

Are febrile seizures the only seizures she has had?

Has she had an EEG? Placing a child on

anti-eplileptic drugs for febrile seizures does NOT

work. It only causes more problems. If, on the other

hand, she has had an EEG that is showing epileptiform

spike and wave patterns, then, yes, you will want to

get those controlled either through allopathic

medication or alternative therapies (or a mix of

both).

If her seizures are only febrile, then you will want

to know what is causing the fever. Did they run any

tests? Has your daughter recently had a vaccination?

The use of Tylenol (which is damaging to the liver)

and Motrin have been shown in recent studies to be

ineffective in preventing seizures during a febrile

illness.

(http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/102/5/e51?)

It is the sudden spiking of temperature, not having a

" high fever " that causes the seizure. By continually

suppressing the fever, you are not allowing the body

to burn off the infection that is causing the illness

in the first place.

Febrile seizures are definately scary. My youngest

has had four in the past six months. Fortunately for

most people the prognosis is excellent. There is very

little chance that it will develop into epilepsy.

Most febrile seizures only last 3-5 minutes, and they

do not cause brain damage. My daughter's chances of

developing epilepsy are a little higher, as she has

had four febrile seizures, the last one was 30-min

long and was focal, and her mom and sister have

epilepsy. If your dd is an otherwise healthy girl with

no family history of seizure disorders, then she has a

great chance of outgrowing the seizures.

You've got some good advice from a previous poster as

to a possible cause (Vit D deficiency). It sound like

she may be having absence seizures as well as the

febrile seizures however. You may want to stop by

efa.org and as some of the parents on that

messageboard for referrals to a good pediatric

neurologist in PA.

Best wishes.

Tina

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[Guest guest]

I too am from Pa, northwestern PA. We go to Cleveland Clinic for

treatment. My daughter is LKS variant. We have had good treatment at

Cleveland and there is a good natural doctor near me just north of

Pittsburgh. I have not gotten in to him yet but others in my area

have, e - mail me if you are near to me 1.5 hr north of P-burgh and

1 hr south of Erie. - Martha

> >

> > we had a very rough week with daughter.she had 3 grand Mal

seizures.

> needed to be in the hospital.she is 2 all we can do is give her

> Tylenol and Motrin . she is on depot guess it does not work with

high

> fever.this fever is going on for 10 days now .we need a better

doctor

> or some kind of help.we are from pa.the one Dr said she will grow

out

> of this. another said she is epileptic.she has a couple a day just

the

> stares.

> >

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> > Go to the Q & A for great tips from Answers

users.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Joe,

Depakote can have serious side effects and children are at greater

risk. Below is a quote from a warning and a link to the full

article. Note what is says about when and why it should be

discontinued. Depakote can cause hyperammonemia, too much ammonia

build up in the blood which can be very dangerous. Can you do a

google search on hyperammonemia and depakote? Also try one on

hyperammonemia and seizures, and hyperammonemia, children to get

more information.

If she's been running a fever for 10 days, why aren't the doctors

finding out why? Can you take her to another hospital? You may want

to try calling the hospital pharmacy and tell them she had 3 gran

mals on depakote, as well as any other medications and ask the

pharmacist if she may be toxic from the drugs. Also, if you call the

pharmacist you may let the pharmacist know she is running a fever

for ten days.

If you can take her to another hospital, you may want to call their

ER first and explain the symptoms and ask if she should be taken to

the emergecy room for evaluation.

Zoey

" Caution should be observed when administering DEPAKOTE products to

patients with a prior history of hepatic disease. Patients on

multiple anticonvulsants, children, those with congenital metabolic

disorders, those with severe seizure disorders accompanied by mental

retardation, and those with organic brain disease may be at

particular risk. Experience has indicated that children under the

age of two years are at a considerably increased risk of developing

fatal hepatotoxicity, especially those with the aforementioned

conditions. When DEPAKOTE is used in this patient group, it should

be used with extreme caution and as a sole agent. The benefits of

therapy should be weighed against the risks. Above this age group,

experience in epilepsy has indicated that the incidence of fatal

hepatotoxicity decreases considerably in progressively older patient

groups. "

The drug should be discontinued immediately in the presence of

significant hepatic dysfunction, suspected or apparent. In some

cases, hepatic dysfunction has progressed in spite of

discontinuation of drug.

Pancreatitis

Cases of life-threatening pancreatitis have been reported in both

children and adults receiving valproate. Some of the cases have been

described as hemorrhagic with rapid progression from initial

symptoms to death. Some cases have occurred shortly after initial

use as well as after several years of use. The rate based upon the

reported cases exceeds that expected in the general population and

there have been cases in which pancreatitis recurred after

rechallenge with valproate. In clinical trials, there were 2 cases

of pancreatitis without alternative etiology in 2416 patients,

representing 1044 patient-years experience. Patients and guardians

should be warned that abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and/or

anorexia can be symptoms of pancreatitis that require prompt medical

evaluation. If pancreatitis is diagnosed, valproate should

ordinarily be discontinued. Alternative treatment for the underlying

medical condition should be initiated as clinically indicated (see

BOXED WARNING).

Full article:

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/dival_wcp.htm

>

> sorry about that she is on depakote.she already tried alot of

differant meds.

>

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[Guest guest]

How long do you think this fever is gonna stick around ? Had this fever since

shot #1. Off tx meds almost a week now. So far no great improvement . But mental

clarity improved. Also I wake up thinking about all the neat things I'm gonna

do!

Then within 2 minuites realty hits ( Grrr I hate realty!!) and those things

will just have to wait a little longer.

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