Jump to content
RemedySpot.com

Chills

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

Anita-

There are two kinds of chills that my husband gets. He will get chills that will subside usually with just a warming blanket and then there are the "rigors". The rigors come on suddenly where he will uncontrollably shake for about an hour and a half. I usually have to hold him. During this time, his heart rate will go up and he will spike a fever to about 102.9.

I monitor his BP also. Most of the time after this, his urine will turn very dark. I have been told it is a cholangitis attack. His fever usually breaks in about 4 hours.

What I have learned to watch for (I have invested in a good BP/HR electronic cuff) is his heart rate going up rapidly while his BP drops. This is the indicator to get to the hospital.

At times he feels ok when this happens (but he is not) and he is just severely fatigued and dry mouthed. The last time (two weeks ago) when this happened,his BP was 55/28 and his heart rate was 130. It happened with the blink of an eye. Called an ambulance. He again had ecoli in his blood stream from the bile getting to thick. Other times, he is dehydrated which also calls for a visit to the ER.

My husbands PSC is so unpredictable that I monitor it all of the time. I never assume anything.

Good Luck.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The chills are brutal and tend to follow the pattern of the cholangitis.

My sugar also drops when the chills come. Hope and pray for the best

for you guys.

>

> Anita-

> There are two kinds of chills that my husband gets. He will get

chills that will subside usually with just a warming blanket and then

there are the " rigors " . The rigors come on suddenly where he will

uncontrollably shake for about an hour and a half. I usually have to

hold him. During this time, his heart rate will go up and he will spike

a fever to about 102.9.

> I monitor his BP also. Most of the time after this, his urine will

turn very dark. I have been told it is a cholangitis attack. His fever

usually breaks in about 4 hours.

>

> What I have learned to watch for (I have invested in a good BP/HR

electronic cuff) is his heart rate going up rapidly while his BP drops.

This is the indicator to get to the hospital.

> At times he feels ok when this happens (but he is not) and he is just

severely fatigued and dry mouthed. The last time (two weeks ago) when

this happened,his BP was 55/28 and his heart rate was 130. It happened

with the blink of an eye. Called an ambulance. He again had ecoli in

his blood stream from the bile getting to thick. Other times, he is

dehydrated which also calls for a visit to the ER.

>

> My husbands PSC is so unpredictable that I monitor it all of the time.

I never assume anything.

>

> Good Luck.

>

>

>

>

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The chills are brutal and tend to follow the pattern of the cholangitis.

My sugar also drops when the chills come. Hope and pray for the best

for you guys.

>

> Anita-

> There are two kinds of chills that my husband gets. He will get

chills that will subside usually with just a warming blanket and then

there are the " rigors " . The rigors come on suddenly where he will

uncontrollably shake for about an hour and a half. I usually have to

hold him. During this time, his heart rate will go up and he will spike

a fever to about 102.9.

> I monitor his BP also. Most of the time after this, his urine will

turn very dark. I have been told it is a cholangitis attack. His fever

usually breaks in about 4 hours.

>

> What I have learned to watch for (I have invested in a good BP/HR

electronic cuff) is his heart rate going up rapidly while his BP drops.

This is the indicator to get to the hospital.

> At times he feels ok when this happens (but he is not) and he is just

severely fatigued and dry mouthed. The last time (two weeks ago) when

this happened,his BP was 55/28 and his heart rate was 130. It happened

with the blink of an eye. Called an ambulance. He again had ecoli in

his blood stream from the bile getting to thick. Other times, he is

dehydrated which also calls for a visit to the ER.

>

> My husbands PSC is so unpredictable that I monitor it all of the time.

I never assume anything.

>

> Good Luck.

>

>

>

>

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The chills are brutal and tend to follow the pattern of the cholangitis.

My sugar also drops when the chills come. Hope and pray for the best

for you guys.

>

> Anita-

> There are two kinds of chills that my husband gets. He will get

chills that will subside usually with just a warming blanket and then

there are the " rigors " . The rigors come on suddenly where he will

uncontrollably shake for about an hour and a half. I usually have to

hold him. During this time, his heart rate will go up and he will spike

a fever to about 102.9.

> I monitor his BP also. Most of the time after this, his urine will

turn very dark. I have been told it is a cholangitis attack. His fever

usually breaks in about 4 hours.

>

> What I have learned to watch for (I have invested in a good BP/HR

electronic cuff) is his heart rate going up rapidly while his BP drops.

This is the indicator to get to the hospital.

> At times he feels ok when this happens (but he is not) and he is just

severely fatigued and dry mouthed. The last time (two weeks ago) when

this happened,his BP was 55/28 and his heart rate was 130. It happened

with the blink of an eye. Called an ambulance. He again had ecoli in

his blood stream from the bile getting to thick. Other times, he is

dehydrated which also calls for a visit to the ER.

>

> My husbands PSC is so unpredictable that I monitor it all of the time.

I never assume anything.

>

> Good Luck.

>

>

>

>

>

>

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...