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Hello Sleevers, I've had a feber on and off for about 36hrs and I had surgery on Monday at 9AM.

Should I worry? I am in Mexacali scheduled to fly home tomorrow, should I worry about my fever? They've given me Tylenol but hasn't really fixed it yet.

What should I do? Not sure I am up for the 4 and a half hour flight and 3 hour drive...

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Call the surgeon and ask them to do a leak test

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I agree. Fever this soon after surgery is NOT a good sign.

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Fever is indicative of your body fighting off infection. See a doctor ASAP

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Yes!! Please go to the emergency room ASAP! I developed a fever and it ended up being an infection in the staple line of my sleeve. I was hospitalized 3x in 2 weeks- one of my stays lasted almost the entire week. Please please do not ignore this. Get medical attention immediately.

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Your body is telling you that there's something wrong, the fever is a big red sign. Call the surgeon and tell them what happened. Good luck! ;)

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ok, so I am still in Hospital Almater and they just took an xray to see that my lung hasn't expanded properly so they are going to give me an antibiotic, does that sounds right? has anyone else has a lung problem a couple days after surgery?

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I didn't have a lung problem, but was warned that fever was not a good sign. Look for PeaceQueen, MeMeMe, and Jasleeve's posts about their complications. Also, Tiffykins had problems very early post-op, so there may be older posts from her. I believe that everyone I named had leaks, but there is another poster SandyD? who had additional complications including an abcess, I think. Hopefully yours is just a problem unrelated to a leak, although no problem is ever good.

Good luck and please keep us updated. :)

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I don't know if it sounds right or not, but I would tell them to do a leak test.

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Yes, I agree. Have them do a leak check before you go.

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I agree, to put your mind at ease I would request a leak test. If the leak test come back negative then you may have a minor lung infection. But a leak has to be ruled out. Take care.

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I just did a leak test about 7 hours ago with a barium swallow, do you think I need to do another one?

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Is the fever over 100.5? I had a low grade fever for about 6 days on and off following my surgery. I called the office once and they said it was fine if it's under 100.5. But I agree, if you're concerned, please get checked out.

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It has been fluxuating between 99 and 101.8F.

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