fever too

[Neicy 0]

Hey ya'll,

I've been running fever too for the last few days. I was banded on the 28th of May. Don't really feel badly, just chills and sweating like a mule when it breaks.

One thing that I wondered about was if anyone else had significant bruising down at the pelvic area following surgery.

I know it's blood products from surgery, but how do they migrate down there?!

Neicy

[claraluz 2]

I have a couple of questions for you: Have you taken your temperature? It is important that you do so. It sounds as though you might have more than the usual low-grade fever to me. Certainly liquid tylenol should help with the fever, but don't take it if you are also taking Vicodin or other pain meds because they most likely have acetaminophen in them already. Also, do you know for sure that you were given blood during your surgery? This would be highly unusual. But I wouldn't really be surprised at any bruising anywhere so soon after surgery. It may be due to positioning during surgery or jostling getting you on and off the operating table. I do hope you feel better soon, though.

Nancy

[Neicy 0]

The "bruising" is, I believe, from bleeding under the skin during the proceedure and the blood collects in pockets until your body breaks them down. The area is directly over my pubic bone and directly below one of the hip bones,( the ones that will hopefully be visible in the not too distant future!) Anybody else have this?

[Neicy 0]

Oh yeah, my fever is low grade, 99.4, but I usually run below normal at around 97.8. I guess my real concern is that I had gotten sick after surgery. My husband started as soon as we got to Monterrey with nausea and diahrrea. So, I had to follow in his footsteps. Yuck yuck!

I did a little dry heaving after surgery and none of the drugs that they gave me would stop it. The docs were amazingly attentive and even came to the hotel at 1:30 in the morning to help me.

I am a little worried that I may have torn a suture or something, and it bled inside.