Body temp problems!

[apple2hourglass? 5]

Not a fever type of problem. I find that when I get chilly I start shivering like crazy. I am 4 days after surgery. Is this normal? And the headaches! Awful!

[Bandista 7,466]

I hope you are calling your surgeon's office immediately. They will want to know this! You may be having a reaction to the anesthesia or painkillers, or maybe you are dehydrated. But don't guess, and don't trust to a forum of well-meaning strangers in the internet -- call your medical professionals!

[apple2hourglass? 5]

I hope you are calling your surgeon's office immediately. They will want to know this! You may be having a reaction to the anesthesia or painkillers, or maybe you are dehydrated. But don't guess, and don't trust to a forum of well-meaning strangers in the internet -- call your medical professionals!

Thank you. I don't like to bother the doc, and was wondering if this was normal. Sounds like maybe not.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Don't be concerned about bothering the doctor. You just paid him $3K. Make him earn it. And if he's a professional, he'll welcome the call and want to make sure you're OK.

[cccv4 85]

honey, you have to get rid of that mentality. like @@2muchfun said, you just paid for your doctor's vacation. i also felt like that and didn't want to call, but i realized that i have insurance and this is what the nurses and doctors are for. i utilized the 24 hour nurse hotline, and also called the on-call doctor. i am thankful that i did, because i ended up having to go to the ER over dehydration. i felt the chills and crazy body temps just like you are mentioning. you really need to utilize your doctor!!!