Temp of 100.4 - 100.6 bad?

Question

Mom is in treatment for cancer, just got home from the hospital after months. Was normal range last night but now is around 100.4 to 100.6 but feels 'fine'. Any ideas? Should I be worried or see if it persists?

Answer 1

Yes it is a high temperature and you should probably at least ring someone for some advice

Answer 2

We were instructed by my sons oncologist to always call if his temperature was 101.4 or higher. That would indicate an infection of some kind.

However, my son had a persistant low grade fever for 3-4 days of about 100.4 - 100.6. So, we called his oncologist. We were instructed to go to the local Emergency Room and have his blood cultured. The blood report came back that he had a pesky bacterial infection. It was a common bacteria found on the skin. The bacterial infection was identified as gram-positive cocci, Staphylococcus epidermidis . Staph epi is a common bacteria found on the skin of healthy individuals, but it can be a source of infection for people who have surgical sutures, cathetars, intravenous lines, or shunts. He wasn't that sick but still ended up in the hospital for two weeks on antibiotics. He finally had to have his central line replaced.

You should call your mothers oncologist just to let them know what is going on. They may want to see her to run a blood test.

Good luck.

Answer 3

See if it persists. Normal body temperature is 98.6 so 100.4 to 100.6 indicates a slight fever but not serious. Make sure she rests in a comfortably cool area away from drafts and has plenty of cool liquids to drink. If her temp crosses over the 101 mark notify her physician.

Answer 4

Call someone and ask. When you're on chemo, the normal limits are different. I was in the hospital for 8 days follwing a fever of 100.2, while on chemo. They may want to check her labs.
Best wishes

Answer 5

For a chemo patient (who is pretty much guaranteed to have a suppressed immune system), this is high enough to report to the clinic's on-call doc... call tonight...

Ed, RN (My Mom just finished chemo last week... Best of luck!!!)

Answer 6

That is not very high. She may be reacting to death of neoplastic cells. Check it regularly, give her plenty of fluids and call her doctor if it goes above 101 oral.

Answer 7

In a healthy person this is not good but isn't an emergency, since she has cancer it would best to call her doctor just in case.

Answer 8

fEED HER ICE CREAM IF SHE'LL EAT IT OR POPSCILES.oR EVEN SOME ICE CHIPS. UNLESS YOUR MOTHER RUNS A LOW GRADE FEVER?tHAT'S WHEN HER NORMAL TEMP IS NORMALLY LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE 98.6.IF IT GOES TO 100.1 DEFFINITLY CALL SOMEONE. iF SHE FEELS FINE i WOULD FEED HER COLD STUFF THEN WAIT A HALF HOUR IF ITS THE SAME OR HIGHER CALL THE STAFF AT YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL OR DOCTER.sOME HOSPITALS HAVE A NURSE HOTLINE OR ASK FOR THE ONCOLOGY UNIT/LEVEL/WHATEVER. MAKE SURE SHE HAS TAKEN ALL HER MEDS & NOT TOO MANY.MAKE SURE SHE' S GETTING LOTS OF WATER!! TELL HER YOU LOVE HER OFTEN.

Answer 9

if its your mom then you should call her doctor if its you you can wait to see if it goes away. i've had cancer so when my temp would reach 100.9 i was supposed to go to see my doctor

Answer 10

DEFINITLY SEE IF IT CONTINUES DUE TO THE CANCER THERE MAY BE MORE TO IT EVEN IF SHE FEELS FINE ALTHOUGH I DO REALIZE MOTHERS ARE HARD TO CONVINCE TO DO SOMETHING THEY DON'T WANT TO DO. PLEASE CALL THE DOCTOR IF IT CONTINUES IT MAY BE AN INFECTION WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR CANCER PATIENTS