might be sick

[tyefly]

its foggy....cold..... and its almost fall..... this morning I woke up with a sore throat.....  fever of just 99 and It taste like I am getting a cold.....  I havnt had a cold in well a couple of years..... I have been wearing my mask.... and using sanitizer.... and staying away from people.... I dont feel really really bad.... but it just taste like a cold.... looking for hot soup for breakfast......  maybe it will all go aways later.... 

Do I need to tell someone.... I hate to make issue with just a cold.... or just a sore throat....  and 99 temp is not a big deal .....right....   usually if or when I get sick I just get busy..... 

Fall..... I love fall...   but its cold and foggy this morning.....

[rsudock]

I am dealing with that too right now. A little bit of a sore throat, cough, and congestion. I am just using Vick's....don't want to go to the hospital...once I get in seems like I can never get back out!!!

Hope you feel better soon!!!

xo,
R

[willowtreewren]

Kathy,

Just call your transplant center to give them the heads up.

A few months down the line it won't be such a big deal, but don't take chances this early in your transplant. 

Aleta

[Hemodoc]

Dear Kathy, I would contact your doctor to have him assess the symptoms. If they don't progress, conservative measures such as increased fluids and rest may be all that is needed. On the other hand, since you are still on steroids, I presume, there are more things that can cause a sore throat than simple colds.

Best bet it to run it past your doctors who know the meds you are on and the different pathogens that can cause these symptoms.

Take care and let us know how you are doing over the next couple of days.

God bless,

Peter

[paris]

I had similar symptoms (or side effects) my first few months.  Always worried because I don't ever get sore throats. Hydration may be part of it.  Even if we think we are drinking enough, we probably should drink a couple more glasses for good measure.  My temp never got over 99.4,  but we always need to be cautious.   I emailed my coordinator when I found a tick on me!  I like being able to email her.  I don't hesitate to email but I wouldn't always want to call.   

Keep eating soup, drinking and resting        You know we worry.

[natnnnat]

Gregory says go to the doctor.  Yes.  Get it checked.  It might not be a cold but you don't want to risk your system at this point and you can't rely on your system to battle something off with rest etc just now.

[tyefly]

I dont have a sore throat any more.... and no fever.....   guess I am not sick.....  and thats a good thing.....  I see my doctors every week....   today is a better day...

[okarol]

 

[Hemodoc]

Glad to hear you are well. Never hurts to let your docs know what is going on. With a transplant, there really is no such thing as crying wolf.

God bless,

Peter

[RichardMEL]

I agree. This early into transplant with everything out of whack still little things can cause reactions. I had a few times when I thought I was having something bad and it went away the next day. I still say it is important to get things checked - if only for your own peace of mind - and so the tx team know what's going on. Anything could be important in the right context, there can never be too much info in this respect I think.

[Cordelia]

Maybe it was allergies? Tis the season I'm finding myself

[lmunchkin]

Glad you are feeling better!   

lmunch

[MooseMom]

Are you still feeling better?  I sure hope so!  One of those 49 pills you take each day should be making you rich!!

[C904]

I agree. This early into transplant with everything out of whack still little things can cause reactions. I had a few times when I thought I was having something bad and it went away the next day. I still say it is important to get things checked - if only for your own peace of mind - and so the tx team know what's going on. Anything could be important in the right context, there can never be too much info in this respect I think.

I have experienced this a couple of times since transplant and it lasted about a day and next day gone.  Almost like it was a mini flu bug.  Never had a high enough fever to call my transplant doc according to their standards of when to call and it started in early evening and ramped up through the night, but by the morning it was essentially gone.  After reading what you went through and tyefly and what I had I think this may be a common thing.  Possibly we feel it because of the weakened immune system and throughout the day the body is able to recognize it and fight it off right away.  This probably happens all the time for regular people, but with a normal immune system your body fights it so quickly that maybe you don't feel any effects.

[RightSide]

I agree. This early into transplant with everything out of whack still little things can cause reactions. I had a few times when I thought I was having something bad and it went away the next day. I still say it is important to get things checked - if only for your own peace of mind - and so the tx team know what's going on. Anything could be important in the right context, there can never be too much info in this respect I think.

I have experienced this a couple of times since transplant and it lasted about a day and next day gone.  Almost like it was a mini flu bug.  Never had a high enough fever to call my transplant doc according to their standards of when to call and it started in early evening and ramped up through the night, but by the morning it was essentially gone.  After reading what you went through and tyefly and what I had I think this may be a common thing.  Possibly we feel it because of the weakened immune system and throughout the day the body is able to recognize it and fight it off right away.  This probably happens all the time for regular people, but with a normal immune system your body fights it so quickly that maybe you don't feel any effects.

This is what is known as a subclinical infection.

For every cold that we get, we probably get a couple of other viral infections that our immune system fixes so quickly that we never notice symptoms.  At least we didn't notice symptoms when our immune systems were in good shape.

But now that the meds have reduced the effectiveness of our immune systems, the viral infection can get a little worse to the point that we notice it.