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malinoisvol said:
Joe, I pray the doctors get Tiffany's fever diagnosed correctly and get her on her way to healing. Man, it's gotta be rough on all y'all, especially her.
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Thanks. It's scary man, I was afraid to go to sleep last night. I understand being cold when you run a fever, but I've never seen anyone like that. It was like she was having a seizure she was shaking so hard, and saying she can't take it anymore. She just checked it, it's at 102.8, something isn't right.
 
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joevol33 said:
Thanks. It's scary man, I was afraid to go to sleep last night. I understand being cold when you run a fever, but I've never seen anyone like that. It was like she was having a seizure she was shaking so hard, and saying she can't take it anymore. She just checked it, it's at 102.8, something isn't right.
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Y'all going to Atlanta tomorrow, right?
 
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joevol33 said:
Thanks. It's scary man, I was afraid to go to sleep last night. I understand being cold when you run a fever, but I've never seen anyone like that. It was like she was having a seizure she was shaking so hard, and saying she can't take it anymore. She just checked it, it's at 102.8, something isn't right.
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I’ll be praying for you.
Her obviously but more specifically for you. I understand how hard it is to be there watching and there’s nothing you can do.
 
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joevol33 said:
Thanks. It's scary man, I was afraid to go to sleep last night. I understand being cold when you run a fever, but I've never seen anyone like that. It was like she was having a seizure she was shaking so hard, and saying she can't take it anymore. She just checked it, it's at 102.8, something isn't right.
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That’s called rigors. It happens sometimes with high fevers. The rigors themselves aren’t dangerous, and they will probably stop when her fever breaks. She’ll probably alternate between wanting to bundle up and kicking off the covers, which is ok. Just keep the room at Goldilocks temperature, not too warm and not too cool.

Keep her hydrated, more than she might want to drink, and either you or she keep an eye on the color of her urine in the bag. Ideally it would be a pale straw color, but I don’t know if it’s different due to her surgery. If it gets a lot more concentrated, get her to drink more. If it turns dark (tea-colored urine) or has red in it, you should call her doctor’s answering service and let them know.

IF SHE STOPS MAKING URINE ENTIRELY, OR MAKES HARDLY ANY, SHE NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. SAME IF SHE GETS LISTLESS AND YOU CAN’T ROUSE HER (not just sleepy.)

I’m not clinical (a doctor or nurse), just someone with a lot of book knowledge and experience with patient medical records, a lot of them pretty exotic, so take the above for what it’s worth. Personally, I’m a weenie, and I would be heading to Atlanta now rather than early tomorrow, but you guys are the ones in the middle of this. It would probably be smart to let your doctor know today, or whoever is taking call.

In the meantime, keep the fluids going. It’s very important that she not get badly dehydrated, as severe dehydration can damage kidneys, either short-term or long-term. Besides urine color, you can also very gently pinch her skin on the back of her hand. If it stays up like a tent instead of immediately smoothing out, that’s another sign that she could be dry.

And if the doctor tells you something different, Ignore everything I said. 😁
 
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