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Hi Catl - yes the fever thing is a little scary. We had the 'fortune' to have him hospitalized for 5 days prior due to a fever, so they knew it wasn't an infection. I have narrowed it down to a 2 hour (ish) fever about 10 hours after his treatment. And yes, the first night I called the hospital (per their instructions) and after some back and forth they agreed no need to bring him in. The nurse told us that is a very common side effect, especially during the first course of treatment. I told her I was surprised no one told us that, and she said that's what all the patients that call in w/the same symptoms say. I guess they don't want anyone to become complacent about fevers. Dave is on the 7 day schedule since our local oncologist is open 7 days for treatments - we are lucky in that regard. I have also noticed that he has 1 good day, then a bad day, then a good day. Today is starting out to be a 'good' day, but of course that can change! Best of luck to your dad!
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