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I can see your point about the hospital healthcare situation where you are. Wow…I take my care for granted I guess. At least your PCP was concerned enough to contact your oncologist about your fever.
Just for a reference, low grade fever is generally between 99 and 100.4. Your temperature of 102.7 is not considered a low grade fever. From my experience with chemo care instructions, my oncology team would have been on high alert and I’d have been admitted. That happened twice when my temp reached 100.2. So please, do take your temperature daily, morning and night so that you get a good baseline and can watch trends. Infections can take off quickly while you’re on chemo. I just want you to be safe.