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well I just talked to the on call Dr and they basically said long as I was not having urinary or bowel issues it could probably wait til Monday when my regular oncologist is in since apparently my PC spoke to their office yesterday about my low grade fever and was recommending I go to local ER but didn't believe I would. she was so right lol.. you guys cannot possibly believe how bad the healthcare is here where I live. that is why I drive 4 hours for cancer treatment. the hospital here is nothing more than a glorified urgent Care. you go in the first thing they do they hook you up to IVs, they get blood work, everybody gets a CT scan whether you need it or not, usually x-rays and/or ultrasounds as well whether you need them or not and of course you're going to set in the ER for a minimum of 8 hours and nine times out of 10 they're not even going to address what you went in for. the last time my friend went to the ER he went in about an incision line to see if the amount of drainage he was having was normal as he was highly concerned. they never even looked at that, instead they had him hooked up to IVs drawing blood work etc basically what I just explained and this was after sitting in the ER for a couple hours he got took back to a room they drew blood and nobody even came in to talk to him for it at least another two and a half hours they ordered a CT scan which had nothing to do with the drainage on his incision line, decided to cancel the CT because he had one five days ago well duh and then they basically sent him home with a call your doctor on Monday. never even looked at the incision line or the drainage and yes this happened last night.

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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.