Day 5 after surgery

I came home from the hospital yesterday and was doing really well until last night.  Last night I got terrible chills and ran a fever of 100.6.  I took tylenol to keep the fever down.  I've never had a headache as bad as I had last night.  It was terrible.  Today I'm sitting up watching The Price's Right, lol.  I walked a little too.  I just hope I keep feeling good without the fever.  The hole where my drain was is still leaking a little bit.  I'm so ready to be up and on my feet going 100% and losing the weight.  My doc said he can already tell a difference in my double chin, haha. 

If you get chills and a fever again PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE seek medical help.  This is a sign of infection.  Much easier to treat it now than later when you are much worse off. The headache that you had along with the fever is also a sign.  

Yes, as Ken said, PLEASE contact your surgeon!!!  Fever is one of the warning signs we are told to look for postop.  Much better to seek medical guidance today than to wait until tomorrow when docs and such will be hard to find!

It said to call if it got over 101 degrees.  I have not felt up to par today but have not had any more fever.