My husband has just started chemo for colon cancer withs mets to the liver. Two weeks ago, he started with just oxiplatin. He tolerated his first dose pretty well. Just tired and upset stomach for about 2 days. Yesterday he recieved the oxiplatin and avastin. Later in the evening, he developed a fever of 103. I wanted to take him to the hospital, but he refused to go saying he felt fine except for the fever and chills. I had read that the fever could mean an infection, however his blood levels were checked before recieving the treatments and all were within normal range.
Has anyone else dealt with this side effect? Could it be an allergic reaction? I gave him some fever reducer and it went away. Although he has been hovering at about 99 degrees ever since.
Thanks for any help.