Infections
Patients who are receiving chemotherapy or radiation may be at risk of infection. The most common sign of infection is a fever. Other symptoms include:
- Chills or sweats
- Cough, mucous production, shortness of breath or painful breathing
- Soreness or swelling in your mouth, ulcers or white patches in your mouth, or a change in the color of your gums
- Pain or burning during urination or an odor to your urine
- Redness, pain or swelling of any area of your skin
- Redness, pain, swelling or drainage from any tube you may have (e.g., Hickman catheter, J-tube, urinary catheter)
- Pus or drainage from an open cut or sore
Please call your doctor if you are not feeling well and have a fever. If your center is closed, please call the Emergency Center at 713-792-3722.
