Shivers & cold like symptoms post op? Started by: Anonymous

I think for the first week I felt a bit shivery too, thought I was coming down with the flue , walked around the house in my PJs and my thick dressing gown ..,, if your worried just phone the nurse , I did last week . I was panicky and worried so I rang the nurse and they told me to come to the clinic , luckily every thing was fine , but the nurse said , if I ‘m worried or concerned about anything .., I should ring the clinic to speak to a nurse

I think it could be due to the anaesthetic, I had my op on Sunday and I was fine for the first two days but yesterday was horrible I felt sick all day and I was not with it at all and my boobs was so achy, in the end I had to make myself sick to get rid of the horrible feeling and then I slept it off. I feel a lot better today but just taking it steady, I think I am recovering quicker than what I am sometimes due to not having pain all the time I think I can do normal things which isn’t the case! I think it can take a while for the anaesthetic to go, hope you are feeling better today 🙂 x

I was/am exactly the same. I was told it could be side effects of antibiotics or I could have caught a cold/flu due to my immune system being more vulnerable after surgery. I’m getting better day by day. I’m two weeks post op and these symptoms have been bothering me for about a week.
As long as you don’t have a temperature/fever or swelling in the boobs you should be fine. The nurses will check your blood pressure and temperature to rule out any complications. I called the emergency number and they weren’t able to bring g forward my appointment but called each day to check my symptoms. Mainly if my boobs were swelling or red and if I had a high temperature.

I have a GO appointment at the weekend to check if it’s viral.

I had these symptoms to! Don’t worry I was totally fine! Mostly side effects of the tablets and antibiotics xxx