I heard taking drugs that decrease fever such as Tylenol or Advil is not a good thing to do within a year after my transplant. Why?
When you have fever within a year after your transplant, we need to know if your fever is being caused by an infection. A fever is an important sign that an infection may be present. Drugs such as Tylenol or Advil may decrease a fever or prevent your body from having a fever even though an infection is present. By not taking these drugs, you are allowing your body to give you the warning signal you need. In fact, the simple presence of a fever may be the only sign of a catastrophic infection in your body.
