I am running 102.4 fever 2 weeks post op augmentation and lift. Is this normal?

This is not normal.  You need to see a physician ASAP.  Your PCP or PS are good options.Best,

A fever of 102.4 is concerning. If you had a breast infection that was the cause, it would most likely be obvious. You would have some asymmetric swelling, skin that was warm and red, and localized pain. This is most likely not the case. You should probably see your PCP and have him/her determine the cause of the fever. If you have any symptoms with the breasts, you should see your surgeon quickly.

It sounds like you are doing all the right things.  A viral illness or other URI can flare up after surgery as at any other time. The trauma of surgery can be a trigger.  A course of antibiotics is a good start if it was actually due to strep or another bacteria.  Stay in close contact with your plastic surgeon and watch carefully for any signs of infection from your breast surgery such as increasing pain or swelling (should be diminishing at 2 weeks post-op), redness, drainage or delayed healing.Drink lots of fluids, take tylenol or ibuprofen, try to get rest and monitor your temperature.  Consider a few basic blood tests including a CBC, ESR and CRP as a guide to help monitor your progress as you hopefully rapidly improve.Good luck.

See your doctor right away. When your plastic surgeon and or his staff tells you they want to know about any concerns, they mean it. This could be unrelated, or it could be serious. don't wait on things like this.  Don't wait on things.  If your surgeon isn't immediately available see a Nurse Practitioner or a PA in his office. Your surgeon will want to know right away. If you are still suffering and your PS isn't available, see your primary care physician who can take your vital signs or share them with your doctor.  Hopefully this will turn out to be nothing serious but it certainly is nothing to dismiss. 

Lisa,I hope you have kicked that fever by now but if there was nothing locally concerning about your breasts and incisions, its likely to be some coincidental process such as the flu.  A CBC could help support this contention with an elevated WBC but mostly lymphocytes.  You've had the antibiotics to help protect your investment.  Hopefully by now, you are feeling better and if not, keep seeing your surgeon for more advice.

Thank you for the question.In my opinion a fever that high is definitely not normal and is telling you that something might be wrong with your body. An infection can be detected in the area if the area is very hot to touch and if redness is present, if these sympthoms are something that you are not experiencing in the wound then maybe that fever is caused by something else, but definitely consult a Doctor right away.

A fever of 102.4 is not normal.  It is important to follow up with your surgeon as you have done, but with the assurance from that person that the breasts are fine, you should follow up with your primary care physician as well.For more information, please go to my website at:WirthPlasticSurgery.com

Lisa...I would expect you to have some symptoms if this fever was coming from your breasts 2 weeks post-op.  That said, nothing is impossible.  You seem to have other good reasons for this fever but the whole thing is a bit coincidental.  Did you have a lot of post-op swelling?  A resolving or infected hematoma could contribute to this as well and, although it should be symptomatic it might actually be feeling comparatively better as it resolves.  You could also still have some longer lasting issues secondary to your anesthetic.  What you're presenting is just unusual and I would suggest that, if you're really concerned, then it's worth another opinion.Good Luck...Dr. Newman

As my colleagues have stated here, your 102.4 fever is not normal.  I'm glad you've seen your plastic surgeon for an evaluation already.  please follow-up with your internist as well for a work up. Feel better soon.

No, this fever is not “normal”. Given that your breasts do not appear to be the source of the fever, you may be best off being seen by your family practitioner,  who will be able to check all the common  sites of “infection”.  Continue to see your plastic surgeon frequently as well. As always, best to make a diagnosis before beginning treatment with antibiotics. Best wishes for a speedy return to good health.