Janice.....i hope they actually paid some attention to your husband at the ER....the fact that he is having chills is sometimes an indication of sepsis. You don't have to have a fever to have sepsis. Did they do some blood work? I don't want to worry you but sometimes you just have to make your presence known.......
SEPSIS at times develops in a quiet way, and can easily be missed,but it is critical that it not be ignored in it's early stages. You can then be admitted to the hospital and receive intravenous fluids and antibiotics. You then will be monitored until you are stable again.
The very young and the elderly are at great risk for SEPSIS, as well as people who are under going chemotherapy or radiation treatments. People who have an illness where their immune systems are compromised ,such as HIV and AIDS , as well as some other illness' are also at risk for SEPSIS.
Some signs that you need to get to your doctor or your hospital Emergency Room as soon as you can are:
An awareness that your pulse rate is rapid,or your heart is "fluttering." Have a increased breathing rate, chills or feel clammy or damp, have a feeling of fatique, weakness,and lethargy ,have decreased or no urine output.
Remember,you may have a fever or NO FEVER WITH SEPSIS !
I actually remember this well with my own husband who woke up with severe chills after a lithotripsy treatment for a kidney stone......he had no fever but he couldn't stop shaking.
Pat
