I had my j pouch surgery with temporary ileostomy formed 12 days ago. I came out of hospital day 7 post op. Got into bed tonight and keep waking up swearing and feeling hot then cold..also noticed my Stoma is quickly filling up.. Last night before bed I did keep getting pains up my anus which I got a bit worried about but I'm guessing that is normal post op? I had a ct scan 2 days ago and everything showed up as normal but my inflammatory markets in my blood test were quite high.. I'm going back to hospital tomorrow morning for more blood. Any advice? Nervous about what's happened tonight
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Have you been monitoring your temperature? Chills and sweats could mean infection, so be sure to take your temp several times a day. If you are taking pain meds containing fever reducer, your true temp may be masked.
If you are coming off steroids, they can cause these symptoms too.
Be sure to stay well hydrated too.
Jan 
At the hospital they've been doing my temperature and it's been fine but not sure if it's because I am on pain meds post operatively (dyhydrocodeine and paracetamol) I'm quite worried and not sure what else I should do..