My dad has blood clots in both lungs and on his legs. He had an IVC filter put in Sat an was on blood thinners. He has been running a fever of 101.3-103 almost daily and he was told his blood work came back ok for an illnesses. He was also told that fever with blood clots is not the norm. He was in icu but is now in ccu and he s expecting to go home tomorrow. Is this fever normal? Why other things should they be looking for? They did send his blood out for genetic testing for blood clots. I m very concerned for him as my brother died in 2007 from blood clot to the lung.
Blood clotting in the lungs is called Pulmonary thromboembolism which can be very serious. Your dad already seem to have suffered from it since he is on blood thinner and has an IOC filter. If he has been checked for it and doctors say that he is negative for the condition, fever could be because of infection. Discuss it with his treating physician so that correct treatment can be started.