When to Call Your Care Team

Contact your care team whenever you have questions. If you notice any of the signs or symptoms listed below, call/page your care team right away.

Page your physician (617-632-3352) if you experience:

• Temperature greater than 100.4°F
• Shortness of breath, chest pain
• Any problems with your Hickman catheter (pain, redness, swelling, difficulty flushing)
• Light-headedness or fainting
• Confusion

Contact your care team right away if you notice the following signs or symptoms:

• Bleeding from the gums, nose, rectum, or bladder, or increased bruising
• Symptoms of cough, nasal congestion, flu/cold-like symptoms
• Any change in level of nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, or the inability to eat, drink or take pills
• You are unable to take your medications for any reason, including if your pharmacy is unable to dispense your medication
• Any skin rashes or redness (check every day when you bathe)
• Any mouth sores or rectal tenderness
• Any genital sores, vaginal bleeding, discharge, or odor
• Any burning, pain, blood in urine, or change in frequency of urination
• Dizziness or headaches
• Yellowing of the skin or eyes
• Any new pain

When in doubt, always call your care team.

• During office business hours (9 am - 5 pm), call 617-632-3470.
  • Allogeneic patients (patients receiving donor stem cells): Press 4 for stem cell transplant.
  • Autologous patients (patients receiving their own stem cells): Press 3 for the multiple myeloma team.
  • An operator will direct your call to the appropriate care team member.
• For urgent concerns outside of office hours that cannot wait until the next business day, call the page operator at 617-632-3353 and have your doctor paged.
• In an emergency, page any member of your care team by calling the Dana-Farber page operator at 617-632-3352.