OT Heat stroke

[MickZagger]

Any of you have experience with it? I was fixing my deck yesterday and around 5 o clock I started getting chills and feeling weak. Knew something was up.

Today I haven’t felt much better. Less chills but still feel weak and beat up with a bad headache.

Just curious if anybody has had experience with this how long it took to mend and start feeling better?

 

[riverman]

Any of you have experience with it? I was fixing my deck yesterday and around 5 o clock I started getting chills and feeling weak. Knew something was up.

Today I haven’t felt much better. Less chills but still feel weak and beat up with a bad headache.

Just curious if anybody has had experience with this how long it took to mend and start feeling better?

I know you should stay hydrated and avoid salty stuff...also not sure if you do this but wear a wide brimmed straw hat in the sun It's the brain that gets overheated first. Hope you feel better but if you don't you should have a saline drip treatment. Another thing is avoid ice cold liquids...you don't put cold water in a hot radiator

 

[Phatguysrule]

Any of you have experience with it? I was fixing my deck yesterday and around 5 o clock I started getting chills and feeling weak. Knew something was up.

Today I haven’t felt much better. Less chills but still feel weak and beat up with a bad headache.

Just curious if anybody has had experience with this how long it took to mend and start feeling better?

Did you by chance take a covid test?

 

[MickZagger]

Did you by chance take a covid test?

Yeah I took 2 and they came out negative. My fiancé was certain it was Covid

 

[Phatguysrule]

Yeah I took 2 and they came out negative. My fiancé was certain it was Covid

Wow. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing...

 

[Hoopguru]

Yeah I took 2 and they came out negative. My fiancé was certain it was Covid

Ive had heat stroke and yes real quick like I got chills & bad headache. I also got somewhat nauseated and was lethargic for a day or so.

 

[Hoopguru]

Any of you have experience with it? I was fixing my deck yesterday and around 5 o clock I started getting chills and feeling weak. Knew something was up.

Today I haven’t felt much better. Less chills but still feel weak and beat up with a bad headache.

Just curious if anybody has had experience with this how long it took to mend and start feeling better?

Were you around any deck stain in the heat?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Any of you have experience with it? I was fixing my deck yesterday and around 5 o clock I started getting chills and feeling weak. Knew something was up.

Today I haven’t felt much better. Less chills but still feel weak and beat up with a bad headache.

Just curious if anybody has had experience with this how long it took to mend and start feeling better?

You should take the next week off from work and go to Mexico.

I can write you a note if you need one.

 

[MickZagger]

You should take the next week off from work and go to Mexico.

I can write you a note if you need one.

Ha not even sure I’d enjoy Mexico the way I’m feeling., I’ve been shitting like I drank a bunch of that Mexican tap water

 

[MickZagger]

Ive had heat stroke and yes real quick like I got chills & bad headache. I also got somewhat nauseated and was lethargic for a day or so.

Okay so sounds like normal for the body to feel shit for a couple days. If I don’t feel any better by tomorrow evening than I’m going urgent care Wednesday morning

 

[MickZagger]

Were you around any deck stain in the heat?

No, no deck stain. Basically put it on jacks and re-cemented the beams.

But I was out in the heat all day yesterday

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Ha not even sure I’d enjoy Mexico the way I’m feeling., I’ve been shitting like I drank a bunch of that Mexican tap water

You need to call your doctor.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Okay so sounds like normal for the body to feel shit for a couple days. If I don’t feel any better by tomorrow evening than I’m going urgent care Wednesday morning

If you have a regular doctor you should call their office tomorrow.

 

[MickZagger]

If you have a regular doctor you should call their office tomorrow.

Yeah I think I’ll do that

 

[riverman]

Yeah I think I’ll do that

meanwhile a cold wet towel on the neck and wrists can help lower your body temp pretty fast

 

[MickZagger]

meanwhile a cold wet towel on the neck and wrists can help lower your body temp pretty fast

I’ll do that, thanks

 

[riverman]

I’ll do that, thanks

Hope you get better soon!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I know you should stay hydrated and avoid salty stuff...also not sure if you do this but wear a wide brimmed straw hat in the sun It's the brain that gets overheated first. Hope you feel better but if you don't you should have a saline drip treatment. Another thing is avoid ice cold liquids...you don't put cold water in a hot radiator

You do know saline is salt water, right?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

 

[riverman]

You do know saline is salt water, right?

yeah...but it's the drip that cleans the blood....salt is a cleanser but it's not abrasive like rock salt or salt crystals...salty snacks dehydrate you ...saline solution in the blood stream does not. You want the best of both worlds....rinse the body fluids with saline and stay hydrated..salt crystals stop you from being able to sweat out toxins...saline solution removes toxins

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

yeah...but it's the drip that cleans the blood....salt is a cleanser but it's not abrasive like rock salt or salt crystals...salty snacks dehydrate you ...saline solution in the blood stream does not.

Salty drinks usually replenish electrolytes you lose during sweat, but it can raise blood pressure

 

[MickZagger]

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Okay I guess mine would fall into the heat exhaustion category. Still no joke. I feel extremely weak even doing the smallest tasks. I’ve been drinking pedialyte and water all day.

 

[riverman]

Salty drinks usually replenish electrolytes you lose during sweat, but it can raise blood pressure

It's all about knowing your doses....a banana will replenish you more that a sports drink but sports drinks have ph balanced properties.

 

[Shaboid]

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What did your doc say and/or did you go to urgent care? I've had heat exhaustion before and that's what this sounds like to me. This is going to be super crass and I'm already sorry for saying it, but just jerk the pain away in a dark room with plenty of fluids.

 

[Strenuus]

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What did your doc say and/or did you go to urgent care? I've had heat exhaustion before and that's what this sounds like to me. This is going to be super crass and I'm already sorry for saying it, but just jerk the pain away in a dark room with plenty of fluids.

I love when every day tasks can help in times of need.

Wait...

 

[Chris Craig]

You should take the next week off from work and go to Mexico.

I can write you a note if you need one.

 

[Chris Craig]

Ha not even sure I’d enjoy Mexico the way I’m feeling., I’ve been shitting like I drank a bunch of that Mexican tap water

That's a severe sign. A result of your dehydration. Heat exhaustion sucks. I've been there. Felt like someone was wringing out my intestines like a sponge. Keep hydrating (Gatorade is good for electrolytes but drink water too), rest, stay near a bathroom. If it persists, get your ass to the doctor. The real one. Not to the dog who plays one on TV.

 

[Voodoo]

Bump

What did your doc say and/or did you go to urgent care? I've had heat exhaustion before and that's what this sounds like to me. This is going to be super crass and I'm already sorry for saying it, but just jerk the pain away in a dark room with plenty of fluids.

Now I understand why it’s called heat stroke.

 

[MickZagger]

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What did your doc say and/or did you go to urgent care? I've had heat exhaustion before and that's what this sounds like to me. This is going to be super crass and I'm already sorry for saying it, but just jerk the pain away in a dark room with plenty of fluids.

Got an IV and felt much better. The diarrhea has persisted though so yesterday I got lab work done for a stool sample and the results should come back today.

I swam in the Columbia river on Saturday so they think I could’ve got a bacterial infection of some sort.

I’m hoping I can get some antibiotics today after my labs come back. This will be my 4th day missing work. Ugh

 

[tlongII]

Got an IV and felt much better. The diarrhea has persisted though so yesterday I got lab work done for a stool sample and the results should come back today.

I swam in the Columbia river on Saturday so they think I could’ve got a bacterial infection of some sort.

I’m hoping I can get some antibiotics today after my labs come back. This will be my 4th day missing work. Ugh

Well at least you didn't swim in the Willamette. You would probably be in the ER if you did that.