anyway, so it is 105 on both saturday and sunday of our visit. and it did not cool down at night. they have a wonderful screened-in back porch, but you could not even stand it out there- even early in the morning. their house is air conditioned, so it was nice inside of course. but my daughter and i went shopping on saturday. i am not used to the heat! i know that i am cold intolerant, but i can not stand excessive heat,either. i am not sure if that is a symptom of thyroid disease or not. i know being cold most of the time is, but intolerance to heat? i can not find that symptom listed anywhere. another thing, and i know better of course, but i did not drink enough water/fluids either day. and guess what? i had heat exhaustion. i thought that i would mention the symptoms of heat exhaustion. let's review:
cool, moist skin with goose bumps in hot temperatures (check)
faintness ( afraid so)
dizziness ( a little)
fatigue ( nothing too new about this one!)
low blood pressure upon standing ( how should i know? i did not have my bp cuff)
nausea( big time. i thought i was going to lose my lunch- not cool when you are with your grown child)
headache( yep, and it felt like a different kind of headache than i usually get)
in case of heat exhaustion, and to keep it from going into something worse, i.e. heat stroke, stop all activity and rest! no matter if they are having this huge sale at the loft, go home and rest! move to a cooler place( hard to find when it is 105). and lastly, drink cool water or sports drinks. o.k. here comes my disclaimer: contact your doctor if symptoms do not cease in about an hour. if they get worse, make sure to give her/him a call. seek help right away if your temperature is 104 or over. jeez, i get sick if my fever goes over 100.
thankfully, things have cooled off a bit. but i know summer in the south, and soon it will be saying: I'M BACK!!! so please keep these symptoms in mind. better yet, drink plenty of fluids and limit your exposure during a heat wave. and do not forget to keep your thyroid meds cool! especially those folks who use naturally derived thyroid products, an example being armour thyroid. i would keep these in the refrigerator if i were you. besides, refrigerating them also keeps down, the, er, smell. if they get hot, they might not work as well for you.
did i mention that i made it a whole class in zumba last week? i did the 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the class on the recumbent bicycle. and i did not jump- i just shook my booty during those parts. our instructor put on her belly scarf half way through the class. and if i can ring up a few sales with the coins on my belly scarf, she can buy out the entire mall! oh, well, something to aspire to, i guess.
hope everyone is having a great summer, and stay cool!
Thank you for the reminders of the signs of heat exhaustion. Sorry you were sick from the heat. We get a lot of hot weather here, but it is not usually with high humidity.
ReplyDeleteI took my first zumba class this morning. It was fun, but I need a lot of practice on those dance steps I hung in there and stayed the whole hour.
Take care- and stay out of the heat as much as you can.
oh i am so glad to hear that you took a zumba class! i hope that you continue to go and that it is fun for you. i think the music and atmosphere make it so enjoyable. do you like the salsa? it is my favorite dance so far. i am not really so good with some of the more modern steps, but i try! thanks for your comments!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure which steps were the salsa. I did have a lot of fun, but found out it takes a lot of energy and coordination. I was sort of getting the hang of it towards the end of class. I will be going back.
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