Too much is too much
@GardenGerty (157027)
United States
June 19, 2022 11:45am CST
I had plans for today, but at 3 this morning I was wakened by the worst stomach cramps I have had in about forty years.
I immediately figured it was kind of a heat sickness and decided to rehydrate myself. I poured a tiny bit of gatorade and drank it. Within minutes I threw it up. TMI, right?
I paced, lay down, sat down, paced some more, and an hour later tried ginger peach tea. Same thing.
I made up my mind to drive to urgent care when it opened.
At 6 a.m. I messaged the pastor that I would not be able to be worship leader today and why. Bob called me at 7:30 and I told him I was sick.
I eventually slept some more, in small increments. I turned the a/c in the bedroom really cold. I could stay asleep 30 minutes to an hour at a time. IF Lady cat did not lay on my sore stomach.
By the time the urgent care would have been open at 9 I was awake, and feeling quite a bit better.. I am keeping that option open though.
So, I was outside in the heat too much yesterday. That includes mowing for an hour and a half, then drinking coffee because I had a headache at the end of the day. Totally wrong thing to do.
Plans for today include no more than 15 minutes at a time out of the a/c rooms. Fruits, juices and cold meals are on the schedule. More naps. Not going to church, to see Bob or anything else.
Too much heat is too much heat. I feel so badly for those without a/c for an of their space.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
19 Jun 22
I hope you feel better quickly. Try to sleep as much as possible but if you get worse, head in to urgent care. Heat sickness is no joke.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
19 Jun 22
@marlina I got lost in the desert years ago and ended up in the hospital for a week with heat stroke and sun stroke. It was not a fun time.
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
20 Jun 22
@DaddyEvil OMG, it must have been awful.
I got a glimpse of that once when gardening.
I was at the bottom of the front yard working in the rock garden, and suddenly it hit me so bad.
Our house was on top of a hill, I thought I would never get there.
I don't want to relive this again.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
19 Jun 22
Wow! That's scary. My car air conditioner needs to be repaired. I felt quite ill twice last week after driving around town in 90F and higher temps with high humidity. I didn't get as sick as you, but I decided to limit my driving to mornings until I get my A/C fixed!
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
My car a/c struggles in the worst of this. Climate varies across the US. @Dreamerby .We have been around 80 F at night and in the upper 90's to 100 in the daytime. In the winter it will drop to below zero F.
@Dreamerby (3060)
• Calcutta, India
19 Jun 22
What's the median temperature like in United States?
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@RebeccasFarm (84386)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
19 Jun 22
Oh dear take it easy there Heather you must.
Sorry the heat has bothered you..I hope it is just the heat and nothing else too.
I do know how this is..no AC here and I am nauseous most all the time.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
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@RebeccasFarm (84386)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
26 Jun 22
@GardenGerty haha Hi Bitty
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
You know, I know to be nicer to myself but it does not always happen., I will be more careful.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
My experience of overdoing it was all by my own choice, and that is kind of bad.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
4 Jul 22
@RubyHawk Yeah! I had a hard time finding a stopping place.
@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
26 Jun 22
@GardenGerty Sometimes we don’t always do what’s best for ourselves. I like to finish any job I start too.
@oahuwriter (26786)
• United States
2 Jul 22
How are you doing? Did you go to the clinic? Hope you feel better soon!
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
4 Jul 22
The symptoms reduced a lot before clinic hours. It took me a couple of days to feel more normal.
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@oahuwriter (26786)
• United States
5 Jul 22
@GardenGerty
So it was, heat stroke?
Glad you're doing better!
@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
We need people to help us watch over ourselves.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
I felt it was more likely heat exhaustion. Also not a fun thing. I did not run a fever, but boy did I have muscle cramps in my stomach and back as well as legs. I am being more careful now. Plus, even a week later, I am still tired.
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@wolfgirl569 (93527)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jun 22
Hope you are feeling much better now. We dont use the ac partly for that reason. It means we get more used to the heat and have less trouble when we have to be out an extended period of time working
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
I would have probably been okay if I had kept up with fluids. I do not have the option to cool the whole place, but feel it is important to have rooms where we can get cool if only briefly.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
It took a couple of days, and I still feel at times like a floppy wet noodle.
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@LindaOHio (153180)
• United States
20 Jun 22
I'm sorry you were sick but glad that you're feeling a little better. Stay cool and hydrated. I too pity those without AC!
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
A/C can be too expensive for some. I remember various little old couples that would spend most of their day in the library or at Wendy's to be cool.
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@LindaOHio (153180)
• United States
27 Jun 22
@GardenGerty That's such a shame. We are fortunate that we can afford to run the AC and the heat whenever we need it.
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@Nakitakona (56322)
• Philippines
23 Jun 22
Now the lesson is learned. Too much is not good especially when the person is aging.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
Yes, it is hard. I am working on drinking more water and staying out of the heat.
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@Nakitakona (56322)
• Philippines
27 Jun 22
@GardenGerty That's the good thing to do.
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@Dreamerby (3060)
• Calcutta, India
19 Jun 22
Oh no!! Was it because of the heat? Is it really hot in United States? Where do you live? I thought ac is not needed in United States.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
26 Jun 22
More than half the United States needs air conditioning at least part of the year. I do not use as much as some but usually in June through September I find it helpful.
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