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fabricdragon

She's not dead yet...Pearls and Hospitals....

Jul 11, 2007 14:55

hi,
short form? i was stupid.

slightly less short form? i went to see my pearl wholesaler a bit early, on the 10th.. that means going to New York City in over 100 degree weather. i collapsed on the train on route home, and had to go to the Princeton hospital.

To make a long story short (too late!) i went to downtown New York yesterday. 100 degrees ( Read more... )

stupid, updates, help, hot, hospital

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kyleri July 11 2007, 19:40:51 UTC

Oh err. I'll have to check and see if my Lexapro does the same thing; thanks for the pointer!

fabricdragon July 11 2007, 20:03:21 UTC

citalapram (spelling0 this is the third month on it..... sigh.. i am sooo in trouble this pennsic...

glinda_w July 11 2007, 20:14:58 UTC

Yep. Citalopram is the generic for Celexa, and is what I've taken for about four years; was on Paxil for a year before that. And no one told me about the heat exaustion possibility. (I've got CFS and fibro, and both of them also seem to have thoroughly screwed up my ability to cope with temperatures that are above 75 or below 55. *grumble*)

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glinda_w July 11 2007, 19:41:18 UTC

meep. take care of yourself!

are you adding salt and sugar to the water you're drinking to stay hydrated? I don't know the formula, but that's an adequate homemade electrolyte thing, apparently.

*googles*

aha.

There's a link here.

Also, from wikipedia, the same recipe with a bit of background:

There are several commercially available products but an inexpensive home-made solution consists of 8 level teaspoons of sugar and 1 level teaspoon of table salt mixed in 1 liter of water (Rehydration Project: Home made recipe). Fructose (fruit sugar) or artificial sweeteners should not be used instead of sugar as they may increase diarrhea and/or not provide sufficient energy. A half cup of orange juice or half of a mashed banana can be added to each liter both to add potassium and to improve taste. If commercial solutions are used, true rehydration solutions should be used and sports drinks should be avoided (especially in younger children) as these solutions contain too much sugar and not enough electrolytes.

fabricdragon July 11 2007, 20:05:04 UTC

thanks.. due to blood sugar issues i dont have much sugar in the house, i wonder if honey would work? maybe i have some sugar around somewhere..... i am drinking diluted fruit juice, as i had some in the house.. and home made lemon aid but with splenda... i will look into getting some sugar.

glinda_w July 11 2007, 20:12:00 UTC

no idea about the honey or Splenda. Getting the salt added is important, though. (When I'm sweating and can't taste salt, it's time to do something salty, *fast*. Drinking sips of the solution may be a smarter way to go.)

(I just made myself a liter of the stuff, and am very slowly sipping away at it.)

glinda_w July 11 2007, 20:18:03 UTC

Oh, and just re-read your post and realized where you live. I spent a couple of week-long summer camps at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, and still remember the 97° temps and 98% humidity (or was it the reverse?); when we rehearsed outdoors, kids were passing out. *shudder* Mid-Atlantic states summer humidity is not fun.

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faireraven July 11 2007, 19:49:56 UTC

Glad to see you're feeling better now... I've learned from countless years of performance at the renfaire at this point (late august in tudor england clothing in maryland is not a pleasant thing) how to control issues with heat exhaustion, but I suppose when you're in "danes", people don't really think about it as much...

Drink more water! :)

And as we always wind up saying at faire, if you can't remember when the last time was you peed, it's time to drink more water! :)

kshandra July 11 2007, 20:10:17 UTC

I suppose when you're in "danes", people don't really think about it as much...

It's so true. I'm gearing up for my fifth Burning Man next month, and one of the things I need to do is get back in the habit of drinking water, water, and did I mention water? I'm generally good about it when I'm on-playa (having an ex who works Medical out there and hearing his stories about the number of folks who came in for IV hydration really drilled it into me), but as soon as I'm back in Reality Camp it goes right out of my head.

And as we always wind up saying at faire, if you can't remember when the last time was you peed, it's time to drink more water! :)

Yep. ;-) If you wait until you're thirsty, you've waited too long....

anjabeth July 11 2007, 20:04:39 UTC

I'm so glad you're doing better, and that they were able to get you treated! Rest and recuperate; Mr. Sun is not always our friend. :)

I'll keep sending good thoughts your way. I'm a veteran of too many heat incidents, m'self.

faireraven July 11 2007, 21:15:05 UTC

Hey, if Queen Schnookieface needs anything this year, let me know... I'm always willing to be runner (or send hubby to be runner) when the need arises... And you KNOW that Mistress Bowman always carries goodies in her basket... Not to mention bodice chillers... :)

anjabeth July 12 2007, 16:43:45 UTC

Well, thank you, sweetie! I've already told one of my attendants "Your job is to stand next to me, hand me water, and make sure I don't pass out." :)

I'm liking that sugar/salt drink recipe above, though. I may have a pitcher or two of that made up at the Bower, maybe with some lemon slices in it.

kshandra July 11 2007, 20:06:39 UTC

I am afraid of needles. I also do not have co-operative veins, and when i dehydrate getting a line in me is not pretty.

Heh. We're familiar with the issue. gridlore was incredibly phobic before he started chemo in the mid-90's; he still hates the bastards now, but has accepted them as a necessary evil. His veins have recovered in the decade-and-change since, but there was a time when it made more sense to describe them as scar tissue that occasionally passed blood. And I have rollers. (Fortunately, I also have a nice big artery running close to the skin on my left bicep, and I can usually convince phlebotomists not to bother with the elbows.)

Glad your home - now go work on pissing clear, eh? ;-)

needle stuff fabricdragon July 11 2007, 20:11:49 UTC

when i first managed to give blood my mom asked if the building was still standing.... early in my life i RAN out of an ER on a broken foot when they tried to give me a shot...(i had a sadistic pediatrician, its all his fault the lying bstrd)
and yes, i donate platelets anyway now... but i always go to the same people, and they have to do it certain ways..
and you almost CANT get a line in my hand, the veins roll. but thats what they tried first in the ambulance...and dehydration makes it worse.

mom has a road map that is all made of rollers, dad has veins you can't find that collapse.. i inherited veins you cant find, that roll and/or collapse.... gee, aint genetics grand.