I have to agree with Jim. I've suffered from heat exhaustion while in the military. I'd drink water/fluids all day but started getting chills exactly as you described. My appetite also started to drop off and I would feel tired and heart rate was all over the place. The temps were like they are now, maybe a bit hotter (it was in Ft. Stewart). The problem was at night. The temps at night were still in the 90's and since we were out in the woods blowing things up there weren't any airconditioners hanging off the trees. We'd keep a canteen of water with us when we'd go to sleep and drink it during the night but still that was not enough (you woke up feeling like you just stepped out of the shower). Finally, the puking bit started...hanging out the side of a humvee at 40mph down a dirt road puking...no fun at all. What bothers me about reading your description is remembering how fast the thought processes broke down. I guess I'm trying to say be careful. You may start weaving without even realizing you're doing it or worse just plain pass out on the bike. >From all the riding you guys are doing, taking a day or two (or three) won't >hurt you especially in this heat. I saw this morning that WRAL is calling for >99 today and tomorrow and 101 on Saturday...I think SSP has it right. Go play >in the water to cool off and a change of pace. :)
--Kevin ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Davis Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re[2]: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis both of you are suffering somewhat from heat exhaustion, Joshua the hot and cold chills can be serious. Hydration occurrs the night before the ride you should be drinking tons of water during the day and each night. Shouldn't pass a bahtroom without having to go in. Urine should be clear unless you are on meds or excessive vitamins. Drink lots on the ride, I am drinking a bottle and half to two bottles per 20 miles. Avoid riding between 3:00 and 5:00. finally be patient and pray for cooler weather and less humidity. Jim ________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: CenturyLink Customer <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 07/21/10 18:10 Subject: Re: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis Goose, I too have been experiencing difficulty on afternoon rides. My symptoms are: difficulty catching my breath (the air seems to be lacking enough oxygen), feel very hot (hotter than normal) after pushing up hills or riding faster than normal, legs seem to be weaker than normal. When I slow down, I feel fine. I haven't experienced a feeling of nausea. I've never had heat stroke, but I wonder if these symptoms suggest being close to having one. ----- Original Message ----- From: Goocey M.K. Joshua To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:07:02 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [COWs] Heat, Dehydration, and Diagnosis I may need the Doc's expertise on this. I have not had a good ride since my July 13 time trial. That totals almost a whole week of miserable rides, starting with the whole Jim, Tim, and Potato Hill fiasco. I wonder if I have been chronically dehydrated. The constants: 1) Food: not changed much 2) Routes: I haven't flown over to the Alps for any tour legs 3: Bike: I haven't found anything heavier . . . not that they make that. Changes: 1) I have switched from Cytomax to plain old Gatorade 2) Because of morning and evening commitments, I have been riding between 1-5 in the afternoons, which means hotter temperatures Symptoms: 1) Inability to keep my HR down below anaerobic threshold. Today I averaged 177 bmp for 1.5 hours, and overpasses sent my heart rate up to 192. Only Snake Mountain has taken my HR that high 2) Cold chills on the bike. It feels like I am passing through pockets of hot and cold air 3) A strong desire to puke while taking down fluids . . . I'm probably drinking about twice as much as I usually do 4) No gas . . . I try to put the hammer down, and nothing comes out. I averaged 16.7 mph today and 16.2 yesterday. Even the heavy wind shouldn't account for that poor of an average. Regardless, every minute feels like hell. Did I sleep from January to June and only IMAGINE that I rode BSG? Any ideas? If dehydration, then any solutions--other than ride with David at 5:45? Goose Rev. Joshua M.K. Goocey Senior Minister First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 207 Tarboro St. N. Wilson, NC 27896 [email protected] <http://mailto:[email protected]> "Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy "The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. 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