Medical Question about Hubby...

Is his skin cool to the touch while outside? That is a definite sign of heat stoke. Also, I had had a case of sun poisoning so bad that my face was swollen and my eyes almost swollen shut. It sounds like overexposure to me, but if it were my husband he would be sitting in the ER right now!

Just checked his temp...96.7... thats withen normal right?


I don't know if his skin was cool or hot.. but I will tell him to watch for it

Originally Posted by DixieDarlin256

Just checked his temp...96.7... thats withen normal right?


I don't know if his skin was cool or hot.. but I will tell him to watch for it

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The coolness to the touch has nothing to do with body temp, but rather the body's inability to effectively circulate blood when entering heat stroke. His temp is actually a little on the low side. Definitely have him watch for it, no matter what his manliness might say about having other men check his skin temp!

Go over his head?
Call one of his family members and have them nag him into going?

Originally Posted by DixieDarlin256

He's such a brat... it's like having another kid!

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I have told my MIL that marriage is permanently babysitting her son.

Back to the medical question, if it is severe dehydration, he should see a doctor anyway. It can cause kidney stones that require sugary, and a long recovery process. It can also cause permanent damage to his kidney and bladder.

So this is what you do, you make a doctor's appointment. You lie and say there's a sale at Home Depot. He won't figure out that you are taking him into the doctor until you pull into the parking lot. It’s the art of distraction. I use it often.

Originally Posted by lookingglass

So this is what you do, you make a doctor's appointment. You lie and say there's a sale at Home Depot. He won't figure out that you are taking him into the doctor until you pull into the parking lot. Itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s the art of distraction. I use it often.

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That's classic!

I don't think the tone of loving concern is going to work. As long as you present this as his problem that has to be fixed, he will see it as 1. optional and 2. vaguely unmasculine.

I think this one calls for:

"You are my mate and you should do it because you love me!" (The GF/wife equivelent of "Because I say so!")

Tell him that he has responsibilities to you that he can't fulfil if he is dead - and start pretending to be mad at him for his "dereliction of duty".

If you present it as a difficult, unpleasant but ultimately manly thing to do, he might decide to go, because he is doing it for YOU not for him.

Good luck.

I agree with the above poster and he REALLY needs to go to the doctor.

Tell him that if he doesn't go in there are going to be a bunch of crazy cat ladies at his door to carry him in.

Seriously. A friend of mine died frm heat stroke. It caused him to have an anurism. Please get him to the ER.

Originally Posted by Phenomsmom

Tell him that if he doesn't go in there are going to be a bunch of crazy cat ladies at his door to carry him in.

Seriously. I friend of mine died frm heat stroke. It caused him to have an anurism. Please get him to the ER.

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Well he didn't go to the ER but he did stay home from work today. I called his work and let them know he wasn't feeling good but they acted like they didn't believe me so I called his foreman from yesterday and let him know also. He was very concerned and said "yeah thats why I pulled him off the roof yesterday"... He's a little weak today but his eyes aren't bloodshot anymore...I went to work today to be sent home because our whole system is down. They sent the whole office home w/pay! So I can be here with him in case he gets worse.....kinda worked out for the best... I hope he takes heed to this warning

Glad to hear he is going to take it easy today. Keep a close eye on him and see if you can't get him to stay home the rest of the week.

It's great that he's resting today, but I still think he should go see a doctor. Try the 'direliction of duty' approach!

I've tried it
And he won't stay out the rest of the week. He did say that if it happens again he will go to the DR... but I worry that what if it's too late next time?

Tell him that it really worries you and that you have been physically ill thinking that this could be life threatening.

Those symptoms are very bad, and I agree with previous posters that he should have gone to the ER, not a doctor, when he felt dizzy on the roof, and had a funny taste in his mouth.
You cannot let him not go to a doctor. Things like this get worse and worse and worse. If the doctor can't figure it out, or tells you something that doesn't seem right, go to another one.

Is your husband on any medications? The things you describe are possible reactions to certain drugs.

I don't see this getting better on it's own. There could be serious damage to his body if he doesn't see a doctor.

If all else fails, tell him that not being seen could cause permanent, untreatable erectile dysfunction. That's what my sister tells patients to get them to take their diabetes meds (it's true, too). People who won't listen to "but you could die" will listen to "permanent untreatable erectile dysfunction" so fast it'll make your head spin.

Good call You know how men are about their "manhood."

Have you tried explaining to him that, even though he may not think he needs to see a doctor, you're worried about him...and, as a worried wife, it's your right to nag him to death about seeing the doctor? Therefore, he can either a) listen to you nag at him mercilessly for the foreseeable future or b) just take an hour and go to the doctor and then have relative peace. That usually works on Pat...he KNOWS I'm quite capable of nagging nonstop.

He is feeling alot better everyone! Thanks for the advice. I still want him to go to the Dr but he's being "A man" about it
I went to Walgreens and got him some salt tablets..$11.99 but it's what his Ask-A-Nurse told him to do. He took one with a tall glass of water and we are hoping it might help. We laid down and took a nap around 10:30 this morning and didn't wake up until almost 3 this afternoon I think both of us were exhausted which didn't help his health either.