It's WI spring but I suspect my partner suffered heat-stroke today

[Model35mech]

The temp was only about 73F when she went out for a walk at 1 oclock this afternoon

She says had on her "light" winter coat, underneath she was wearing a full wool sweater over a heavy flannel shirt and a cotton tea shirt.

When I got home here at 3pm, she was complaining about feeling REALLY Sick, it took a long time to get descriptions of what symptoms were involved. After pressing for answers it turns out she had a slew of heat stroke symptoms... agitation/irritability, complaints of earlier having sweated heavily on her back, but actually feeling cold when she was sweating, dizziness, and finally flushed appearance of her face and nausea which were the primary problem when I found her...

I went over what she'd eaten to try to get an idea if it was food poisoning. she'd had bran flakes and milk at breakfast and then a piece of nectarine tart.

I checked her temp... 106.8, heart rate was normal, BP was a bit low (112 over 80) for her. I didn't seem like bacterial or viral infection...

So, with much argumentation involved, I finally got her to take off of her heavy clothes, and got her to drink some water and lay down.

Now 2 hrs later things seem to be resolving.

This of course scared the hell out of me.

She's getting bad about what seem to be common sense things like avoiding over-dressing.

I really don't know what to do.

I make her promise to talk to her primary care doc about these things, but I have no confidence she does.

[Scrivener7]

1. Temp of 106.8: Call an ambulance.

[Model35mech]

2. Thanfully she's fell back down to normal once

I convinced her to get out of her clothes.

[Scrivener7]

7. You still need to have her checked out. That is wildly dangerous.

You need to make sure the cause was simply heat, which is not likely, and you need to make sure it did not do damage to her.

[blueinredohio]

3. Definitely!!

[JohnSJ]

6. Absolutely.

[MyMission]

4. You or someone should go with her

Have someone going with her MD appointment, to make sure she mentions it and to hear the MDs opinion.

I get cold easily (thyroid condition) and wear layers so I can peel off some clothes if I get warm. I wear thermals or leggings from October into April. I know to remove layers of I get hot. Does she have some cognitive dementia?

Her MD may offer suggestions and enlist your help to investigate and follow a plan. That's my 2 cents, since you wrote you didn't know what to do.

In general, I've been told it's a good idea to have a friend or family with us when we're speaking to the MD about something important or serious.

Hope all goes well from here on.

[hedda_foil]

5. With that extraordinarily high fever, she should have been rushed to the ER.

If her temp is still elevated right now, get her to the ER.

Hyperpyrexia, or fever of 106°F or higher, is a medical emergency. If the fever is not lowered, organ damage and death can result. In fact, if you're experiencing a fever of 103°F or higher with other significant symptoms, it's important that you seek immediate medical care.

https://www.healthline.com/health/hyperpyrexia#:~:text=Outlook%20for%20hyperpyrexia%3F,you%20seek%20immediate

[trof]

8. You could talk to her doctor.

Our PCP is interested in hearing my comments about Miz t.'s healthe issues and the same for my wife about me.

Sometimes a partner will observe things that our partner may not be aware of.