OHHH that's it...

Finally, I called the doctor yesterday. It was getting ridiculous. It was Wednesday and I was still sick from the race. I was nauseous and my head hurt still since Sunday. This is silly. After talking to Barb on Tues I quickly realized that I had really bad heat exhaustion. I must have gotten sick during the race (I knew that but stuck it out). The smart and experienced athlete would have gotten an IV at the finish and all would have been good on Monday. Well I was so bummed about bonking that I just wanted to get home and see my kids. Monday I felt terrible, sick and just gross. By Tuesday I was starting the think I was pregnant, NOT GOOD. But that is how I felt. On Wednesday, I said this is enough. I was still bonking during my workouts and feeling terrible. I put a call in and an hour later talked to my doctor. I told him my symptoms and the first thing he said, "You know Jenny you can still get pregnancy while nursing." Yes I know Dr. but TRUST me that is NOT happening in this house for a LONG time. Then he went on to tell me about electrolyte depletion, potassium, and sodium can play havoc on your body if you only take in water. I definitely had severe heat exhaustion probably almost heat stroke if it had been a longer run. If I was more sane I would have stopped running when I started going blurry but kept going. Because as triathletes we are such smart people. He told me until I start drinking electrolytes and eating tons of salt I will continue to feel sick and then will need to go to the hospital (again something most normal people would have done after the race) to get IVs. So last night I downed a ton of gatorade and will continue today. I hope by tomorrow I am back to normal. And trust me this will never happen again.