This is just a little idea for you to think about if you are going into hospital this week. There is supposed to be a heatwave hitting the UK. I know not many hospital wards have enough fans. So if you get time pop to some where like Argos and buy an electric fan for on top of your locker next to your bed. I have had experience of wards in hot wether without a fan and it is not good. Also make sure you keep up your fluids. if you run out of water get one of the nurses to fill up your jugs with freash cold water. Just thinking of you guys I would hate for anyone to suffer. in the heat that is going to arrive. 30 C will be a lot hotter in the wards and humid nights are no fun either.
I have AC here. It is more for the dogs than me. I just fill the back bucket with a little water and a load of ice shut all the doors turn it on and it is like Alaska in my room.
You are supposed to getso asweldon't give up just yet. Even Scotland is going to hit over 20 C . I wantto have my op too but I amrelldreadding it after what I have gone through already. You may have towattill septemberfor yourOP like me. The summer holiday are almost here an know you get 9 weeks of holidays where you are. So I would say Septmber. .
I can't wit for a bit of summer at last. Going for 2nd opinion on 22 Jullu. Am struggling with day to day tasks for so long. Cant cope with the pain any more. Im looking forward to my 1st holiday in 5 years. Strangely enough my last was a skiing holiday. I don't think I'll be doing that anytime soon. It'll be a sun lounger this time..
Lying in Hosp tonight preoperative. Single bed is a nuisance .
Phone and tablet fell on floor . noisy heating system. But I got 3 good hours and thank God for gadgets like this as reading light utoo dim. Northern Ireland expecting heatwave too. No tanned legs for me tho --ted stocking for 6 weeks. Comforting myself by looking at Tenerife holidays for November .xxx
great tips hailea .... now, seeing is believing I am not a hot weather fan but I am happy for all those people who are unable to take a sun vacation and stay home (Holland that is) -
Excellent posting re fans -in Exeter the nurses even in Fab were VERY good at checking I was drinking 1.5 litres of water, not in tea, daily. Yes even more important in sunny June!
have a nice day yourself, hopefully working on your tan as part of recovery?!
Hi Hailea, your idea is a good one but anyone deciding to buy a fan should check with the hospital first. In my 40yrs of working in the NHS ALL electrical equipment brought into the hospital has to be checked by the electritions and a "passed" sticker attached, the process takes anything from a week to a month so would not benefit the individual, there are also restrictions on the types of fans from a safety assessment. Even staff quarters and overnight on-call accommodation has to abide by these rules and I doubt it will have changed.