heat and humidity

[Gnusgal]

I can't imagine working in that environment even if I didn't have a heart issue!

 

[dtread]

I think that Coumadin makes me more sensitive to cold. But not to heat. However some of that could be getting older. In any case I don't think its the valve so much as getting older and Coumadin. But working in a building that is over 90, and perhaps even 100 would be a challenge. You could get a small thermometer and set it by your workstation to see what the temperature really is. And if possible set up a fan to circulate air on you while you're working. Drink a lot of cool fluids.

 

[carolinemc]

I can relate even 9 years after surgery. I am also type 2 diabetic, and there is someone in the office who has her heater on. I sometimes think that at some point that I will pass out. I do keep a fan on the desk, when the heater is on, it does not help much. I hope you keep water close at hand.

 

[Ross]

I know when I worked for Akro Rubber, it was around 120F inside the building and a bit hotter around the cure presses. I lasted at that job 2 whole weeks.

Here is where I sit as of the moment:

Wind Chill: 88° Ceiling: 2700
Heat Index: 95° Visibility: 10mi
Dew Point: 72° Wind: 15mph
Humidity: 59% Direction: 220° (SW)
Pressure: 29.77"

 

[jax]

Ross, that is probably about what the temperature is in the factory that I work at. I think that I am going to use my fmla more than what I planned this summer. Supposedly this coming week is suppose to be pretty cool after tomorrow. I, certainly hope so. Tomorrow here is supposed to be around 88 which is supposed to be a bit cooler today and it says that the humidity is supposed to start dropping in the afternoon. and then in the 70"s on tuesday. just hope that they are right. If I think about it, I want to take my thermometer in with me tomorrow to see just what the temperature is in the building.

 

[Lynlw]

Has anyone triedthose kool ties type products, the little pellets that absorbe water and you wear around your neck? I know some people say theyhelp alot wen it is hot, I got one for my Dad for fathers day, whe heis doing things around the yard. but I don't know if he tried it yet.

 

[jax]

They do help quite a bit. My job provides them if you ask for them the only problem is that they don't stay cool for very long and you have to put them in the fridge or run under cold water in order for it to help again.

 

[Ross]

Along about the beginning of my second week at that job, I was so close to a heat stroke, that the guy training me said, if I collapsed, he was going to pick me up and take and put me in the mens urinal. They were trough style with constantly running water. I drank at least 5 gallons of water a day. It was just insane.

 

[jax]

My first summer at the job things got so bad that I was constantly getting dizzy. So I ended up going to the doctor and she told me to start drinking powerade which does help immensely. She told me me that drinking water isn't good enough for that kind of heat because you end up just sweating it all out. I still stick to it all summer long and it helps except when the humidity is high then nothing seems to help me. Unfortuantely i have been finding myself starting to get dizzy and lightheaded again. So i'll be making another trip to the doctor again. My blood pressure this morning was 113/70 before I took my lisinopril. Could that be pushing my blood pressure even lower causing the dizziness. Should I go to the cardiologist or would my family doctor be alright?

 

[prdraper1]

So far so good

So far so good

I have not had a problem with heat and can sit out in the sun for as long as I wish to. I do find that my scalp tends to burn if I do not wear a hat. I certainly felt the cold last February after my surgery, I felt every breath when I walked outside. I would hate to have a job in a hot place now but when I was younger I worked in very high temperatures on the steelworks and we were allowed cooling off time.