To be worried about work with the temperature tomorrow

My god if I rang in sick because its hot my boss would laugh at me and then tell me to get my precious princess arse in like everyone else.

It wouldn't happen though, because not everybody is as affected by it as others.
You for example and lots of people on this thread seem to think it will be bearable if a little uncomfortable. Some have aircon or cooler areas. Not everyone is menopausal. Men often cope with extremes of temperature better than women. Lots of people love the heat!
I dont see a hypothetical situation where everyone takes time off for the same reason, as realistic, nor should it mean that noone needs to

Some other countries might be, others are much the same as the UK and yet just muddle through, without all the dramatics.

Anyone would think the UK is the hottest, driest, and yet most humid place on earth.

We didn't have air con when I was young either, yet somehow we coped, and many thousands of people don't have it in their homes.

I live in a country where we don't have central heating like you do in the UK, we generally only heat the room we are spending the most time in and the rest of the house is freezing in winter. Do we complain to everyone we meet (and a random bunch of strangers on MN) about blah, blah, blah. No we just get on with it - and I imagine more people succumb to the cold than the heat here.

As for not being used to it??? When I was still married I remember hearing on the news how hot it was in the UK and how people couldn't cope - I haven't been married for 23 years!! Maybe it's about time you stopped whinging and made an effort to get used to it.

OK thanks I always thought it was odd that im hot all the time but have hypothyroidism and hashimotos i always blamed it on medications, other conditions, age and fatness

Hashimoto's makes it difficult for your body to regulate its temperature.

Some people don't even know they have an underlying condition.

I lived with mine for over 20 years before I was diagnosed

Too late this time but what about a neck fan , or a small cordless fan and some cooling spray , I also find ORS rehydration tablets handy to pop in a glass of water if I’m feeling a bit tired and getting a headache.

Would it not be hotter, or just as hot, at home? I'm a bit jealous anyway, we've not seen the sun in about a week where I am and I'm currently wearing a jumper! I wouldn't mind a bit of sunshine. Hoping it makes an appearance today.

Sorry are you the OP whom my comment was obviously directed at?

Obviously some people will have conditions which cause them difficulty in some circumstances.

The rest of us need to crack on.

Yeah, where I used to work I used to have to bring a coat in to wear in the summer months the air con was up so high !

That wasn't whataboutery from me. I was trying to explain why not everyone experiences heat the same.

It was intended in support of OP not criticism

Hence why so many people struggle to cope.
I am just explaining it for those who can't understand

Congratulations to those of you on medications and with chronic illnesses who are coping fine in the heat.

Others don't

The excess deaths across Europe are very high in heatwaves. Especially the Spain and Italy.

Countries where it is consistently hot do also adapt thier culture and architecture to the heat. People focus on air-conditioning, but it so much more and aircon isnt the main thing, roof shape, window overhangs, shutters, house colour, materials inside the house, when and how long lunch is, opening hours, when they pick for school holidays. A lot of european countires break up today as it happens.

To be fair though your literally describing the majority of the country most people will be on a medication where a side effect include heat intolerance and or have a condition that does.

Genuine question i have hashimotos and I thought hypothyroidism tended to make people colder. Iv personally never felt colder from it im always hot even in the winter. Does hashimotos make people hot?

Not worried, but not looking forward to it. Last week my classroom was hitting over 30 degrees and the hottest day so far has only 28. I’m taking a fan in and some ice blocks but I imagine there will be very little learning going on today. It’ll be 30 kids moaning about the heat - on repeat!

Lupus and heat aren't a good mix. I melt at anything above 20. Thankfully no north west heat wave.

Some weird whataboutery on this thread though. Everyone is different and for OP and her patients it's likely to be an uncomfortable day. Surely it's OK for the OP to be worried about it.

One of the worst places I’ve ever worked was a secure unit in a heatwave. Everything is locked down and windows have grids on them and it was unbearable with no air conditioning. Today I’ll actually be grateful to work in retail and have air conditioning and if worst comes to the worst we’ll be fighting over the walk in freezers that are usually -18 degrees. Sympathies to the frontline staff doing 12 hour shifts on their feet, I genuinely don’t know how you all do it.

Other countries are better set up for it.

Hashimotos and Zoloft!

I am quite tempted to get one, do you have any recommendations?

Have you tried a neck fan? I use one a lot, got one on at the moment lying in bed! They can be a bit noisy so might be a nuisance when seeing patients but I manage ok in meetings to still contribute. They don’t plug in, I just recharge mine in a usb port and it lasts for hours.

Hashimotos, on citalopram and physically allergic to heat
I’m doing great