Surviving a heatwave in a room without aircon abroad - any tips?

[calorcalor]

I may have to get surgery abroad this summer and have just found out the hospital rooms will have no air con. This worries me quite a lot as I will be wearing compression garments to aid my recovery so will be wrapped up in fabric. Is there anything anyone can recommend that might help to keep me cool and the recovery bearable beyond a fan and some chilled water? I really don't want to postpone the surgery and want to do everything I can to make sure it can go ahead sooner rather than later.

Take a neck fan. They are great.

A fan I guess! Tie hair up and wear loose , natural fabrics. Put your feet in a bowl of cool water. Run your wrists under a cool tap. Also look into cool mats to lie on. Opposite of an electric blanket .

Buy cooling gel pads - they are aimed at dogs but are amazing, we slip them under our pillowcases and sheets.

Neck fans work well.

Where is it? I had surgery in Turkey in July/Aug.

The temp outside was 41 degrees.

I couldn't have coped without the air-conditioning

Also I'd question the quality of a hospital that doesn't have this (unless you live abroad and it isn't an elective surgery in a private hospital?)

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Hmm, hadn't heard of neck fans before - is any one brand known to be better than the others do you know?

Unfortunately I will be wrapped tightly in what I think will be wool! Not ideal but I will look into the cool mats!

Do you need to keep cooling mats in a fridge? I'll need to check and see if I will have access to one and what size it will be.

It's private surgery but I will be recovering in a German state hospital. There will be no air con in the rooms but there are mixed reports about whether there's aircon in the corridors at least. If so, I might be able to benefit from that by keeping my door open.

Wet cold towels on the forehead are good. Icy drinks. If you are not moving around a lot and have a fan you should be fine. Good luck!

Keep curtains / blinds shut to keep the heat out as much as possible.

@calorcalor no, the pads have some kind of gel that just stays cool - I don’t normally keep them in the fridge

Wool is a natural fabric and will keep you cool .

I was told that cool things on your inner wrists is a good way to cool down as well

If you have access to a freezer, take a hot water bottle.