Hair dresser wouldn't let me in!!

[missmcfee]

Had an appointment booked today and I've been looking forward to it for months.

On arrival I had to have my temperature taken and was told it was too high to be allowed in.

I laughed as I assumed she was joking since I felt fine, I Wfh and haven't been anywhere!!
Not even a supermarket.

She told me it was 37.3 and she would have to cancel my appointment!!!!

I am so upset, I've had to rebook and she has nothing for 8 weeks 😣

I called the Dr as I thought I must be coming down with something without knowing, but the GP told me that this was a normal range temperature and particularly for that time of day (app was 3pm)

So what wasn't I allowed in 😢

I felt like a kid at Christmas today going to the salon, I cried all the way home that my appointment was cancelled! 😖

This thread is batshit. Especially everyone that's trying to argue that THEY know what the average or safe temperature is better than any medical body.

Hot flashes or flushes are, by far, the most common symptom of menopause. About 75% of all women have these sudden, brief, periodic increases in their body temperature. Usually hot flashes start before a woman's last period.

This!

If they are using the point at forehead type thermometer it is just measuring skin temperature, this should be lower than an ear thermometer or under the tongue type. (Unless you are having a hot flush!)

I’m menopausal and often a bit on the warm side. I think before my appointment I’m going to stand outside in the cool a bit and do anything to bring my temp a bit lower.

@1stevernamechange

Mine was 35.6 at the pub via a contactless thermometer, just walked in from a walk along the seafront, kind of windy! Normally my skin is hot (menopause!)

The whole thing is bonkers. We are told that the economy is about to crash, no-one wants to go outside, it's an unfriendly experience when we do venture out to the shops, and now hairdressers are putting strange obstacles in people's way.

There is no way for a business to tell if someone has coronavirus, due to being asymptomatic, or perhaps just having a couple of paracetemol for a headache before you head out. If they are honestly that scared of corona, it's probably best not to open.

The NHS own website tells people they don't need to take their temperature with a thermometer to see if it is high, you can tell through having a hot body to touch!

In winter, lots of people will have temp due to colds etc. Are they going to crash to a halt then?

I think dire predictions about the economy are correct, because attempting to use facilities like shops and hairdressers and restaurants are feeling so fraught, we will simply not go.

We bought an ear thermometer at the start of lockdown. We were taking our temperatures every day out of curiosity. DD and DS were always around 36.7, DH was around 35.8 and I was around 37.2

Just shows how everyone's 'normal' temperatures are different

@heartsonacake

Hercwasonaroll We’re a multinational corporation; everything we do is thoroughly checked and regulated and run past many lawyers and authorities before it’s approved.

So I think I’ll stick to believing them over someone on Mumsnet linking a random article.

Guess what, lawyers don't get trained in what is or is not a normal body temperature.

@heartsonacake

Do you work for Iceland?

37.3 is high unless it's a rectal thermometer. Assume they didn't stick it up your bum

I've got my first hair appointment today since November. Just to give you an idea of how bad my roots are right now, my natural hair colour is brown and I dye it very light blond and have done for 25 years. I would be in tears if I got sent away! I turned 40 last year and have put on a stone in lockdown so I'm really hoping that at least if my hair looks good, it will make me feel less old and frumpy. Hair might not be important to some people, but in truth it makes the world of difference. A bad cut and colour just ruins your whole look (and yes I know looks aren't everything....)

The mention of average temperatures suddenly got me wondering, is this another of those situations that we know has happened within medical research where women's varying temperatures were deemed to complicate the figures too much, so when they say average they really mean average for men?

I'm not saying this is the case, just wondered if anyone knows how the accepted average was settled on, and how many years ago. Reading 'Invisible Women' has made me question everything!

I think someone upthread said that their workplace classed anything above 37 as a temperature.
If my workplace did this I would never be allowed in work. 😂

Where the heck do people buy under the tounge type thermometers?
I've only ever seen the in ear or forehead type. And I had a really crappy digital one at some point.

Op I'd take the easy route find another hairdresser.

I think they may have double booked or something and found the temperature as the easy way to resolve the issue without admitting their error. Its ridiculous to think that you'd have to wait two months for an appointment. I don't believe they have no appointments for 8 weeks.

If they're cutting off at 37.3 my MIL would be screwed - she's always run a little hot, always over 37 - which is why we pack jumpers when we visit because as a consequence she leaves her back door open constantly so the house is freezing!

The misinformation being spouted on this thread is unbelievable.

Out for curiosity I took my temperature this morning and it's 36.6!!

I know from being in hospital when I was pregnant that my "normal" range can be up to 37.2

The fact I was rushing and felt on edge with my first outing doesn't surprise me that is was up very slightly from my own normal.

I think I'm going to ring round a few places today and find somewhere else.

Always a bit of a worry when you've used the same hair dressers for such a long time and they always do a good job.

Honestly if you think the hairdresser's have had to close for months and may have suffered financially it is understandable that they will be cautious given that they will now be very busy and the last thing they want to do is have to close again for 14 days deep clean or what not.

It's a haircut at the end of the day. Lots of people have suffered more serious consequences and so will many others before this is over.

Whoever said is it an 'Invisible Woman' situation- yes, women's temps run slightly higher than mens and also fluctuate over the menstrual cycle.

Judging by some responses on the thread, I must have a raised temperature then.

Can't believe your first instinct was to ring your GP - what a ridiculous waste of their time

Well done to that hairdresser. Putting the health of the rest of their customers above money. Good on them.

Well I've just taken mine three times in a row (with an under tongue thermometer). The first was 37.8, the second was 35, the third was 36.9. If your hairdresser has bought a dodgy one off Amazon like me, then that could be where the problem lies.

@isabellerossignol

The mention of average temperatures suddenly got me wondering, is this another of those situations that we know has happened within medical research where women's varying temperatures were deemed to complicate the figures too much, so when they say average they really mean average for men?

I'm not saying this is the case, just wondered if anyone knows how the accepted average was settled on, and how many years ago. Reading 'Invisible Women' has made me question everything!

Thats an interesting point

Gonna check mine when i can be arsed to get off the Sofa

With my children a temperature of 37+ id be keeping an eye on them, but obviously its not a fever at the lower end, its just my family runs cold 😀

It sounds like they’re being a bit over cautious, which is understandable, but I’d still be inclined to call them up and tell them the GP had said 37.3 was within normal temperature ranges, and ask what temperature the hairdresser is using as a cut-off.

I’d also be put right off by the mouth thermometer though, even if it does have disposable covers, it’s a risky way of taking the temperature when we’re told that coronavirus can be transmitted through infected people’s breath.

And as for heartsonacake’s workplace thermometer routinely showing temperatures of 33 - 34 degrees....

If I had a thermometer doing that, I’d assume one of 3 things:

A) person is hypothermic, either because of prolonged exposure to the cold or because they’re ill and need to see a doctor;

B) thermometer is faulty;

C) thermometer is not being used correctly.

If it’s (B) or (C), and the readings are routinely 2 or 3 degrees lower than the persons actual temperature, then there’s a real risk that someone with an actual high temperature will be allowed in.