“Now, I’m 66 and extreme heat hurts;”
I am much older than you and heat does hurt. I can’t cool off and get hotter and hotter and then I faint. I have a way to stay cool when I lose power. I have four battery fans and rechargeable D batteries. A fan at night on my upper torso allowed me to sleep through hot summer nights after Hurricane Ike took out power.
During the day, I used spray water bottles with little fans on top that take AA batteries. Spray water with the little fan going and the temp. of the ambient air around you drops by 20-30 degrees. Spray it on your face, neck and arms and the fan makes it really cool as the water evaporates. Spray your legs for more cooling.
I made it okay through that heat with those fans and spray bottle fans. I would have been in trouble without them.
Thank you so much for the cooling tips! - Where can one find the battery operated spray bottles?
I’ve been through the mill on that overheating problem. Years ago, I used to take hot, soaking baths and wash my hair while in the hot tub. (After multiple trips to the ER after these soaks; I finally figured out that was a bad habit; felt so stupid for not figuring it out sooner. Haven’t done that and have been free of the ER for several years.) Now, I only take showers exclusively.
Also, used to drink large glasses of ice water when I had one of those overheating attacks; but someone told me I should drink just ROOM TEMPERATURE water during those, that the system would panic and REALLY overheat internally trying to HEAT UP the ice water.
. . . And, a cool, wet cloth on the back of the neck, and bathing the insides of the thighs with a cool cloth helps to alleviate the problem.
I’m a bit overweight, too, and can’t seem to do a whole lot about it; so I do the best I can, though I wish I could lose the extra insulation.
Thanks again!
Twinkie