She has days off when she`s cold? The
mind boggles. If thats really it suggest it may be something a little more
than a side effect of HRT......
I would have expected the hot sweats! So did she...but when
she is really cold she has to stay at home, and the effect on her is almost like
hypothermia! Hot water bottles, blankets etc. She's not ill...just
freezing.
I have had issues with 4 people
working in same office having problems with temperature control, one woman was
in menopause so having hot sweats. Sharon, Our HR officers did exactly what you
suggested, they provided them all with fleeces so they could wear them when they
felt cold or remove them when warm. As you say people perceive temperature
differently and this way they could control it themselves.
Isnt perception of temperature
subjective? I have found that the issue of areas being "too hot" or "too cold" a
particularly thorny issue, especially if there are shared workspaces as one
persons "too hot/cold" is anothers idea of comfort. What does she do?
Dont know anything about a link with HRT but would have thought that a
thyroid function check and some other stuff would be in order ?(i dare say our
Doctor colleagues better placed to comment)
After
the day I`ve had would be tempted to tell her to just go out and buy a cardi and
some mittens......
From: [log in to unmask]
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jean Greening-Jackson
(Occupational Health)
Sent: 02 June 2010 15:52
To:
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] HRT Therapy and
temperature control
I
have had an interesting situation today, where an employee who had a
hysterectomy two years ago, states she is suffering periods of extremely low
temperatures, shivering and unable to warm up which her Gp attributes to her HRT
therapy.
She is consequently asking for extra
heating etc in the workplace etc.
I can't
seem to find anything to substantiate this, although I am awaiting a GP
report.
Anyone come across this?
Jean
Greening-Jackson.
BSc ( Hons) RGN HV.
Registered Specialist Practitioner in Occupational
Health.
Department of Employee Health
Sixth Floor
City
Exchange
61 Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 5SG
01274 434882
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