In What City And Country Did You Live In Where Your Temperature Was Taken With A Rectal Thermometer?

Phoenix, AZ in the 70's and 80's. This was at home and at the pediatrician.

Sweden (also first enema).

Only ever had my temperature taken rectally by a play Dr. That was in Glasgow, Scotland

Queens, NY in the 80's & early 90's. I got my temperature taken rectally by my nurse, mother, aunt, school nurse & friends mom.

My mother would take my temperature before any dr appointment, but I still had to have mine taken by the nurse who used way too much vaseline. I could still feel it for the rest of the day.

Now I'm in Long Island & crave it. if anyone is on the Island looking to take my temperature, hit me up.

Grew up in the Los Angeles area, just like the OP, in the 70s. I had numerous rectal temps taken at the Pediatrician until I turned 13-14ish.

South Wales Carmarthenshire

I lived in various places in France and only rectal was used, be it at home or in hospital.

The Netherlands Born 75 mom stopped at 5 the last one at 11 at the hospital i played doctor so now and then and started at 14 taken my step sisters temp she was 3 at the time

Virginia I received rectal thermometer until I graduated from high school. Last year I connected with my female Dom and now I only get rectal.

Growing up in the 80s in Germany I still had my fair share of rectal temperatures... and home and at the pediatrician.

Born in Cyprus, 1950s. Toddler years in Germany, and we came back to the US, right before I turned 5. Got rectal temperatures all through the time we lived in Frankfurt, and I would assume when I was a baby. In the US, I found out that other kids got oral temperatures, so the next time I was sick, I kicked up a fuss and mom started taking my temp orally. Back overseas, Republic of Congo / Brazzaville, at age 6 to 8. One of the other American moms was pregnant, and had to go to the hospital. Mine agreed to watch her 2-year-old girl. Several times during the toddler's stay, my mom took her temperature. I'd seen a little girl getting her temperature taken when I was about 3-4 in Germany. At 6 or 7, seeing the girl with the thermometer in her bottom, really stayed with me. That was probably the origin of my fetish.

Rapid City, South Dakota United States of America born in 1958 turn 13 in 1971

Know the area. Was there late 70s at Ellsworth.

Grew up in Massachusetts, USA. Born in 1962. Had R/Ts until about 6 or 7 at home, then again when I had the mumps about age 10. Don't really remember when my pediatrician stopped. Probably about age 14. I take my own temp that way to this day. I trust it more.

I grew up in the south of Paris in France.

My temp was always taken in my butt at home. However, it was never taken like this at hospital or at the doctor office.

Grew up in Massachusetts, born in ‘63. I vaguely remember my mother taking my temperature rectally but she switched to an oral thermometer when I was fairly young. I did get it taken rectally while in the hospital at 14 for appendicitis

Not dsclousing where I grew up. But RTs were for babies, once three, it was oral as far as I knew.

Grew up in NY City born in '59. We only had a rectal thermometer at home so I assume that even my parents used it when they had a fever. My pediatrician always took my temperature rectally with the last time when I was about 12/13. Never had an oral thermometer used by this doc/his nurses.

Lewistown, PA USA.

I was born in the 1950’s, and grew up in New England. After age five, I don’t remember having a rectal temperature taken at home or by a doctor. My fetish was sparked in my early twenties by a girlfriend.

Me too @PApatient. What used to be just Lewistown Hospital.

I was born in brooklyn in 1962 raised in NYC then i moved to Massachusetts, first New Bedford am i last address before i moved out of the united states was quincy massachusetts. I remember the old thermometers of my a** never did care for it but back in the day that's all they had.

Gorwing up in Gerrmany in the 70s and 80s, I my temperature was taken rectally by my mum, nurses in hospital and once in a while by the pediatrian.

Early years, mid 60s/early 70s, I grew up in both the Philadelphia and Chicago areas. Every visit to the doctor started with my temp taken in my fanny. We moved to oral at like age 5 or so. But it wasn’t until we stopped seeing a pediatrician that orals were given at the doctor.

RTs are a real curiosity for me, so I appreciate this particular post. I have never ever had my temperature taken rectally. I wish I had - seems like an experience I missed out on.

They never stopped. It didn't matter what city or state I lived in, it was always rectal temps for me.