Preparing to see the pediatrician

I had to bathe every night whether I wanted to or not so it wasn't an issue. I didn't get my temp taken rectally at the pediatrician after age six, so it wasn't really problem.

My mother did always remind me I should wear clean underwear in case I was in an accident and they took me to the hospital.

I had go to asthma clinic every three months so get checked for side effects of prednisolone which not been given to children before also was on rectal meds for asthma before inhalers which iratated my rectum and colon so get scope up bum every visit so before leaving for clinic get enema and bath then dressed in nice cloths clean underwear and off we went once there got usual check ups eight hight BP temp all ways rectally my mother tells nurse had enema but most wanted be Shure before exam so normally got another then be in see asthma doc get exam done times dock wanted chest x ray once he was finished another doc insert scope up my bottom check how iratated colon was from asthma meds mother given prescription for next lot meds including asthma supos and ointment to south. Iratation

I had go to asthma clinic every three months so get checked for side effects of prednisolone which not been given to children before also was on rectal meds for asthma before inhalers which iratated my rectum and colon so get scope up bum every visit so before leaving for clinic get enema and bath then dressed in nice cloths clean underwear and off we went once there got usual check ups eight hight BP temp all ways rectally my mother tells nurse had enema but most wanted be Shure before exam so normally got another then be in see asthma doc get exam done times dock wanted chest x ray once he was finished another doc insert scope up my bottom check how iratated colon was from asthma meds mother given prescription for next lot meds including asthma supos and ointment to south. Iratation

For some reason, my mother was acutely embarrassed by me providing a fresh urine sample when asked for one by the nurse, so she made me pee in a clean glass prescription bottle before going to my physicals. I eventually refused on the basis that her pulling a bottle of my urine out of her purse was more embarrassing to me than peeing in a pan on demand in the doctor's office. In truth, giving a urine sample sexually excited me, and when she finally let me see the doctor by myself from age 12 on, I got my wish. I STILL get a mild buzz when asked for a urine sample, 60-odd years later... 😉

I took baths before going bed. Temperature was taken under arm , but if bottom is clean enough, was checked by cotton buds sometimes.

I always had to take a bath before the exam and if I was ill I had temp checks too. That always meant a quick foreskin check that I washed it properly.