Did a study

Some years back, I agreed to do a study at a hospital where I'd come in for a few hours and have my core temperature taken with various thermometers. Glass mercury, GERATHERM, digital and rectal probe. The majority of the times I had my temperature taken it was by a Filipina nurse, though I didn't mind, and to them, it was just what was required for the study. But it was interesting and stimulating, if not titillating to be face down in a bed, my underpants down, and getting these different thermometers inserted into my rectum. I did the study for a month. I enjoyed it and was well compensated.

Well, what did they find in the study? Was this published? How many other patient/subjects were involved?

What was the point of different thermometers?

You know your temperature changes and fever thermometers are calibrated, so unless they stuck them all in at once and gave them time to stabilize, they would be expected to give different readings.

Geez! Some people get all the great jobs! LOL! That sounds like a lot of fun! I'm jealous!

Beth

Some people have all the luck. What a great job!!

What did they find out? They thanked me and I was compensated. They did not disclose details of the study. Well, though a paid participant, I could not pass up the excitement and titillation of having my rectal temperature taken, though the information I was afforded basically said it was a study on body core temperature readings. I knew what "core" meant, ergo, I'd apply. I did and on the unit where the study was done, as I stated, various thermometers of the rectal type were used, but the staff nurses and doctors involved did not go into the specifics of the study. But when you've so many thermometers in your bottom over a few days because you were willing to do that, you had more thermometers in your rear end than chickens and turkeys oven stuffers had with pop up timers! And that was worth it!