Delayed RT

Has anyone ever been in a situation where your provider told you that you were going to be getting a rectal thermometer, and then after planting the seed delayed the action. It happened to me at a clinic with the nurse practitioner who was filling in for the doctor. I was told that a core temperature was absolutely necessary for me because of the high fever I was running. She then proceeded to do all other tests on me, which just increased my anticipation on what was to happen next. When it finally came time for the rectal temperature, I was extremely aroused and knew there was a damp spot on my underwear.

I think that learning that a rectal temp is required has the inevitable effect of making you anticipate and wonder when is it going to happen. Even if you are lying on your tummy with your butt fully exposed, the passage of time can seem like an eternity, and for sure, once the thermometer is inserted and registering. Yet having to endure part of exam or most of an exam with that thought in your head is clearly alot to comprehend and accept. No wonder it contributed to an erection - anticipation has enormous power.

This is a really nice idea. While it has unfortunately not happened to me in real life, the idea of having a nurse or NP go through all the preliminaries while I'm in my underwear, knowing that a rectal temp is to come, is highly exciting. Every simple touch (for example, when she wraps the BP cuff and holds my arm) is likely to create a visible and embarrassing reaction.

Carly knew when she sang of “anticipation!”