Never had A Rectal Temperature!

Whenever I've gotten my temp taken at the hospital...etc, they've always taken it under my arm or under my tongue, never rectally... and i used to go to the hospital a lot as a child too... =(

...never since I was in the single-digit age range!

Me too. I also do not remember it but would love it to be done.

OTK4fun, I envy you! I have no memory about taken temperature rectally, howver I have lot about suppos and enemas. However, since I am excited by enemas (after years hating them) I am aslo excited by the thought of rectel temperature measurements.

Mom was old time nurse, do not recall R/T's.

Sis and I got "How Many Enemas & Suppositories during 40's and 50's" ???

I don't specfically remember having RTs as a small child, but I do remember having resisted the switch to oral when I was around 5... Couldn't stand that sharp thing in my mouth. Later, I had an RT once as a teenager when I was home sick from school and my mother couldn't find the oral thermometer. Alas, she bought a new oral model later that day.

I remember vividly the RT process. It might have been mom who did it or the Dr who ALWAYS used a rectal temp. The best recollections though are the ones when his pretty nurse did the honors.

I've never had my temp taken full stop but the thought of it make's me so hot I cant stand it.reading all of your stories is not helping that situation,but I'm not going to stop doing that in a hurry.

I've never had it done by a real doctor, but have had it done to me by a playdoc. I definitely prefer it!

I don't remember ever getting my temp taken rectally. Was always oral, or under the arm even. At home it was a glass thermometer that stood on the bottom shelf of the medicine cabinet in a plastic holder. Would always hope for underarm since there must have been some disinfecting agent in that case that even when rinsed, still tasted terrible (I think rubbing alcohol). At doctor, there was an electronic thermometer with plastic covers which were fine. Was neat with that could watch the numbers change while the temperature was reading, until it finally beeped.

What's so interesting is that as a small child, I had no idea there was any other way to have a temp taken (besides rectal) until I was old enough to notice two different jars and colors of thermometers at the doctor. At first the idea of having a thermometer stuck in my mouth actually seemed gross (keep in mind all thermometers I had ever experienced had gone in my bottom at that point). I eventually resented getting it taken rectally, not because I didn't like it, but because it was the "kid" way, and all children desperately want to be grown up. I had temps taken rectally up to age 12 at the doctor and at home. I was surprised to later find out that kids my age had it taken in their mouth at much earlier ages.

As far as I can remember I never had mine taken rectally. Under the arm or orally.

I don't remember getting rectal temps at home that much, but I remember very well always getting it taken by the same girl at the children's clinic. Just as soon as she came through the door and my diaper or training shorts were pulled down I started crying. I knew all too well that meant I would soon be feeling discomfort in my butt. I never saw the thermometer, just my legs being raised and the intense uncomfortable sensation that followed. The nurse at the clinic always stuck it too far in, or so it felt to me.

I haven't had a rectal temp since I was a kid and was dying to relive the experience. I have satisfied the need by initially playing online then cam to cam with likeminded friends. Anyone else have similar experiences?

@slim88 You remember being in diapers? I have no recollection that early in my life

Never by a dr always by my step mom till i was a teen loved it

My pediatrician always took my temperature rectally

I don't recall ever having it taken rectally. However, my mom is a pediatric nurse and the other day she was talking about the accuracy of various temperatures. So, I wuldn't be surprised to find out that I had infact experienced them. I'd like to experience an RT as an adult to "remember" what it was like.

Ha I remember it like it was yesterday. I was about 9 or 10 and apparently had a fever or sick. My mother took me across her knee and pulled my pants down lubed up the glass rod with what ever she could find slid it in and held it there for at least 5 to 10 mins then read it. I remember it was early morning and it was rather dark in the room. I hated all of these things back then. Later, to love them and want them done. Enemas, suppositories, rectal temps, injections in the ass and many other medical related stuff.

Love ya,

Supposgayguy

I definitely remember several times explicitly. One in particular was when i was around 7. Mom announced temp time but told me about it 30 min before so I could quiet down. All it did was give me butterflies in my stomach anticipating what was going to happen. It was pants down and over the lap soon after.

As a kid I dont really have any memories of my temperature taken rectally, but Im pretty certain that I did have it done, either at home and/or at the doctors.

I think my Mom always took my temperature rectally, in fact I never remember it being taken orally even as I got older. Seems like anything related to my behind, like BMs and enemas, was fair game so using a rectal thermometer is consistent.

While I'm sure it did happen, I definitely don't remember ever having my temperature taken rectally.

I never had a rectal temp growing up. If I was ill, my mother felt my forehead with her hand to check for any fever. Not having rectal temps didn't mean my rear end wasn't neglected though because soon after, I found myself in the bathroom over my mother's lap getting a large soapy enema. I always seemed to get an enema at the start of any cold or illness.

If you are looking in reality, it is really rare to happen, even as a child, my temperature was taken by sticking the thermometer between my arms, but its never too late to role play it.

I'm mid-20s and certainly haven't for anything routine or normal illness.

I helped out with a research project that needed temperature monitoring over a period of time so had a wire probe rectal thermometer, I think that that's the only real use for rectal temperature now, whether in research or ICU or surgical setting...

No, I've never had it done myself. Although I'm glad of that in a real setting. In a play setting...

To anyone claiming that they never had a rectal temp taken, what prompted you to search for this topic ? From my experiences, and I'm 60, I haven't heard of rectal temps being taken for many years, with the exception of newborn infants, or in very ill patients.I took my 7 year-old daughter's rectal temp. in the mid 90's. The digital oral thermometer displayed a normal temp., while the vintage glass rectal thermometer showed that she had a temp of 103 ! Huge difference ! She ended up in the ER,(where her temp was taken rectally, again), but her family doctor still gave me a stern, and unfriendly lecture.

I have never had it happen

I'm sure I had my temperature taken rectally as an infant and small child, but I have no memory of those times. The one time I do remember was when I was about 10 and we were visiting relatives out of town and my parents took me to the ER for a horrible ear infection. I still remember being on a gurney and the ER nurse rolling me onto my stomach. She lowered my shorts and underwear and inserted the thermometer into my rectum.

I guess it left an impression on me because I found a rectal thermometer at home and started incorporating it into my "playing doctor" fantasies.