Rectal Thermometer User ?

I have just over a dozen glass thermometers & three digitals. The digitals get used so little that I have taken out the batteries, the electronic digitals for me are ho-hum.

G.N.

I own 2 glass thermometers and 3 digital.

Well I'm down to 2 now after my favorite, pear shaped...fell on the floor and broke. My remaining ones are just your standard, modern, red tipped rectal thermometers that I bought years ago when you could still find them at your local drug store. Through out this thread, folks have mentioned they've found/purchased theirs on e-bay. I've surfed there before...sometimes you find 'em/sometimes you don't and I'm always concerned I'll get ripped off. Is anyone interested in selling one of their PEAR TIP SHAPED...standard length, EXCELLENT CONDITION, rectal thermometers? This board 'might' be another, ?more trusted? source over e-bay...YES? NO? I'd appreciate any comments and if you are interested in parting with one... Please send me a Private Message to exchange information.

THANKS!

I've got a couple of glass mercury ones and a Gertherm, for play only. I have used them both on their own and with a plastic sheath, each has their own feeling and I'm still not sure which is best.

I once obtained a thermometer used for laboratory experiments, which was about a foot long. I used it rectally and I have to say, it felt great. Just the length going in was great. Would be wonderful if they actually made rectal thermometer like that and used them in doc's offices.

I only have one thermometer..it's digital.

I Own on rectal thermometer, it is used sometimes in our medical games.

And ofcourse also for normal use, If I feel ill and whant my temp checked.

It is the best way to check Temperature.

3 glass rectal thermometers. About a year ago ebay had a lot of 100 rectal thermometers up for auction. As I recall they went for about $100. Wish I could have gotten them -- would have been a lifetime supply to be sure.

We have 4 rectal thermometers. One old B-D mercury(c.1977), one 1950s Atlas mercury, a new Welch-Allyn digital, and a new Galinstan thermometer. The old Atlas is the most accurate of all of them. That's the one my wife uses to gauge the accuracy of any new thermometer we get. The new Galinstan is nearly as accurate, even more so than the B-D mercury or the digital one.

Well revulated the collection have 4 old school mercury glass all redtipped and a non mercury rectal and a digital for oral use only

I have a fairly large collection of thermometers. Most of them are the traditional glass stubby rectal's. I have a box of B-D digital rectal thermoemters, 1 Geratherm, 1 glass basal thermometer, and a few glass oral. In all I own 100+ thermometers.

I have a Gertherm rectal and a digital, my old BD mercury broke a few years back

I personally own 4, one classic BD Red Flash from 1952, one BD Flat Type 150 from 1948, one army stock given as a gift and one dud that doesn't register, I gave the other two that worked that looked like the dud away to friends.

I broke my glass one hate the digital ones they don't feel the same

I have one digital and one glass thermometer. I like more glass thermometer and I use it always when I have fever.

I have several rectal thermometers, and no oral ones. Anyone staying here needing their temperature taken gets it that way...

I found a really thick thermometer. Almost "Turkey-ish". When I've used it during roleplay, the patients have enjoyed the insertion.

Just got a new one

I have 5 glass rectal thermometers and Gertherm

Haven't take my rectal temp for a few days now. I was using a mercury in glass oral one (not a good idea), but I just ordered 2 rectal ones online - looking forward to receiving them and checking them out!

Amy,

Let us know how it goes with the new rectal thermometers. Do you have anyone to "play" with? This is much more pleasurable than doing it yourself.

Hi Nero,

The new thermometers are going well thanks. Both glass, but non-mercury. I am using 1 for rectal temps, and the other I will use for vaginal - which I've not yet tried.

Unfortunately I have no-one to "play" with 😢

First thing I did when I received them was to calibrate them by taking my rectal temp with both simultaneously. Felt great!

Amy, how about a urethral temp?

Wouldn't want to risk that, Hermann. I had major surgery at the age of 3 when my bladder was removed and my ureters rerouted to an opening on my abdomen (a stoma). Don't know how long a urethra I have left - if any - so the potential for major damage attempting to take a urethral temperature is huge 😢 .

I have one digital one. Ues it every day. Feels great going in. Also feels great sliding it out.

Never tried a digital one - always used glass. I like that it takes longer to register, but I do enjoy the putting in and taking out too 😉

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Wouldn't want to risk that, Hermann. I had major surgery at the age of 3 when my bladder was removed and my ureters rerouted to an opening on my abdomen (a stoma). Don't know how long a urethra I have left - if any - so the potential for major damage attempting to take a urethral temperature is huge 😢 .

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Almost certainly the case that your urethra was either closed at both ends or even resected altogether Amy. I cannot see a circumstance where it would be left as an open passage nor even a blind one, for fairly obvious reasons, though Hermann wouldn't have known the circumstances when he asked the question.

I have a digital one, but Im thinking about purchasing a glass one to recreate the smooth cold glass feeling in my bottom.

There is nothing like a glass one. I love that round stubby bulb and how it looks with a swirl of vaseline on that tip. I get a thrill for how it looks protruding from between bottom cheeks. I cannot help but to twirl and move it in and out a lil bit while my patient lays there humbly/meekly while receiving this treatment.

BigK hit the nail on the head Amy. And, too, I just asked the question as an alternative method for taking one's temperature, without knowing your particular circumstances. Sad to read more about your medical history, and the challenges thereof. We've discussed some of it, and I can only wish you the best...