Digital probe thermometer; Do you like them?

At age 16, had rectal temperature taken at drs office by dr and nurse. They just got the electronic type. I wanted it oral but they said I couldnt stop coughing and would have to take it rectally. I was in my jockey shorts on my stomach. Nurse told me to pull down my shorts which I did to just below my cheeks. She said that shorts would have to be a little lower and pulled them down to just below mid thigh. I laid there for a long time waiting for what seemed like all day while dr was on the phone. Nurse took the electronic deal out and it had two thermometer probes sticking out the top, one blue and one red. I saw her take out the red one and put a sheeth on it and roll it around in a glob of lube she squirted onto a paper towell. I knew it was being prepared for me and that soon I would feel it penetrating me. My heart was beating like mad and I could feel it in my throat. I always kept my head and face hidden by putting my arms up to cover my face but I could under my arms and behind me a little. When dr got off phone they he spread my butt way open exposing my hole and held it open for the insertion of the electronic probe. My heart was racing and I was sweating. I felt like such a fool.I wanted it to be over with right now. The sheeth was about as big as a ball point and I could feel it going in and that it was definately longer than the old glass kind. Another employee came in and left the door half open to the hallway while she talked to the dr. and I am sure got a real good look too at my open cheeks being harpooned. The were having trouble keeping the sheeth attachted to the probe and kept trying to reattach it while still partly inserted in me then I could feel it being wiggled around and then go back in, but it came off again. They finally gave up and the nurse was told to forget the electronic one and that they would be returning it for being defective. Now the dr wanted the nurse to take it with an old glass one. So dr left and nurse appologized and said she would take it only once more but with the old style one. She opened my cheeks with her fingers and kept them spread wide open for the insertion, but the weird part is , she kept her her fingers between my crack and spreading me open the whole 4 minutes it took to get a reading. Guess that was her way of doing it, I never remember it being done like that before. I wondered if she just was enjoying that I was a really developed young guy with a really good hard ass or what. Even though they are drs and nurses they are still human. Every time I had rectal temps, I could not relax and my sphyncters kept tightening up and then pushing out.. Then nurse kept telling me to try and relax, but I never could. I would squeeze down so hard that it felt like the tip was just about out, then when I relaxed, it felt like it went far in me again. And the process kept repeating til she was done. I was a well built guy, athletic and a wrestler . Maybe she kept my cheeks open thinking I would break that thermometer?? I think she liked watching my hole squeeze down and relax, while she played around twirling the thermometer and pushing it in repeatedly. I was completely erect but not cuz she was hot or anything, to the contrary she was real frumpy and older. I always hated rectal temps but always got hard for it too, no matter who was taking it. This particular time was a real ordeal for me and I remember it vividly.

Even giving the nurse the benefit of the doubt I gotta think she enjoyed it just a little bit

Great story! I really enjoyed reading about that experience!

Sounds liked the nurse realy enjoyed doing that. i wonder how many other butts received the same treatment from her that day?

Yeah i agree the nurse must of had a bit of fun!

While I certainly have affection for the old glass mercury thermometers, I am not unwilling to accept progress. Most digital thermometers can be used for "Oral, Rectal or Axiliary" temperature taking. What I find with most of these store bought thermometers for home use is that the probe is too thin.

Now in the hospital, what I noticed is that the probes for both the oral and rectal are longer, thicker and require the use of a rigid plastic cover for both the oral and rectal. These thicker probes are effective tools and I have no problem with this modern advance in temperature taking technology.

The other thing about the hospital thermometers is that they have red and blue probes. Red for rectal and blue for oral. This has made for an interesting observation or two. For example, I once noticed in the emergency room where a boy or around 10 or 11 was on the bed lying on his side. The nurse came in with the thermometer, which had the blue probe plugged in. She closed the door to the exam room and when she came out a few minutes later I noticed that the thermometer then has the red probe plugged in. It is reasonable to assume that for some strange reason, the boy had to have his temperature taken rectally. I stated at the boy for a few minutes firstly, hoping he was alright but secondly, wondering how he felt having his bum temp taken. Maybe he was too sick to care, but still, I was caught completely by surprise seeing the nurse come out with the red probe. It made me think, that even if I didn't get to see the actual temperature being taken, it was something interesting to look for to see who might be getting their bum temp taken. It seems a lot of very elderly people and babies get it rectally. Most everyone else was getting it oral. The boy was the only one I observed in that age range getting it rectally. I kind of felt bad for him.

Oh, and if you are wondering. When my turn came, yes I got it orally.

The older glass mercury thermometers seem to be the best, especially with the pear shape tips

For me there is a huge difference between the digital home thermometer and medical ones for rectal temps not just in probe size but mentally the electronic probe kind have been around for about 15 yrs maybe longer now and in different versions etc so we are use to seeing those in medical settings so mentally i think we associate them more with medical things although i do agree the probe does feel different in the rectum

My wife uses her hospital grade Welch-Allyn digital rectal thermometer in our household. I sleep on my stomach, so when she needs to take my temperature, it's just a simple matter of doing a brief 2" insertion. She's very gentle, and I sometimes fall back to sleep until the thermometer beeps and she takes it out.

I was just going to say the same thing theredbagtaxi said, you see the electronic probe thermometers pretty much every time you go to a doctors office, even now you still see them in many places. Compared to the digital ones you have at home, this type brings up much more of a medical feeling, the thought of having your rectal temp taken with one of those makes it feel much more like its being done in a medical setting, and even though Ive never had one grace my bottom, Id have to assume youd feel it a lot more than with a household digital one.

I have been a rectal temperature fan for all my life and my favorite thermometers are still the old mercury glass ones, even though I aknowledge that smaller pastic thermometers can be usefull in cases when there is a risk of breaking the devise.

I have seen recently various posts about new sophisticated digital probe thermometer and I wonder whether they represent a real aded value, as their price seems to be rather high (several hundred dollars).

I understand that those probe thermometers can monitor temperature on a longer run during various activities, sports and (yes...) sex, but I wonder if you can play with the probe as you do with a regular thermometer when taking your own or your partner's temperature.

Could members share their experiences with those new thermometers ?

When I first began to take my temperature rectally I used a digital probe, the anticipation of the beep sound was a real thrill for me. However I prefer glass, the digital probe doesnt sit as comfortably and if inserted without care gives a real poke. But I wouldnt decline one!

I personally hate them. They don't stimulate the nerve endings or the prostate gland. They are boring, and are a far cry from the rectal thermometers of the past. I would tend to doubt that they would cause someone to have an rt fetish, if they were brought up with it in their home from a young age. I noticed over the years, beginning in the 1970's, that rectal thermometers were being manufactured with tiny bulbs, and by the 90's, those bulbs became slender, like the ones found on oral thermometers. The old-style pear-shaped bulbs haven't been around since the 1960's.

I have had both whether taking my own or from a nurse and each one is different in terms of how it makes me feel. I think the glass type causes me to feel more aroused, as it takes longer to register, and there is something about having my cheeks squeezed together by the nurse that does it to me more so than the digital probe. That one tends to be inserted further but its over fast!

Well to recount, the first thing I noticed was they were considerably fatter - like a pencil or ball point pen after the nurse snapped the sheath on it. It certainly didn't slip in as easily and pinched a bit as she didn't always put it in straight. It also went in much deeper. One time the battery went dead or something so she came back with a glass rectal thermometer from the drawer..

My provider's preference is what matters, I suppose, but I really love the feel of a cold, rigid glass thermometer sliding into my rectum.

I have both three types at home: rectal, veterinary, and electronic. Which one I use sometimes depends on how much time I have. If I have plenty of time or am doing it for the stimulation, I'll use the rectal, or sometimes the veterinary. When time is short, or I really feel sick, I'll use the electronic.

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mosby taking electronic temperature 1

This is the model i use . It was discontinued last year but it does the job. Might invest in a Welch Allyn.

Everyone's butt in my household is no stranger to the vintage, well used Atlas brand rectal thermometer I use when fevers break out. I use Welch-Allyn digital rectal thermometers all the time at work, and they work flawlessly....BUT...unlike my ER, I don't have a steady supply of CR123 batteries to replace the old ones when they die. You can put new batteries in a thermometer, then go for months and not need to use it. Then when you do need it, you find that the battery has died without ever being used.That's why I prefer old fashioned glass thermometers. They never die unless you drop them, and they're always constantly accurate. Some people are rightfully concerned about glass breakage and mercury. That's why it's essential that you don't leave the child/ patient unattended after you've inserted the thermometer up their rectum. I took my 3 year old son's rectal temperature Tuesday night and it was 100.5F. I wasn't too concerned, as his runs a little high anyway. But I know for sure by using that thermometer that I'm getting the most accurate reading.

I like them very much and have sevarals of them

I still have one of the old glass mercury ones.

I still like the old glass mercury ones.

I prefer the glass thermometers. You don't get the same cold feeling when using the digital thermometers.

I agree, glass is best. Also an old one with mercury is really the best. A monitoring probe with a curly lead is a distant second. The new digital ones are a way distant third.

I still use a bd glass one for home use

I have never tried them, but I would love to 😃

I remember back to when I was 18 and being in bed for several days with a respiratory infection and coughing so much despite taking spoons of a liquid with codeine. I had never been that sick before. When I first got sick mom tried to take my temperature with an oral thermometer. I could not hold it under my tongue more than a few seconds without coughing. Mom joked that she could take my temperature under my arm or in my behind. She thought the best way would be to take it rectally with my old baby thermometer. At first I was a little embarrassed but after a couple of times it was no big deal. What I remember most is mom standing by my bed and shaking down the my old baby rectal thermometer with a snapping motion before she would fold the covers down and have me to turn my side and bare my bottom. After all those years she still kept my thermometer and it still was as accurate as ever. You don't need to shake down a digital thermometer!

I'm not a huge fan of the digital probes. Sensation-wise, they don't compare to the glass ones for me. And you can't leave them in for as long. But I have always wanted to try the welch allyn types with the spiral cord attached. I've had my oral temp taken with them so many times at the doctors office and in the hospital. Every time one is in my mouth, I notice the weight and length of it and wonder what it would feel like to have someone slipping that deep up into my rectum.

I so wish I could have experienced your situation myself.

For some reason I'm turned on just by a thought about old glass thermometer.Digital ones don't do the trick for me.