How often do you take or have someone take your temp?

I take mine every morning and leave the thermometer in by bottom for atleast 5-10 minutes, sometimes longer if I have the time. Depending on what's happening during the day, I may take a "lunch time" reading. I also take mine in the evenings before bedtime. Unfortunately, I have no one to take it for me except my MD and Gyno who agree with me that rectal is the most accurate, but have to wait until I have my annual appointments, or if I am really sick.

I am usually laying down on my side or stomach on the couch or bed, sometimes bending over a chair or counter.

It's fine to take it as often as you want. As I've said in other posts any temp just doesn't have to be too accurate. As a physician I'm only interested in the extremes of temperature. Hypothermic or hyperthermic. The only exception is slight elevation in temps of newborns where a degree of elevated temp can mean a septic workup. Also for basal body temperature for fertility planning a small degree of variation is what is looked for. Enjoy!!

I normally take mine in the morning right after I get out of the shower and then in the evening again right before I go to sleep. My roommate takes mine if she happens to be home, otherwise, I take it myself.

My girlfriend takes mine every morning when we wake up, keeps it in for 5 minutes.

When I was young and I was sick, I had to check my temperature at least three times a day - in the morning, at lunch/afternoon and before going to bed in the evening... Now I normally check my temperature only once or twice a week. But if I am feeling sick, I take my temperature at least twice a day...

In general it's a play/foreplay thing, so I don't have a specific habit or like pattern of use. It just sort of happens when I'm in the mood, or when he is. When I'm sick, then it's twice a day. Once in the morning and once at night.

I take mine every morning. I also take it at other times as the desire dictates.

I don't take my temp all that often, mainly when i'm not feeling right or a little under the weather. On occasion I will check it just to see what it was. The last time somebody else took my rectal temp was probably 11 years ago...my ex girlfriend wanted to take it once. I let her, but it wasn't all that great for me. I'd MUCH rather be administering the thermometer to somebody else, then being on the receiving end.

I've never gotten into RT myself, however I do enjoy the feeling of something in and out of the rectum, so I totally get the enjoyment aspect. For those of you who routinely check your RT daily or multiple times a day, what do you do with the information? If you are up or down a degree, does it change anything? I'm not asking about when you feel sick, but how you use the temp info day in and day out. Thanks.

I usually take my temperature when a few times a day I am sick otherwise once or twice during a play session which happens every few months as the mood strikes me. Unfortunately, I have play sessions alone because my wife is totally vanilla.

I take mine every morning. Leave the thermometer in for three to five minutes. I've been sweating some before I get dressed and the thermometer confirms my suspicions that I do have an elevated temperature. Most of the time it's taken standing up.

You must have some fabulous sphincter control to keep the thermometer in standing up.

I'm both the "patient" and the temp-taker. My wife isn't into it at all, so I do my best to use my imagination, I end up taking my temp. at least a few times a week, and would do it every day if I had more time.

Every few days myself, and about every two weeks with a friend

When at work it ranges from every 15 minutes to 4hrly depending on what it is being taken for. In general it usually recorded hourly , although it is monitored continuously either rectally or via a temperature catheter. We are generally observing for spikes in temperature or drops in temperature as either can indicate a potential infection which can potentially prove fatal for our patients.

When my partner is really sick, I take her temperature every 3 hour.

Wish I had someone to take mine for me....

I take my temperature only when I feel sick.

I take mine in the morning and find it to be lowest at that time. Then just before retiring for the night, which is for me, the highest reading. This gives me my "true normal " temperature. When sick, I check it every two hours or so if a fever is present. I prefer the rectal temperature for accuracy and it allows me to take medicine , brush my teeth and so forth while not interfering with the reading. It is also good for times when i am congested and have to breathe through my mouth.

I don't take mine, but I do take tempture of others as much as possible. They seem to like it...those that are into it.

When I am feeling sick I take mine

I work at a youth clinic where the glass thermometer is used exclusively to take a temperature. It can no longer be assumed that a youngster over the age over the age of five years old (which is the max age where a rectal temperature is mandatory) can responsibly manage a glass oral thermometer in the mouth. That is, over the last couple of decades an increasing portion of youngsters (mostly boys) developed certain conditions (ADD in particular) or are intellectually challenged, that prevent them from responsibly maintain a glass oral thermometer placed in the mouth and therefore are required to submit to having a temperature taken rectally with a glass rectal thermometer. ADD, ADHD, and scholastically challenged compose a large part of those that must have a rectal temperature taken with a glass rectal thermometer.

"Docshelper," I've read your other posts on ADHD, and I am appalled ! I have had ADHD my entire life, and was never treated differently than others because of it. Many among us who share this disorder, are college-educated, successful adults. We can hold a thermometer under our tongues, if we so choose. Your insensitivity, and ignorance are something to be ashamed of. You would be an asset to Donald Trump's political campaign ! It's not my style to lash out at folks, but you deserve no less !!

My Daughter has ADHD and Autism . She also has Cystic Fibrosis.

She's never ever had a rectal temperature taken . It's always been under the tongue , armpit or in the ear .

Routes other than the tongue have never been because she couldn't hold it , but as medical equipment has become more advanced they've just taken it the quickest way possible .

I think if someone came at her with a glass thermometer and told her that it needed to go in her rectum she would politely tell you to get lost .

Never heard such nonsense in my life

Nikki

I was perusing the post about " those with ADHD being "challenged," and it brought up some points. First,

ADD, and ADHD, are synonymous terms, ADHD, being the most recently classified "label." What does "scholastically challenged," refer to ? Does that "label" apply to those who failed a chemistry exam ? I also couldn't help but notice the use of glass thermometers, being used in a "youth clinic." Glass thermometers ....(2016)........youth clinic ?.....??? Am I the only one here who finds this offensive ?

Not hardly..... Something definitely isn't right there..... Just sayin'...

Sounds like BS to me. I'm quite sure that a simple in ear thermometer would be used. Reliable, accurate and non-invasive. As for the need for RT due to ADHD - what on earth?? Good grief...

WTF? No medical facility uses glass thermometers anymore and for ADHD? The meter is running wild!

As liquidsky has said:

WTF? No medical facility uses glass thermometers anymore

It due to all the problems associated with mercury cleanup should a thermometer get broken. We use either catheters with a temperature port or a rectal temperature probe for monitoring our patients temperature continuously in ITU ( British equivalent to ICU). We also have tympanic thermometers which are used at times ( our Senior consultant does not like them due to their inaccuracy at times).

With regards to A&E its all electronic either tympanic thermometers(Thermoscan Pro 4000 Welch Allyn) or those attached to the Dinamap Pro 200 vitals signs monitor (Critikon).

So docshelper I would seriously doubt that they would still be using glass rectal thermometer not with all the Health and Safety protocols, procedures etc.

When I feel sick, i take my temperature two or three times a day. And sometimes I Take my temperature just for fun. 😃