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Subject: Getting Bared


Author:
Ricardo
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Date Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 10:40: am
 At 14 I was in the hospital for tests after a car accident. I so remember hearing the nurse tell me to turn over onto my stomach. The feeling of butterflies in my belly as I felt the nurse undo my pale blue hospital gown at the back...the feeling of getting my bottom bared for a rectal temp was especially dreadful because of the lack of privacy in wards back then.
Getting my bum bared was an emotionally charged moment I can never forget. Then, it seemed like the nurse was taking forever to shake the thermometer and grease it with vaseline. Meanwhile, I could feel the gazes of my ward mates on my awaiting posterior.
Having my bottom bared for the unavoidable taking of my rectal temperature was so intense.
Does anyone else have memories of getting bared for a rectal temperature ?
Were any other(s) present ?
Did the waiting as the thermometer was prepared seem long ? ( It seemed like the longer the nurse took, the more apprehensive and sensitive I became. )
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[> Subject: Re: Getting Bared


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Matt AS
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Date Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011, 12:44: pm
I remember when I was young my grandmother, sometimes grandpa, would have me wait in her bedroom. One of the earliest experiences I remember was being taken home from school (kindergarten) cause I was sick. Being told to wait in her room I remember being shy about it cause the school nurse had taken my temp by mouth. Anyway I always wondered why they had to start shaking the thermometer after baring my bottom. In my mind, then, it always seemed like such a long task. A few times my grandpa was present for brief moments if he had to get something in the room. Now there are digital thermometers and I am only 26 now and I am not sure if they had digital in the early 90s. Sure it would have felt like a much quicker process if they did.

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[> [> Subject: Re: Getting Bared


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Tom
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Date Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011, 05:09: pm
As a young boy,I was in the hospital for surgery.As was the custom,vitals were taken before the breakfast trays came.

My regular nurse was a very pretty blond.Every morning she would walk in carrying the tray which held the rectal thermometer,lubricating jelly tissues,alcohol pads and a paper towel.The tray was placed on my night stand.

I rolled over on my stomach as I always did.My pajama bottoms were pulled down along with my underpants.My nurse patted my now exposed bottom then turned to the tray as I lay there on my tummy and watched.

It was as if she knew I was watching and wanted to draw the procedure out.The rectal thermometer was shaken down with fanfare and placed on the paper towel.A dollop of lubricating jelly was placed on the rounded silver bulb.

After picking it up in her right hand,my nurse turned back to me.She patted my bottom gently,before pressing down with her thumb and fingers of her left hand to spread my buttocks wide.

She paused to "take aim" and as always,hit the center of my anus with the bulb of that thermometer.It slid easily past my anus and slowly up my rectum.

That thermometer felt so cold with that SLICK jelly on it and my rear tingled as soon as it was inserted.The nurse released my buttocks and checked the sweep hand of her watch.

With a look of satisfaction,she patted my bottom and "adjusted" the thermometer -pushing it further into my rectum to get a better reading.As she waited,I felt her "twirl" the glass rod several times,before she"plucked" it out in a straight line and wiped it with an alcohol pad and chart the reading.

"Good boy" she would praise,pat my bottom again and replace my underpants and pajama bottoms."Be a good boy for me and eat all of your breakfast" she would say as she left for her next patient's rectal temp.

Looking back,I believe this nurse LOVED taking rectal temps and patting little boys bottoms.I remember her to this day and being "Bared" each morning by her.

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[> [> [> Subject: Re: Getting Bared


Author:
Richard
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Date Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011, 10:06: pm
I remember my mother always bared my bottom before she even went to get the thermometer. This varied from time, place and circumstances and I can certainly related a few occasions.

I remember one day when I was 9 she came into my room to wake me up for school. Before I was even fully awake she announced that I felt warm and that perhaps she better take my temperature. She pulled the bed sheets all the way down had me roll over onto my stomach and then pulled my PJs completely off. So there I laid on my bed naked from the waist down waiting with nervous anticipation for the thermometer. My mother took forever as she was busy getting my sister ready and out the door to catch the bus. She finally came back about an hour later announcing, "Sorry about that." and proceeded to take my temperature. Turns out I was normal and after having me get dressed and eating breakfast she drove me to school late. When she signed my in to school and stated the reason for being late was because she thought I had a temperature, but she took it and it was normal. I felt my buttocks clench with embarrassment. Even though my mother never mentioned "rectal" I felt like everyone in the office just knew what she meant.

If I get a chance I will relate one or two of the more interesting incidents.

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[> [> Subject: Re: Getting Bared


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StevenL
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Date Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 01:04: am
My Mom was on of those people who believed that rectal temperatures were just more accurate and she used a rectal thermometer on me until I was 8 or so. My Aunt, who was my full time babysitter, also would use it. So yes, I remember very well the baring part.

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[> Subject: Re: Getting Bared


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Matt AS
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Date Posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011, 10:47: pm
I think it's funny how I always got shy when I knew I was going to get my temperature taken. I never pulled down my own bottoms and always waited for grandma(pa) to take them down for me. Parents or grandparents always seemed skilled enough to spread the cheeks wide enough with just one hand while the other shook the thermometer. So being bared really meant being bared, no room for embarrassment. Again felt like ages before the insertion, then you had to wait 3+ mins after the...always cold...thermometer went in to get the reading. Looking back I still feel a bit shy about it, but wouldn't give up the experiences now for anything.

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[> Subject: Re: Getting Bared


Author:
Tyler
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Date Posted: Monday, July 18, 2011, 12:10: am
I remember the whole procedure as if it happened yesterday. Most of my rectal temps occurred in the nighttime once I was fast asleep. I would awake to the feeling of my pajama bottoms bring lowered to the backs of my knees. The cool draft would pass across my bottom slightly waking me. Still groggy, I could hear my mom uncap the Vaseline jar as she prepared to lubricate the rectal thermometer almost to the 98.6 mark. Then I would feel the sensation of her parting my buttocks with her thumb and forefinger. After a slight pause, the overly greasy thermometer would be gently guided up into my bottom no less than halfway. My nervous anus would throb on the thermometer, pushing the excess Vaseline back out , thus leaving a little Vaseline "ring" around the thermometer. My mom always kept the thermometer in my rectum for a minimum of 5 minutes, sometimes twirling the thermometer, or pulling it out a bit to check it, only to push it back in. After 5 minutes she would remove it. I can still remember the warm "pulling" feeling as the used thermometer was removed from my now greasy little anus . My butt heels would again be separated, and a kleenex passed between my cheeks in order to wipe out the abundance of Vaseline. Then my mom checked the thermometer's reading. Sometimes this resulted in my bottoms being pulled back down, and the thermometer being inserted for an additional 5 minutes.

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[> Subject: Re: Getting Bared-Hospital gowns


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Brent
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Date Posted: Monday, July 18, 2011, 09:52: pm
While I was in the hospital for my tonsils, I had to have my temp checked a few times a day. The room I was in had 3 beds and no curtains. The nurses would roll in a cart with a jar of red thermometers, vaseline, alcohol, and a small box of waxy wipes they used to wipe our bottoms. You were pretty much already bared in a hospital gown, unless you laid on your back and didn't move at all. Most nurses did us one by one, they would flip the covers down, and have us roll over on our tummies. I would try to be on my tummy when the covers got turned down so I wasn't showing everything. The nurses would flip our gowns down if they were in the way, but most of the time my gown was bunched up and not covering my bottom at all. Of course, all eyes would be on me during my turn, so I felt very vulnerable. The boy next to me was much younger and always stared during my turn.

There was one nurse who would have us all roll over and flip all of our sheets down, and part our gowns at the same time. Since I was closest to the door, I got my sheets turned down first, but I would be the last one to get my temp., so I would have to lay there bare bottom and patiently wait my turn.

When my turn came, I can remember when the nurse spreading my bottom and inserting the cold thermometer while my roommates watched on. They had these strange waxy papers they would wipe our bottoms with at the end, which was probably the worse part. Having your bottom wiped felt very childish.

The worst part of the whole stay was going to the bathroom, though. The "boys room" was down the hall, and it was two low toilets with no stalls. This was in the 70s, and this set up was common back then. Other boys seemed to have no problem going with someone else there, but I couldnt go with other boys coming and going. So I waited until night, only to find out I had to be "taken" after bedtime, which meant the nurse came in with me.

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[> [> Subject: Re: Getting Bared-Hospital gowns


Author:
Inmyhiney
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Date Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 05:57: am
Brent,

How old were you and how old were your roommates?

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[> [> Subject: Re: Getting Bared-Hospital gowns


Author:
Peter
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Date Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 06:04: pm
I can remember earlier times when we had the same thing hey used portable screens that didn't always provide much privacy.
We were allowed to put our pyjama tops on after our operations but had to wear a kind of diaper that tied at the sides.This made it easier for the nurses as they would have us turn on our tummies and just undo the ties to bare our bottoms. The toilets were like you describe except ours had low height dividers but any adult or older teen walking past could see over it was like that so the nurses could see what was going on and rescue anyone that became ill on the toilet.
I think we all got used to others seeing us with bare bottoms getting temps taken or enemas or injections besides which we didn't have much choice in the matter.

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[> [> [> Subject: Re: Getting Bared-Hospital gowns


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Brent
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Date Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 08:37: pm
I was 7, and I'm not sure how old the others were. One boy got released and another came in during my recovery, and the boy next to me was much younger in my 7 year old mind, so probably 5 or so. Back in those days, they also had visitting hours, even for the children's ward, so parents would only be there in the evenings around dinner time.

As for the bathroom, this set up was very common back then. Schools never had doors on boy's room stalls, so my solution was to never go to the bathroom at school. At the hospital for that long, though, I had no choice. When the nurse took me, she literally stood there and watched me try to go, as I fumbled around with holding up the hospital gown. I finally sat down, and when that didn't work, I told her I couldnt go with her watching, and she stepped outside.

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[> Subject: Re: Getting Bared


Author:
Caleb76
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Date Posted: Monday, August 01, 2011, 11:56: pm
Luckily for me, when I had my butt bared for the thermometer, it was only in front of my Mom and the girl at the nurses station taking my temperature. I always got it taken in the diaper position, which would have been extremely embarrassing in front of strangers when I got a little older.

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