98.6F is considered baseline/normal.

I'm no physician, but between 96 and 97F doesn't sound good, sounds pretty cool, considering 98.6F is the norm. It might be low BP (blood pressure). Have you seen a doctor?

Here is an article from WebMD:

http://www.webmd.boots.com/a-to-z-guides/normal-body-temperature

So you used 3 different thermometers; my suggestion would be to make a glass of warm water and put all three in the glass. Compare the readings. (You might need to adjust the water temp so it is close to body temperature to get accurate results.)

Another experiment you can try is to go out and get some real active exercise. Run/jog around the block or something. Then take your temperature.

thanks, koolman.

next month for my semi-annual exam in order to get more blood pressure meds, so I have to wait till then....be 80 dollars just for typical exam.

thanks, pepperman.

I have to try to get some exercise; really slowed down since my cat's death. and last month lost 10 pounds in 10 days from being broke, with little food, so that was another reason for me to wonder about my lowered body temp.

98.6 is usually what is considered normal for most people, but mine seems to read 99.8 every time I go to the doctor. HMM.. Interesting. I'm truly sorry about your baby. I wish I could do something to cheer you up. You have been missed here at DS. By the way, I have had low readings many times and the doctor has never been concerned. As low as you have described. Hugs GB

My typical temp is 97.8 almost a degree lower than norm. But it seems your BP is likely the culprit, from your reply. 10lbs in 10 days is way unhealthy. have you tried food pantries? like at the local church and whatnot.

Glad to see your back Penntucky even though I have not introduced myself. It worries me to think you have no food. Having no food issue has always been a soft spot for me. I have always said for years if ITS came across a lot of money I would have a soup kitchen. The meals may not always be 4 food groups but they would be warm and filling. Like the previous post isn't there a church or something? You need some nutrition.
Kimbra

hi, again, to gramybear, gustokitty, kimbra.

I woke this morning to having to straighten out a finger on my right hand...again, by using my left hand to bend the finger open.

so, maybe my lower body temp has something to do with that.

my money for food is my own dumbness, of spending elsewhere, and thinking...at least it'll force me to diet...though I didn't expect I'd have to hold onto walls so as not to faint.

depressing and funny; if I could lose weight, I could maybe get off the blood pressure pills that make me sensitive to the sun, but...I cant even lose weight without my body getting all out of whack; catch 22

Sweety, have you been checked for rheumatoid Arthritis? Can you get an appointment with your regular doc so you can be referred? It's a possibility that you have RA and it's got nothing to do with your body temperature. I hope you will check into that. If you get a chance, look RA up on the internet and see if you have any of the symptoms. I know you are going to be okay. Lots of hugs GB

thanks, gramybear,

found out excess coffee bad for your joints---didn't drink any coffee and so far no waking up with a bent finger.

I'm so used to pouring instant coffee crystals into everything I drink, including orange juice and soda, to try to have some sort of energy, to get out of depression. But excess coffee knocks the calcium out of your body, I read. So, end of coffee, and probably tea with that caffine (100 teabags for 2 dollars at walmart; was living on that as main drink, for months)

(an hour ago got in from biking to grocery store---poor dead squirrel in street; on a hill, one way uphill, in center of town, outside the post office...some lowlife idiot MUST have floored their gas pedal to kill it...my typically depressing redneck town).

thanks, again.

It's possible that it was an accident with the squirrel. We have hundreds of squirrels in our Mobile Home Park. When they panic, they have a tendency to run the opposite way, which is usually in the direction of a moving car! We drive slow in our park so very few ever lose their life! Lets think positive that it was just an accident! And as for your bent finger, I am so glad you are doing better. There are so many things that deplete our calcium. Do you exercise? If you can start walking and then get up to a nice paced jog, you will be amazed at the energy it can give you. Hugs GB