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21 day monitor is over!!!

My 21 day montior is over -thank god- because I was tired of it and at the end I became allergic to the electrode gel/adhesive really bad that I wind up with bad infection in that area. I have three areas that got infected and they gave me cortisone cream for the itch/swelling and anitbotic cream for the infection. Now I just have to wait until it heals and dry out,stuff is still oozing out this morning. It was a complete surprise that I became allergic to it because I had not problems in the beginning,they said it was combination of the weather(temp were in the high 80's and 90's) where I live the last couple of days and allergic reaction. So basically it cooked my skin and became infected. My doc will call me with the results if urgent attention is needed otherwise I will find out during my appointment on June 15. This was done because my resting heart rate is high,had heart surgery in the past and family history on both sides of the family of heart arrythmias. They have me on toprol 25mg to help it but does not work so this was needed to help determine next route.
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154765 tn?1237247944
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I hope everything goes well keep us posted when you know something!!!
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61536 tn?1340698163
Glad the monitor is done, that must have been quite unpleasant.

Hoping for good news for you!
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