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Else Reed  Take mental pictures of fun stuff you are doing. Store them in your brain and focus on them when you get stressed. Walk. Get comfy shirts and pants. I have ... Read more

Else Reed  Take mental pictures of fun stuff you are doing. Store them in your brain and focus on them when you get stressed. Walk. Get comfy shirts and pants. I have a cut in my groin and love soft pants. I also used a shower chair in the shower for a few weeks.
I get irritated skin with those pads also, but so far I have never found non irritating ones. Good luck with everything! Keep us posted!

Cameron Peek  I have the same very severe allergy to all adhesives including ekg leads. I had very good success during my surgery on 5/21/21 but had to be diligent to make ... Read more

Cameron Peek  I have the same very severe allergy to all adhesives including ekg leads. I had very good success during my surgery on 5/21/21 but had to be diligent to make them get the correct materials. Mt Sinai had a sensitive skin lead which I wore for 6 days with no problem. When I did a halter monitor test I had to quit because the blisters were so bad. I also had to insist they use sensitive skin pads for my IV and my incision. They tried changing my incision bandage on day 3 with a non sensitive and we had to remove it after about 2 hours. I was able to use paper tape and gauze for the many many blood draws. My email is cameronpeek@yahoo.com if you would like to discuss further. I have also been successful using Cavilon barrier pads. Every unit I was on had to adjust and be reminded over and over about my allergies.