I was prescribed to wear the zio patch for 2 weeks.I was given no warning about potential reactions to the patch.At the office they abraded and then cleansed it with an alcohol prep pad before applying the device.This was quite painful and my skin was very red and irritated.The next morning i was still experiencing a lot of pain but i thought it was still due to the abrasion irritation.By the 27th hour of wearing it i noticed pus coming out from under the device.I called zio and was told that i could take the device off.No other instruction or help was given.I ended up running a fever that night because the wound was infected and had to go to my primary care doctor the next morning to receive an antibiotic.The wound did not heal and i have permanent scarring for the device.I am getting married this year so you can imagine that this is very upsetting that i was not warned about the risk of a reaction or possible scarring.I have worn other heart monitors with adhesives in the past and did not experience any irritation especially not pus and blistering like i did with the zio patch.
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