Originally Posted by
indyfabz
When I was hospitalized for three days back in November I was on constant heart monitoring. They used industrial strength patches. The large, round ones. Talk about painful to remove. Left some spots on the chest hairless. Definitely thought of that film scene.
I was in the hospital back in January for an infection. I had pretty much the same experience. I can't remember why, but I actually had two sets of heart monitoring patches. Taking them off wasn't fun, but it included leaving them on until I came home and then using my beard trimmer without a guard to try to cut some of the hair and have a less painful removal process. Finally got all the pads off but the glue residue lasted for a few more days. I told the nurses that the next time I go to the hospital I'm shaving my chest first.