Found A Silver Two Days Ago...Found Something Else Today

SouthJerseyRyan · Jul 17, 2007

You may remember I posted on Saturday with the exciting news of my first silver a 1942 Mercury Dime. However I made a very very very big rookie mistake, and had another "find" to take home. Apparently I encountered either Poison Ivy/Poison Sumac and developed a nasty nasty reaction. Every mucus membrane on my body has swelled (this includes my eye lids and my foreskin), I have rashes on my arms, hands, legs, fingers, face, and mouth. Let this be a friendly reminder that next time you go to find something detecting, make sure something doesn't find you!

outraged · Jul 17, 2007

RMac1721 said:
You may remember I posted on Saturday with the exciting news of my first silver a 1942 Mercury Dime. However I made a very very very big rookie mistake, and had another "find" to take home. Apparently I encountered either Poison Ivy/Poison Sumac and developed a nasty nasty reaction. Every mucus membrane on my body has swelled (this includes my eye lids and my foreskin), I have rashes on my arms, hands, legs, fingers, face, and mouth. Let this be a friendly reminder that next time you go to find something detecting, make sure something doesn't find you!

$:-\$ eeek sorry to hear that!

halfdime · Jul 18, 2007

Can't say that I've seen the word "foreskin" on Treasurenet before

. Small price to pay for that Merc.

ScrewcapRoy · Jul 18, 2007

I guess that is one of the dangers of hunting. I had that sumac and it is really difficult to get rid of it. A year later someone in my neighborhood was burning brush and must have had some sumac in it. I got a wiff of the smoke and BINGO!!! another reaction and round of itching. The doctor says that you can still get a reaction from the stuff if someone is burning it. It would have been better if it was the smoke from the pot pipe. Hope you recover quickly.
HH

detectordave · Jul 18, 2007

Great find, <the dime, not the rash> but maybe next time wear pants? Hh dave.

frostytiger · Jul 18, 2007

Leaves of three, let them be!!!

frosty

Nickel_Buff1935 · Jul 18, 2007

halfdime said:
Can't say that I've seen the word "foreskin" on Treasurenet before . Small price to pay for that Merc.

NO PICS PLEASE

HH=Happy Healing

Nickel_B

SouthJerseyRyan · Jul 18, 2007

Thank you all for the well-wishes but unfortunately I will have to make a trip to the E.R. as the situation has worsened. I am more upset about the fact that I won't be able to MD for a week or two. :'(

MichiganJason · Jul 18, 2007

Good Luck with the rash!

piggman1 · Jul 18, 2007

NOT the foreskin! You have my deepest sympathy, and I wish you a speedy recovery, AND NO HANKY PANKY!

Elvis · Jul 18, 2007

Did you ask the Dr to just do something about the iching, but leave the swelling! Good luck.

detectordave · Jul 18, 2007

Im actually jealous, I only have a threeskin lol. Best of luck to ya!

Jack(IN) · Jul 18, 2007

Like I've said before....you never know what you will find...some things not so good!! Hope you get better soon!!

Green1 · Jul 18, 2007

lol elvis !!!

very sorry to hear about that,, i've had it down below b4.....not much fun al all :'(

......the shot will help muchly........

all the best,, rick.....

lFoundlInlOhiol · Jul 18, 2007

Sorry to here about that.I also have poison Ivy.But not real bad,ive learned to look out for the 3 leaf creature!! lol...If you have it that bad,go get a shot!!..And the clothes you wore, that day put them ,in another basket!! shoes i would wash them to if you can!! The stuff spreads so ya may have to clean your key board / mouse . :'(

. Ive had poison Ivy all the tiime, till i learned what to watch for,somtimes its hard to spot,but more likly, if your in the woods its there!''loves to vine up trees'' hope ya heal up soon....

weasel606 · Jul 18, 2007

sorry to hear about your misfortune Rmac

reminds me that there is some dangers out there when all of our attention is on our hobby

DDEXPII · Jul 18, 2007

GaElvis said:
Did you ask the Dr to just do something about the iching, but leave the swelling! Good luck.

LOL no but Im sorry for you pain

bclark · Jul 18, 2007

Hope all is well. I went out in the woods with my father inlaw and hunted a few areas and not thinking about anything I got a good signal and dropped to my knees and started diging. After a couple of minutes my father inlaw returned from a bathroom brake and asked me if I knew what poison oak looked like. I replied no and he told me I was crawling in and I should get up. Well me being from Phoenix, Arizona and never really left the city was educated that day. I went to the ER and got a shot in the butt and was told to take prenadone or something. All is well and I still have some sores but at least the iching went well. My signal was a nail.

Get well.

Bernie