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[mical66]

funny how life changes and comes back to bite you in the butt...growing up i thought it was funny to show off to my friends by rolling in Poison ivy and never have any issues , and later in life i was always picked to be the one to go clear it out of old houses we dissmantled.
until one really hot summer in NC i was stripping it off a wall of a log cabin, the next morning i woke up and my arms were all itchy and bumpy and i was like ? what the heck is this ?
and since that day if i am handling it i get a small rash . thank god it is not like my sons rash.. he will get it head to toe if he walks down wind of it...

 

[Number9]

"P is for... Poison Ivy!"?

Sorry.. that wasn't my first thought... but I'm a dirty old man!

 

[liftloop]

hay every one
for what it's worth been stung on several o-cation
most be part of growing up or remodeling the home ....


liftloop

 

[63bkpkr]

I hope you are much much better by now............63bkpkr

 

[dirtwizard]

I too am hyper-sensitive to poison ivy and have had it several times. I once caught it from being near a fire where it was burned accidentally.

There is a truly great product available now that you wash with that removes the oil that causes the rash to spread and promotes faster recovery. I absolutely swear by this stuff and shower with it if I even think I was exposed to the plant. It's called tecnu extreme and you can find it at walgreens or whatever drug store is local to you. If I see myself breaking out in rash I begin showering with tecnu for the next few days and the rash does not spread and heals quickly.

Tecnu Extreme Medicated Poison Ivy Scrub | Walgreens

there are lots of products out there for poison ivy and I have tried them all, this tecnu stuff is the only thing that works for me short of going to the clinic for a shot.

 

[gleaner1]

I am immune to it. Sorry about your encounter.