poison ivy
 

Well it's offcial I went to the doctor after having a horrible rash and it runs out I have poison Ivy. Let me tell you guys be careful this stuff sucks!!! I'm in so much discomfort. Always wear long sleeves in the woods and know what plants you're rubbing up against. Worst part is I can go to work[&:].

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i take it this is your first time:DI use to get it so bad that i'm almost immune to it now.good luck

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Yeah this is my first time ever and it's bad anywhere I scratch that I don't have it ...it pops up!! Just Horrible!!

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did they give you a shot? sometimes they do that and it clears up in no time.

a friendly tip: if you hunt out of treestands a lot, stay away from trees with the funny looking fuzzy vine running up the trunk!

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Yeah Ivy just sux Kamil. I feel for you bud.I pretty much have it from beggining of summer into the Fall, I have it between my fingers right now, talk about drive you nuts, cant move a finger without the blisters rubbing the finger next to it, its a never ending torture.No good way to dig in and scratch between you fingers!!

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I went into the woods wearing shorts and a T shirt to hang a trail cam, Mabey it dont grow where im at.

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Yeh I'm on 2 different types of pills and some cream hopefully it will help.

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One strange thing about PI. You'll never see somebody that has it on their palms. Don't really know why.That stuff tears me up too. The important thing is to be able to identify it, which I can. A mile away! I hope your's goes away soon Kamil.;)

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I always end up in the stuff and never get a rash...I think I may be immuned to it...Just a thought, deer are known to eat it;), usually as a last resort

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Had my first case a couple years ago. Doesn't hardly grow back home in the U.P., but here in IL, its everywhere. Xanfel has worked real well for me. You can get it at drug stores. It is a wash that you scrub vigorously until the itching stops. It takes the oils away. My wife got poison sumac really bad two years ago, has a couple scars actually.

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Deer love that crap! I love it too, when it changes colors in the Fall.;)

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i will second that
when i was a kid i had to get shots every time take some sertiods

Heck now the only time i get it and it bothers me is when it is where the sun does not shine.

I got it a few weeks back had a few spots on my leg arms and one of those bad spot i learnt to deal with it along time ago.

Heck i got it once when at a camp fire where the wood had it growning on it doctor said i got it from it burning all over my face.

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hey there is some kind of spray in a bottle like scent killer the bottle is brown and about the size of your fist ask the guys at the pharmacist

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everyone is not allergic to it. my dad brother and sister are not heck my dad could roll around in it or eat it and still not get one bumb
Me and my mom can get it if we look at it to long. lol
Your one off the lucky ones.
I think it grows everywhere i have got it in indiana ky tn florida and even out west.

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ya if you itch it to much or it gets bad scars can and will happen i got a couple from when i was a kid.

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i have noticed since the last few years i have gottin it less and less.
lately just a few bumbs no rash it still sucks.

Watch out because it can get in you blood and spread badly

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Hey Tim, why couldn't you have put the last 5 post's all in one post?:D:D:D

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lol not sure just psoted as i read. i will remeber that next time. :D
new man law do not say something in five post you could say in one .

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Hey Tim, why couldn't you have put the last 5 post's all in one post?:D:D:D


Yeah give someone else some air time!:D

I had it a few years back and went to the DR. whom gave me steriods.
Then she put an inkmark on my shoulder as an indicator of the infection/blood poisen and said if you see your purple arm go past this inkmark head straight to the emergency room.

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I feel for ya.When i was young,I put a tree stand in a tree that had the vines growing up it and had got itall over my arms.I didn't know, funny now!

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Paint it with bleach, let it air dry and it will go away. If it stays put the bleach on it several day in a row. It smells like s#@t but it will dry it up fast.

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x2 but nobody listens to me when I tell them to do that;). Paint it with bleach and in 24 hours it generally is scabbing over (healing).

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ever heard of weed killer work just as good

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ohh h*ll you guys meant when you get it
ya bleach works great burns like h*ll if your skin is broke.
i know a friend that had it on his man hood dumbed bleach on it and he yelled so loud the neighbors heard him.

It works but can hurt.

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You know, they make some great poison ivy killers. I spray the living crap out of it in Arpil on every trail or tree I'm thinking of using. Gives the deer plenty of time to dismiss the scent, especially after a few rains. You can't fight that stuff in the dark.

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had it the last couple years and it seems to get worse every year, Ivy Dry works had all over both legs this summer
takes away the itch but burns like hell on broken skin.[:@]

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i think they make something you can carry with you that if you get in it spray down you will not get a rash

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I feel for you. I am so allergic. I know what the plant looks like, but my farm is literally a carpet of poison ivy in all but a small section of woods. I take every precaution I can, but I still get it 2-3 times/year. In fact, I have a pretty good case of it right now. I had my beagle out in the woods this past weekend and let her run a rabbit. I followed along until the rabbit went down a hole and then we went home. I thought I was being careful, but obviously I brushed up against the dog or something along the way or when I got home. I too swear by the Zanfel stuff. I love it. Went to get a new tube yesterday and the pharmacist (who I know) talked me into trying the generic store brand of zanfel. I'm using the off brand on one arm and the real Zanfel on the other. I'll let you know how it works out because the store brand is a LOT cheaper.

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X3 on the bleach thing. Works like a charm.

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Thanks guys. The doc prescribed m,e Methylprednisolone tabs, Fluocinonide ointment and Hydroxyzine tabs. Hopefully I'll be better soon. How long does it take for this stuff to go away?

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For me, about 3 weeks if I just treat it topically. About 10-14 days if I take prednisone tablets, antihistimine tablets, apply topical steroid cream and scrub with zanfel. LOL! I get it worse than most. Ahhhhhhhh, grin and bear it. I just love the woods too much to stay out of them. :D

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i have even went to the point i no longer care if i get it it is a normal thing for me if i go into the woods or go fishing. i hike where i want and i fish where i want. I am ok with getting it a little as long as it stays where the sun shines and off my face. i hate that stuff on my face.
What sucks is getting it on your feet

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yeah welcome to the woods. i usually get atleast one breakout a year like that. you just gotta go to the doctor and get a steroid cream for it

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i am immune to it i can pick it up and rub it all over my arms and legs and not get a rash at all
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