[GeoSTL] Re: Poison Ivy
- From: "Amy Purdy" <apurdy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 19:00:22 -0500
I had my first ever experience with poisen ivy at the end of last summer. I
went for 2 days not knowing what it was, except it was spreading like a
wildfire all over my legs and itching was unbearable. Come on a Monday, I
went to work needing some major relief. I work for my dad who happens to be
a doctor. I did get a steroid injection, along with a steroidal cream. I
can't remember how many bottles of Calamine lotion I went thru. I think the
worst was having the PI on the backs of my thighs and knees, especially
since I have a sedentary job. Plus, I couldn't wear pantyhose (actually, in
a way that was good). I did manage not to get it on my face. How I have no
idea since I did a lot of scratching before I knew what it was.
So far this year I've had it twice, both times within a week of each other.
I pretty much got it before it got me. All I can say, is I'm much more
sympathetic to our patients.
Here is a tip: Once exposed, you have a 2 to 4 hr. window of time to wash
the areas down with soap and water. Once you've done that, you want to go
over the areas with rubbing alcohol. Any oils that may still be on the skin
the alcohol will take care of.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jen Guyer" <nyisutter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 9:54 PM
Subject: [GeoSTL] Re: Poison Ivy
> >> It was all over my arms and streaks of it down
> the side of my face where I wiped the sweat off. <<
>
> Mine was like this. It was kind of interesting guessing how I spread it to
> the different parts, esp that straight line down the face. I managed, by
> sheer will power (I did not want steroids) to avoid going in and getting a
> shot. My MIL is a doctor and I was on the phone with her every day, but I
> knew if I *saw* a doctor, I would get one of those "hate to see it like
> this" comments.
>
> I learn about pi by experience, bad experience. When I was a kid, I
thought
> you got it by touching the leaves. So I picked some so I could show
someone
> else what it looked like so they could avoid it. Lesson #1, it ain't the
> leaves! That one was bad, but not as bad as this.
>
> Lesson #2, yes you can get it from "dead" vines. We went to hunt the
Finger
> Lakes cache last fall and my SIL kept telling me not to grab the trees
cause
> those brown vines were pi. Naw, dead vines can make you break out. Oh yes
> they can! Still not as bad as this time!
>
> Hopefully, I have graduate from the school of poison ivy hard knocks and
can
> live the rest of my life with only the occasional small bumps!
>
> Jen
>
>
>
>
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