Marnie Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted September 19, 2007 Help! Somebody offer me a glimmer of hope. Over the weekend I was climbing a tree and got into some poison oak. I have since broken out in this rash all over me, even parts of me not exposed to it, like the tops of me feet. I've been using Caladryl and I think it's helping, but this morning I got up and noticed a couple of new bumps! My question, how long does this take to work its way through your system???? I'm tired of looking like a leper. Any home grown cures out there? I've googled this and it seems like it could take up to three weeks to clear up! Oy vey! Can anybody help a sister out here??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterpoet Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 0 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,704 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 25 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/29/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/08/1950 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Help! Somebody offer me a glimmer of hope. Over the weekend I was climbing a tree and got into some poison oak. I have since broken out in this rash all over me, even parts of me not exposed to it, like the tops of me feet. I've been using Caladryl and I think it's helping, but this morning I got up and noticed a couple of new bumps! My question, how long does this take to work its way through your system???? I'm tired of looking like a leper. Any home grown cures out there? I've googled this and it seems like it could take up to three weeks to clear up! Oy vey! Can anybody help a sister out here??? Some years back I got into a situation just like yours. When the small blisters weep you spread it to different parts of your body. I used caladryl to help prevent the spread, but wiped all affected areas with rubbing alcohol to help dry them out. I was troubled with the stuff for about 3 weeks. Frequant cool showers help. Don't scratch. Go see your doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletprayers Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,537 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 157 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/06/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/29/1956 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Marnie, if its gotten into your blood stream, it can break out ANYWHERE, trust me.......I KNOW. Go to your doctor and they can give you an oral medication to help..............good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 95 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,315 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 14 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/25/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted September 19, 2007 Marnie, Marnie, Marnie, didnt we have this talk about your obsession with climbing trees? see, this is what happens when u dont listen to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraught Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 105 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,741 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 28 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/23/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/30/1959 Share Posted September 19, 2007 ahhhh, i feel bad for you. in this case, long distance hug very good i hope you feel better very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 When I lived in Louisiana we had poison ivy, oak, and sumac! There was a soap you could buy at almost any drug store that would help break up and remove the oils that cause the rash and itching. Been too many years to remember what the stuff was called though, but it worked very well. If memory serves, you should be able to ask a pharmacist about it. It didn't require a prescription, either. Hope you feel better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redefine_Me Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 543 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/28/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/15/1966 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Can we go back to the part where you were climbing a tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat8585 Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1,360 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 7,866 Content Per Day: 1.23 Reputation: 26 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/22/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/18/1946 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Ghosty has a good link. Bleach works for poison ivy. Never had poison oak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnie Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Can we go back to the part where you were climbing a tree It was a plot hatched by Mike and Mikey's aide, Nikki. It all started like this... "Ten dollars says Marnie can't climb up to that crooked branch," Nikki said, pointing way up to the top of a sprawling, mighty oak tree. To which Mike, my beloved, responded, "You're on." When I scrambled up to the crooked branch in mere seconds, she yelled up, "Hey, would you throw down Mikey's frisbee, while you're up there? It's stuck about three feet out from where you're at." The rest, as they say, is history. Even as stetched out to grab that darn frisbee, I just knew I had made a terrible mistake. I can say with some certainty that I am the envy of all the neighborhood kids today. It was pretty easy on the way up, not too easy coming down, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted September 19, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I didn't think they had either poison ivy or poison oak in Nevada! Where were you climbing this tree? Calamine lotion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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