Alright... this really sucked...
It got really bad! The rash spread to places that the plant never touched, like my belly! The left side of my face was swollen! The right side of my face was starting to swell but not even close to how much the left side did! Awful and UGLY!!! Wow! And then, before the swelling was over, I had to go get a package from the mail lady! I put on some sunglasses and held my head down as much as possible! lol And my face didn't itch at all. However, it was feverish and red. And after the swelling went down (took about 4 days altogether - from start of swelling to ending of it), it was like I had a sunburn and a thin layer of skin had to be exfoliated off... not bad though.
I definitely stayed inside as much as possible! I looked up info, of course. And for those that think you can catch Poison Ivy from someone... its ONLY if they haven't bathed yet or washed their clothes because the plant's oil will still be on them. When you have the fluid filled blisters, THAT'S NOT CONTAGIOUS! Your body doesn't start becoming a plant and producing the poison!!! Think about it! Even if you scratch them, you can't give it to someone else! And oh, let's talk about scratching... OMG!!! It was ecstasy to itch! Wow! I could have scratched my skin off and it would have felt AWESOME! lol Thankfully, my logical brain overruled my sensory organs... Jeremy hooked me up with pretty much any and all (almost) things relating to Poison Ivy. Some worked better than others. I really liked the Calamine spray. It has a numbing substance in it as well as anti-itch thing. The clear Caladryl... I didn't like too much... when it dries, it peels off... good ole Calamine works well still :)
So, I had the rash on both forearms, small blisters on backs of my fingers, near the lowest knuckle, my knees, and up the top of my thighs, my neck and chest had some, and my belly... even some discoloring on my breasts but no itching, and my face was affected but no itching there either.
I'm sooo glad its almost ended! Yay! Yes, huge lesson learned! I will be using weed killer from now on!!! LOL
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