Finding Poison Ivy
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kensfarm
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Any outside animals.. if they run through it.. and then you pet them.. the oils are on your hand.. then you touch your face.. scratch your arm.
Volfandt
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Berry's of white, run in fright!
I've gotten poison ivy in the dead of winter by handling some wood with the dead vine on 'em. Got it by filling my shop wood burner with this wood!
The poison ivy around my area still has it's leaves and the dead vines still carry the poison.
This past summer I started itching the next day after contact. Usually it takes 2 to 3 days. I guess and got into some very potent stuff...
Other than a visit to the Docs for a shot, Iverest works best for me.
Volfandt
Berry's of white, run in fright!
I've gotten poison ivy in the dead of winter by handling some wood with the dead vine on 'em. Got it by filling my shop wood burner with this wood!
The poison ivy around my area still has it's leaves and the dead vines still carry the poison.
This past summer I started itching the next day after contact. Usually it takes 2 to 3 days. I guess and got into some very potent stuff...
Other than a visit to the Docs for a shot, Iverest works best for me.
Volfandt
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Michigan_Mike
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Can't find any at all.
We retraced her steps, as best as she could remember, but found nothing. She was convinced that she ran into it in one area, so that was hit with a healthy dose of Roundup.
We'll see.
We retraced her steps, as best as she could remember, but found nothing. She was convinced that she ran into it in one area, so that was hit with a healthy dose of Roundup.
We'll see.
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Michigan_Mike
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Thanks for the reply. No smoke that we remember.
The bad part about burning poison ivy, is if you inhale, you can get the oil in your lungs. That usually means a trip to the hospital.
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The bad part about burning poison ivy, is if you inhale, you can get the oil in your lungs. That usually means a trip to the hospital.
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Michigan_Mike
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Thanks,
I'll add that to my "library".
I'll add that to my "library".
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Michigan_Mike
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Yep.
My understanding is, around here we have poison oak and sumac too.
As a short follow-up, my wife is much better now. After some ointment and pills for the doctor.
The worst part was a scratch on her arm.
My guess is that the sweat on her arm carried the oil down until it accumulated in the scratch. While the rest is pretty much gone, that scratch is still really ugly.
Thanks to everyone for the help.
My understanding is, around here we have poison oak and sumac too.
As a short follow-up, my wife is much better now. After some ointment and pills for the doctor.
The worst part was a scratch on her arm.
My guess is that the sweat on her arm carried the oil down until it accumulated in the scratch. While the rest is pretty much gone, that scratch is still really ugly.
Thanks to everyone for the help.
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I always wear long sleeves and long-cuffed gloves and I always get a rash on my wrists. I think I get the oil on my pants cuffs and then transfer it to my wrists when I take my boots off.
But Doc is right, it could be a lot of other stuff. I know people who get the same affect from Virginia creeper.
The best treatment ever is DriCort. Its a hydrocortizone creme in a tube but -- here's the magic part -- it turns powder dry as you rub it on. So you don't have that sticky feeling around your sleeves or whatever. It is truely a miracle cure for those aflicted by the dreaded ivy.
But Doc is right, it could be a lot of other stuff. I know people who get the same affect from Virginia creeper.
The best treatment ever is DriCort. Its a hydrocortizone creme in a tube but -- here's the magic part -- it turns powder dry as you rub it on. So you don't have that sticky feeling around your sleeves or whatever. It is truely a miracle cure for those aflicted by the dreaded ivy.
