This is a huge deal for me, but thankfully at the moment, not a huge deal. When I was 16 I got poison ivy from hiking and it was HORRIBLE. It was just about everywhere: legs, arms, tummy, hands, back... and it would not go away. I went the Dr. got a dose of prednisone which made no difference at all so I went back and got a double dose that finally (about 6 weeks later) kicked it out. The Dr. at the time said that I had a severe allergy and that if I ever got it again, my reaction would be worse and may mean I'd have to be hospitalized.
So, yeah, I don't hike any more. And since all I know is poison ivy has 3 leaves, I don't touch anything with 3 leaves unless it is very obviously clover. But in any case, I think I have it now. My sister Becky, her husband Chris and I were helping my dad with raking on Saturday and on Sunday I thought I had a blister, but it was in an odd place, on the inside of my finger. Not a place where the rake was rubbing, but that's what I thought and so I treated it like that and put some peroxide and a band aid on it. But, a couple of days later when it was itching like crazy, I removed the waterproof band aid to find not one, but 3 little blisters. And so, that's not raking blister kind of behavior.
I'm a little apprehensive after my last bout with this stuff, but right now it's such a small amount in a tiny place and the internet search I did says it can't really spread except by direct contact with the plant that I have to believe this is all I have. I can't imagine this is going to be bad enough to need medical care. But, when I see the Dr. next Friday to discuss my need for a vicodin prescription refill (migraines) if it's still bugging me I'll let him see it.
Not the least bit interesting reading, I know, but that's what's on my mind this morning.
In other thoughts... I'm struggling with the other poison still. It seems I drank way more than intended and although one SD has resent an FB friend request, the other has not and the poison is preventing me from accepting the first because I KNOW it's just because the girl wants me to buy her stuff and clearly the other girl doesn't want the stuff enough to bother to pretend to allow us to have a distant, passing glance at her life. So, at this point, I'm ready to blow the whole thing off.
Ok, that really doesn't sound like me because I usually am far more generous and forgiving. I'm irritated and I'm working through my issues on this, because I totally get that I'm being petty. But, yes, I tend to react to pettiness in kind. No, I know I should turn the other cheek, but, it doesn't mean I turn the cheek AND send expensive gifts and at this point I fear that accepting the FB friend request obligates me to send expensive gifts and that seems to be going quite a bit farther than just blowing off the rudeness in the first place. And really, I don't know if I can get the wanted gifts anyway. The product keeps selling out fast.
Can you see now why I'd rather just worry about my little poison ivy rash?
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