My husband has his own tree removal business. I'm not sure about other times I've had it, but when I got it this time it was because the poison ivy vine around the tree was about 2" in diameter. He does his own laundry, but all he has to do is look at me and I get it. :).
I know this may come across as being harsh, but if you're going to comment and tell me I must have come in contact with it again, please save yourself the time. I have searched the internet and there are hundreds of sites with the same advice. (please don't take that personal). Out of all the searching I've done I only found one site, with a discussion board, of people just like me. They know for a fact they have not come in contact with it again (its been weeks, months, etc) but yet it has come back in the same exact spot.
This is a picture of my wrist. I only took it to show that my new watch is much bigger and the spot of poison ivy is the same size as my previous watch. If it was caused by this watch the diameter would be much wider.
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I'm sorry to hear that you've been fighting the awful poison ivy. knock on wood, I haven't had poison oak or ivy since I was a kid. I guess that is one perk of city life. Good luck. : )
Hmm, sounds like it didn't go totally away. It can be almost dried up, or appear that way, and suddenly appear again. Especially easy if you get the area wet (like washing dishes, laundry, etc.) it loves damp, moist conditions to spread...(you should avoid bathing when it is oozy). Also easy to scratch at it unknowingly and spread it all over...mostly it itches like a bear at night...so easy to do it in your sleep and get it re-activated.
My mom swears by using regular old fashioned Crest toothpaste to dry it up. She is always getting it as she gardens and liberates roadside flowers. ;-)
Definitely don't wear any watch...just the rubbing from movement can spread it...
The pink calamine lotion works great too, but isn't particularly becoming. ;-)
It will go away...it will, it will.
Kimmie
mama to 8
one homemade and 7 adopted
Thanks Kimmie, but is it really possible for it to still be there after 3 weeks? The spot on my wrist looked like I had a burn there for about 7-10 days before it reappeared.
Then it appeared to come back on one of those humid days we had, but it hasn't spread beyond the original points. And after its first day back it hasn't itched at all.
I sure hope you have your poison ivy issue dealt with and it is all cleared up! I miss reading your new posts!
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Kimmie
mama to 8
one homemade and 7 adopted
Thanks Kimmie.......
I can assure you that recurring poison ivy is real, since I suffer from it myself. I spent several years of my youth in MN where poison ivy is a very common problem. While my mother and brother are immune, I am extremely vulnerable to the stuff and had one breakout in particular that was so horrible I couldn't even bend my fingers. It took a shot to finally clear it up and was a truly miserable experience.
Anyway, I have not lived in MN for 30 years now. In fact, I haven't lived anywhere that poison ivy grows. Yet every year or two I get a small breakout; usually on the knuckles of my right hand. It seems to be triggered by an extreme temperature shift in the weather, going from cool to hot in a very brief time frame. I am in fact suffering through such an outbreak right now, despite the fact that nothing has changed about my environment or habits other than the temperature.
The bottom line is that you're not alone.
I am dealing with a similar problem. This is the third time in my life that I have had poison ivy. I know I got it on my calf because I remember I looked down and saw I was standing next to the plant when I was picking some berries. However, I now have it in the exact same spots that I got it last two times and they are not near my leg. I am sick of being itchy and I don't know what is going on. I feel for you. NC
I totally feel your pain. I was first exposed really badly in June 2011 and I'm still getting breakouts in the same spots almost 4 months later. It will disappear for a week or two, then come back less severe.
I get the same advice too, "you must be re-exposing yourself to poison ivy", but I'M NOT! 16 days of steroids didn't even do the trick. UGH.
When you find a solution, let me know!
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