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dodge man
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I got poison ivy today just reading about it in this thread.
ning
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My wife was like this - she didn't get poison oak at all.
Until about 8 years ago, then she just got slammed, big welts all over.
I've gone the other direction - I used to get it pretty badly (though not needing benadryl injections for airway swelling, I just mean 20-30% of the body covered in rash).
Now I regularly clear the stuff (springtime is the best time, when you can pull the roots) just with gloves on, t-shirt is fine by me, I'll wash up when I'm done and maybe get a dot of itch here or there.
I'm a believer that microdosing the stuff (very small exposure... not eating it lol) will gradually reduce sensitivity.
dodge man
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I consider myself a self proclaimed expert on poison ivy. I’ve read a lot about it.
1. If you are sensitive to it you won’t get it the first time you are exposed to it.
2. It can be washed off if you do it right away, say within an hour.
3. The more you get it the more sensitive you become.
4. If you stay out of it you will develop some immunity to it. I say some because you will still get it.
5. Some people are 100% immune to it. I know someone who is immune and I’ve watched him get in it a lot.
6. Steroids help clear it up. Prednisone is usually the drug of choice. I see a dermatologist and he says doctors over use it, the shot and all the pills are to much. With me he gives me something like 3 pills for 3 days, the 2 for a couple days then 1 for a couple days.
7. Learn how to identify it. I will 100% avoid it. In the absolute dead of winter I will pull it off a downed tree but even then I’m careful.
I’m not sure how often I’ve had it, maybe 30 times, most of those minor but a few bad ones. For me the worse time is in the early spring when it’s harder to see and identify.
1. If you are sensitive to it you won’t get it the first time you are exposed to it.
2. It can be washed off if you do it right away, say within an hour.
3. The more you get it the more sensitive you become.
4. If you stay out of it you will develop some immunity to it. I say some because you will still get it.
5. Some people are 100% immune to it. I know someone who is immune and I’ve watched him get in it a lot.
6. Steroids help clear it up. Prednisone is usually the drug of choice. I see a dermatologist and he says doctors over use it, the shot and all the pills are to much. With me he gives me something like 3 pills for 3 days, the 2 for a couple days then 1 for a couple days.
7. Learn how to identify it. I will 100% avoid it. In the absolute dead of winter I will pull it off a downed tree but even then I’m careful.
I’m not sure how often I’ve had it, maybe 30 times, most of those minor but a few bad ones. For me the worse time is in the early spring when it’s harder to see and identify.
Duds13
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Dawn dish soap and COLD water! Keep the pores closed.
The urushiol oil is very similar to grease, so Dawn works best at removing it. Scrub and rinse a minimum of 3 times within the first hour or so and you should be OK
The urushiol oil is very similar to grease, so Dawn works best at removing it. Scrub and rinse a minimum of 3 times within the first hour or so and you should be OK
John_Mc
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The COLD water is a major key. Some people use hot water: BIG mistake. It opens your pores and can drive the stuff deeper.
Taking a hot shower after exposure is a mistake a lot of people make.
Fuddyduddy1952
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Carry water jug & Dawn with you. Quicker the wash the better. We also have lots of jewel weed on our place here in Virginia. Look it up, also called touch-me-not. Seed pods look like a 1/2" green bean, when touched seeds fly out.
A miracle plant and right now it's blooming & ready to pick.
Look at expensive ivy medications and you'll see jewel weed listed. It grows along creeks and ponds. Pick some, leaves, flowers & stems. Put in a pot of water and boil until looks like dark tea. Cool and keep a jar in refrigerator.
Pour some in a dish onto a folded paper towel place on affected area. It works.
A few years ago I stepped on a ground hornet nest. Near our creek I quickly got jewel leaves & crushed them with some mud putting on bee stings...pain instantly left & no welts.
A miracle plant and right now it's blooming & ready to pick.
Look at expensive ivy medications and you'll see jewel weed listed. It grows along creeks and ponds. Pick some, leaves, flowers & stems. Put in a pot of water and boil until looks like dark tea. Cool and keep a jar in refrigerator.
Pour some in a dish onto a folded paper towel place on affected area. It works.
A few years ago I stepped on a ground hornet nest. Near our creek I quickly got jewel leaves & crushed them with some mud putting on bee stings...pain instantly left & no welts.
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Moving a little firewood and getting some mowing done.
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Now that 1st cutting is complete, I’ve been putting some time into taking down dead ash trees (emerald ash borer) littering fields with broken branches.
This one is dead as a doornail and constantly dropping branches.
Time to go to tree heaven
Moving in with the grapple
All the trees are going across the RR tracks.
Just in time for a work detail to show up time to add ballast.
Back to start another. My helper is up at the next 2 ash trees waiting to come down.
A few hours later and they’re gone.
Parked for the day. More to come
This one is dead as a doornail and constantly dropping branches.
Time to go to tree heaven
Moving in with the grapple
All the trees are going across the RR tracks.
Just in time for a work detail to show up time to add ballast.
Back to start another. My helper is up at the next 2 ash trees waiting to come down.
A few hours later and they’re gone.
Parked for the day. More to come
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