tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post4263603292725241696..comments2023-08-15T09:39:41.235-05:00Comments on Sutured for a Living: Poison Ivy Warningrlbateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-55294310623401472602010-07-08T06:54:49.453-05:002010-07-08T06:54:49.453-05:00Hi. Your main photo for this blog entry shows a mi...Hi. Your main photo for this blog entry shows a mix of Virginia creeper and poison ivy vines. VC looks a lot like PI because young VC shoots have 3 leaves, and they both grow in the same conditions. <br /><br />Anyway, for a quick cure I rub crushed touch-me-not leaves on the affected area. Works like a charm. This also offers instant relief from stinging nettle. I wonder if it works for bee stings too? <br /><br />Go to Google Images for images of touch-me-not, they have really funky looking flowers.Just a little snarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682886206059221096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-22936198394185021582008-05-23T17:54:00.000-05:002008-05-23T17:54:00.000-05:00Thanks for the info - I had no idea there wre prod...Thanks for the info - I had no idea there wre prodcuts like ths out there. <BR/><BR/>Brings bak memories of a particularly bad case years ago requiring a steroid taper....Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-49151630509537537462008-05-23T17:08:00.000-05:002008-05-23T17:08:00.000-05:00I have only had poison ivy once. I got it in Arkan...I have only had poison ivy once. I got it in Arkansas. Once was quite enough!<BR/><BR/>Poison Oak, I got frequently as a child in California. However, I deserve no sympathy, as I was a brat. <BR/>It was believed by our district to be contagious. <BR/>The itching of the rash did not bother me.<BR/>We had a nice little patch in our pasture that our dad could not quite get rid of no matter what he did. <BR/>In the spring, when school would get on my nerves I'd get on my parents nerves by going to purposefully play in the poison oak. I can still hear my sister yelling "MOM! PEGGI'S IN THE POISON OAK AGAIN!!!" <BR/>Nothing could be done to stop it ... regardless of disciplien, I was out of school. Puppydog eyes usually kept punishment down to a minimum with Dad ... <BR/>*sheepish grin* <BR/><BR/>No, neither of my kids have EVER pulled any such stunt. I'm far ornerier than they'd ever think to be. <BR/><BR/>Pk30 years from Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604086288959202055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-78445728606355648342008-05-23T11:58:00.000-05:002008-05-23T11:58:00.000-05:00Thanks for the information.Thanks for the information.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-45835257742006875972008-05-23T11:49:00.000-05:002008-05-23T11:49:00.000-05:00One of the other things that helps to some degree ...One of the other things that helps to some degree is "Ivy Block" - it allegedly keeps the urushiol from binding to the skin. <BR/>http://www.ivyblock.com/ivyblock.php<BR/>Also, TechNu is reported to work as well as Zanfel, but is significantly less expensive.<BR/>http://www.teclabsinc.com/products.cfm?id=1F5604C8-9D05-4675-56129F6D83DF2417§ion=1Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561557089676907651noreply@blogger.com