I hate poison ivy!! Am so allergic to it sometimes I think I can get it from just looking at it. I mean I've gotten it in the winter, have no idea how! The oil from a poison ivy/oak plant I swear is evil, and also long lasting apparently. Why do I say that? Well because I have it right now on the palms of my hands!!!!!!!!! http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/smiley7.gif How did I get it? Well, a few days ago I got bit by a mosquito, and later that night I could not sleep well because it kept itching all frikken night. So the next night, I decided to use this old bottle of this gel that works for poison ivy to try to relieve the itch so I could sleep OK. Have had this bottle of gel for 3 years, bought it originally cause I had PI. Well,, it worked, mosquito bite didn't itch at all, all night. But!, I woke up with this tight feeling in my hands the next morning, and shortly thereafter the itching started. So even though its been a good 3 years since I last had PI, I guess the PI oil was on the bottle from me touching it way back then when I had PI, and it did not dissipate or wear off at all, and I got it on my hands when I used that stuff for the mosquito bite. I mean it's the only explanation to how I got PI on my hands.

So, if you ever have PI, and use some sort of stuff for it, try not to get it on the bottle or tube, or whatever you use, cause it will stay on there and get you later!!!

Poison Ivy/Oak I swear is evil!! I've gotten it so many times in my life it is crazy. I remember once when I was 10 I got it all over my face. I saw this tree in our yard covered in ivy vines, and I thought they were just normal ivy, and I thought in my 10-year old brain that the ivy was strangling the tree, so I decided to rid the tree from the ivy. I was pulling and ripping and tearing, leaves were just flowing down all over the place, including my face LOL. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] Next morning my face felt tight and funny, and I went to look in the mirror and my eyes were so swollen I scared the crap out of myself LOL. Went to the doctors and he gave me some sort of treatment, can't remember what, but it worked and in a week or so I was fine. But I wouldn't look in the mirror for a month or so afterwards LOL.

Some say they are not allergic to poison ivy/oak, is that possible? I suppose it could be, I dunno. How often have yall gotten PI and what have you done to try to get rid of it? So far, for me, burning it with hot water, and bleach, seem to work the best, although the Aveeno Oatmeal powder also works well re drying out if you make it into a paste. Messy though.

I've had so much bad luck lately, this just really tops it. Vile Weed!!

thanks for the warning lazy Z [img]smile.gif[/img] Ill be sure to keep that one in mind.

Poison Ivy? Don't even know what it looks like. ;)

Edit- Maybe Canada's too cold for it? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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<font color=cccccc>One would think.....So, if you have it on your hands, where does....</font>

Best of luck LadyZ [img]smile.gif[/img] Hope you get well soon... and blast those PIs to thy kingdom come [img]smile.gif[/img]

Poison ivy sucks so much. Hmm... I suggest getting a shot for it. Got rid of mine in a few days. You need to get rid of it as soon as possible, and it's even worse that it's on the palms of your hands. If you do get the shot and it clears up, use whatever lotion you can (except for the one that already had the P.I. on it) for a few days afterwards to make sure it doesn't come back. Worked for me.

I dont know how it looks like but sound pretty nasty any pic of it?

Yeah, what does a poison ivy look like? could be usefull so that one can know which plant to avoid next time.

There isn't much in New Zealand. [img]smile.gif[/img] I don't know what it looks like. Sounds nasty. But every country has to have its evil, posessed plants, so we have deadly night shade to take its place. It's a shame, because it actually looks quite nice.

Can you smoke it ? Sounds like one hell of a buzz. :D