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May 22, 2007

Poison Ivy!

I've been struck down by the great torturer again. Poison Ivy has struck and I didn't even have the displeasure of catching it directly from the source, the plant itself. Seems the housemate decided to roll about in a bush or what have you and came home and defiled the house with the oil from the wretched plant. So now.. my hyper allergic arse is covered by the flaming itch. Someone is going to suffer for this, oh yes.

Not only does the itching sensation drive you nuts... and to me its like ants crawling on you (shudder). But the treatment of the shit is equally as insanity inducing.

Get calamine and you end up looking like a big pink pepto bismal commercial. Top that off with the fact that calamine ends up drying and making your skin looking like you are molting like a snake. Yeah they have clear calamine now (caladryl) but you still get that nasty flaking with it.

The alternative is another product by Band Aid that is similar, but contains alcohol in a gel form. So you get this instant burn and freeze sensation every time you use that... on top of having a nasty sticky wet oozing gel sticking to your clothes.

Top all the skin treatment off with doses of benedryl to fight the hystamines and the itching sensation. Problem with benedryl being that it makes you feel half asleep all the time... plus it upsets my stomach... plus it never seems to last long enough.

This shit gets in my face again and I will have to break down and go to the doctor for a shot. Been through that 200 dollar process once already, had to fight with the doctor to get a shot (which he wouldn't give me) and convince the nimrod that it was poison ivy in the first place (which it took him 30 minutes to determine that it was... duh). Only to be sent on my way with scrips for a corticosteroid pack and a slightly higher dosage of benedryl. Considering I had the shit in my eyes by the time i got to the hospital, I wanted a shot for fast relief not oral wait and see. ASS!

ARGH, misery thy name is Poison Ivy. Im burning all the furniture and all the clothes, its all contaminated!

Posted by Ravennacht at May 22, 2007 11:25 PM Posted to Health