When I was young I would break out horribly from poison ivy. At age 7
(1949) I underwent a series of shots for poison ivy. Following those
shots I didn't break out from contact with poison Ivy. Today it is rare
for me to get a bubble or two after contact with that plant. I believe
that the shots are no longer given.
Bill Walden
On 10/23/2013 8:59 AM, Gill Edigar wrote:
A technical point or two: Reaction to Poison Ivy, etc, is a chemical
contact condition, not an allergy.
And I'm not sure that we can describe resistance to it as an
'immunity' since it's not a disease.
I'm a little unsure about Tom's suggestion to use 'mineral spirits'
which is a carcinogenic organic solvent, i.e.: paint thinner (among
other things) and should not really be put on the skin. It surely
ought to get rid of any oils, however.
Thoughts? Info?
--Ediger
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 6:50 AM, Kurt L. Menking <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I also have a small patch of it from TCR this weekend.
For many years I was immune, but while clearing our campsite
with a weed eater for the first TCR near Luling I was super
exposed. I was in shorts, sandals, etc. I had no idea there
was poison ivy around but came down with it all over. After a
few days of trying everything and it only getting worse I went
to the Dr. It was better the next day, and completely gone in
3-4 days. Prednisone and Desoximetasone cream, both are
prescription.
Kurt
