poison ivy (i think) - Page 2

Lie · 09-13-2006, 07:02 PM

Hives can be aggravated by stress, so it might do you good to calm down.

I've had this kind of thing happen before and I never figured out what it was. Apparently a lot of people have a case of hives at least once in their lifetime and most people never figure out what caused them. As long as you can breathe, you'll be fine.

I would recommend drinking whatever alcohol you have in the house and going to bed early.

bardy · 09-13-2006, 07:52 PM

take some over the counter antihistimines, stat!

Fattening Ass · 09-13-2006, 08:01 PM

he's got the AIDS folks

09-13-2006, 09:36 PM

if it was a food allergy you'd probably see symptoms immediately-6hours after you ate it. my brother iwas allergic to shell fish when he was younger, and usually he would throw it up about an hour after. i'm allergic to some bar soaps (can't use ivory soap or shield), and i get really dry itchy skin in the spots i used it. no red bumps.

i'd take a benadryll if it's still this bad when you go to bed. calimine lotion never really worked when i had bug bites or poison ivy. there's some cream in a first aid kit you can get at walmart that probably works well enough if you're cheap.

wHATcOLOR · 09-14-2006, 01:05 AM

now my left foot is painfully swollen! this dr.'s appointment can't come fast enough!

Zorgon · 09-14-2006, 01:14 AM

let's hear it for not being allergic to poison ivy!

wHATcOLOR · 09-14-2006, 01:45 AM

man, do i ever love this video

mistle · 09-14-2006, 03:21 AM

http://www.cinopsis.be/batmanandrobin/images/ivy.jpg

ChristHimself! · 09-14-2006, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by that bitch kristin

i'm allergic to some bar soaps (can't use ivory soap or shield), and i get really dry itchy skin in the spots i used it. no red bumps.

I get that as well but I think that's more of a skin type issue rather than an allergy.

Salem · 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR

man, do i ever love this video

So good.

Incidentally, I feel you about the itching...I discovered I've a nasty allergy to a certain kind of detergent on my bedsheets recently. Itching and trying to sleep is a fate worse than death.

bardy · 09-14-2006, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ChristHimself!

I get that as well but I think that's more of a skin type issue rather than an allergy.

yeah I have something like that. I have excema but I'm sure there are other conditions that cause it. I don't get it much now because I put on lotion directly after I get out of the shower. seems to help keep my skin the happiest.

wHATcOLOR · 09-14-2006, 10:45 AM

there's something disconcerting about how very pleased with himself the guy in the striped shirt is. it's in his facial expressions. that said, i'd have a hard time not being that pleased if i were doing what he's doing

RenewRevive · 09-14-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR

it's not the specifc type of pants, it's the fact that they're pants. if a part is touching an area with the spots, when i take off the pants later in the day, it will touch other parts of my leg and possibly spread it.

I don't know. I'm no expert but maybe some kind of sarrong may be the answer. Hope this helps!

alisonmonster · 09-14-2006, 01:53 PM

i'm not sure what you have, though i've had somthing similar?

For several years i would get a completely disgusting rash and pimple like (def not pimples) all over my hands, palms and they would spread to my feet - at its peak i would get it every month. This is pretty gross, but the bumps would fill with a clearish fluid and would pop like blisters while i was doing things with my hands. After everything popped, my skin would harden and peel away (because the skin would get excruciatingly dry). Then the cycle would continue. The bumps that weren't on my palms or bottoms of my feet would mostly just be a gross rash. It was like my hands were leaking.

Anyway, the doctor just gave me some steroid cream (which didn't do anything but dry my hands out even more), told me to stop washing my hands as often (because soap made it worse) and told me not to wear gloves since the perspiration worsened it. He suggested it was viral but who knows.

Dude, i feel your pain. It was painful and disgusting - thank god that problem went away after a few years, hopefully yours is not a virus.

09-14-2006, 02:00 PM

lik dis?

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/d...footmouth.html

alisonmonster · 09-14-2006, 02:04 PM

yes, but about 10 times worse, with more rash. My feet never got very bad, and i never had any (thank god!) in my mouth.Also, i never got physically sick, but it would reccur (at its worst) constantly.

wHATcOLOR · 09-14-2006, 05:46 PM

so i saw my primary care physician, she didn't know what was going on. went to a lab, got some blood work. went to a dermatologist (who was an ass) and they just asked a bunch of questions and basically said they didn't know what it was, but gave me a cortizone shot in my butt and then gave me a perscription for some antibiotics and a cream. they said it'll take 2 hours for this shot to kick in. i'm kind of concerned about this foot, why would one foot swell up like a balloon/

alisonmonster · 09-14-2006, 06:16 PM

thats what sucks about skin irritations - they have maybe one or two 'remedies' for hundreds of varying skin problems. Is it as bad as it was?

wHATcOLOR · 09-14-2006, 06:20 PM

"is it as bad as it was?" meaning.. has it gotten any better or not? some areas have got a little better, some are the same, and the foot is worse. getting a sore throat too..

yo soy el mejor · 09-14-2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR

i got red bumps, man. first it started on my hands! if i scratched at all, dozens more would appear within minutes. i thought i had them contained as i used herculean self-restraint and left them entirely alone. they subsided on the hands. but now they're on my legs!! i'm freaked out, man. what the hell do i do?? how can i even sleep in the same bed? i've been washing my hands every time before i do anything like eat or apply moisturizer to my face, but i fear it's not enough. i don't know what to do, though i've made an appointment with a doctor. the office is closed tomorrow, and it will be thursday afternoon before i see her. this is going to be miserable.

also, what's the best, most professional word for butt-cheek? i imagine i'm going to have to mention that to the doctor, as they're unlikely to just stay on my legs, given that i wear pants which seem likely to spread these red bumps.

hey whoa whoa whoa. i have the exact same thing happening to me. it started on the back of my hands. one day i'll itch all over my arms. one day it's my legs. even my palms itch!!! ive just been using calamine lotion and taking aveeno oatmeal baths. i hope we make it through, jesse.

ammy · 09-14-2006, 06:22 PM

are you using a different brand of anything in the last two or three days?
eating something different in the last two or three days?
did you get bit by something?

wHATcOLOR · 09-14-2006, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by yo soy el mejor

hey whoa whoa whoa. i have the exact same thing happening to me. it started on the back of my hands. one day i'll itch all over my arms. one day it's my legs. even my palms itch!!! ive just been using calamine lotion and taking aveeno oatmeal baths. i hope we make it through, jesse.

we will overcome!!

wHATcOLOR · 09-14-2006, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ammy

are you using a different brand of anything in the last two or three days?
eating something different in the last two or three days?
did you get bit by something?

nope. :/

yo soy el mejor · 09-14-2006, 06:27 PM

i know what you mean about the butt, too. >_<

Lie · 09-14-2006, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by that bitch kristin

i'm allergic to some bar soaps (can't use ivory soap or shield

I actually suspected when I had hives that it might have been Ivory soap, so I haven't used it since then. The only other suspects are red ink, plums, heat and stress. I think in general heat and stress make everything worse, though.

Lie · 09-14-2006, 06:44 PM

And it happened around this time last year for me, too. I think a bunch of shitty things usually happen around this time of year. Every weird health thing I've ever had has started around late summer/early fall, and I have trouble sleeping, too. It's like there's something in the air.

Lie · 09-14-2006, 06:52 PM

Oh, also something that I found helped even before the actual reaction went away was tea tree oil lotion.

wHATcOLOR · 09-14-2006, 07:59 PM

first doctor was all about the STD theory, and i assured her it wasn't that. at least i'll get an HIV test out of this. second dr. was going down the STD path as well, and im like dude, i'll bet you $1,000 it's no STD.

THEN he took this tiny little razor out and started scraping my skin, cutting the little bumps (what an asshole, he didn't even ask my permission to start slicing around). he put the matter on a slide and looked at it under a microscope and goes "well, it's not scabies". gee, thanks pal.

duovamp · 09-14-2006, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR

he put the matter on a slide and looked at it under a microscope and goes "well, it's not scabies". gee, thanks pal.

What the hell? I don't throw the term "Quack" around often... but come on. You can't go around scraping people for no reason and just be like "Hup, wasn't cancer!"

09-14-2006, 08:08 PM

a looooot of allergy tests involve scraping the skin with different materials to observe a reaction.
i dont think the doc was a quack for not asking you to get a sample. he's doing his job.

i think there are some expensive detergents you can get that dont have chlorine or bleach or any additives like that. If you're swelling up though, that sounds like you got stung or bit by something. maybe the bite is on your taint and you can't see it!

aren't there specialists that deal with allergies and stuff?

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09-13-2006, 07:02 PM	#31
Lie Socialphobic Location: Goin' out West where they'll appreciate me Posts: 10,001	Hives can be aggravated by stress, so it might do you good to calm down. I've had this kind of thing happen before and I never figured out what it was. Apparently a lot of people have a case of hives at least once in their lifetime and most people never figure out what caused them. As long as you can breathe, you'll be fine. I would recommend drinking whatever alcohol you have in the house and going to bed early.

09-13-2006, 07:52 PM	#32
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,831	take some over the counter antihistimines, stat!

09-13-2006, 08:01 PM	#33
Fattening Ass Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Planet Nintendu 64 Posts: 30,825	he's got the AIDS folks

09-13-2006, 09:36 PM	#34
that bitch kristin Posts: n/a	if it was a food allergy you'd probably see symptoms immediately-6hours after you ate it. my brother iwas allergic to shell fish when he was younger, and usually he would throw it up about an hour after. i'm allergic to some bar soaps (can't use ivory soap or shield), and i get really dry itchy skin in the spots i used it. no red bumps. i'd take a benadryll if it's still this bad when you go to bed. calimine lotion never really worked when i had bug bites or poison ivy. there's some cream in a first aid kit you can get at walmart that probably works well enough if you're cheap.

09-14-2006, 01:05 AM	#35
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	now my left foot is painfully swollen! this dr.'s appointment can't come fast enough!

09-14-2006, 01:14 AM	#36
Zorgon Apocalyptic Poster Location: fucking the future Posts: 2,569	let's hear it for not being allergic to poison ivy!

09-14-2006, 01:45 AM	#37
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	man, do i ever love this video

09-14-2006, 03:21 AM	#38
mistle bonnie stars Location: saxophone Posts: 12,077	http://www.cinopsis.be/batmanandrobin/images/ivy.jpg

09-14-2006, 10:45 AM	#42
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	there's something disconcerting about how very pleased with himself the guy in the striped shirt is. it's in his facial expressions. that said, i'd have a hard time not being that pleased if i were doing what he's doing

09-14-2006, 01:53 PM	#44
alisonmonster Minion of Satan Location: gasoline alley Posts: 9,019	i'm not sure what you have, though i've had somthing similar? For several years i would get a completely disgusting rash and pimple like (def not pimples) all over my hands, palms and they would spread to my feet - at its peak i would get it every month. This is pretty gross, but the bumps would fill with a clearish fluid and would pop like blisters while i was doing things with my hands. After everything popped, my skin would harden and peel away (because the skin would get excruciatingly dry). Then the cycle would continue. The bumps that weren't on my palms or bottoms of my feet would mostly just be a gross rash. It was like my hands were leaking. Anyway, the doctor just gave me some steroid cream (which didn't do anything but dry my hands out even more), told me to stop washing my hands as often (because soap made it worse) and told me not to wear gloves since the perspiration worsened it. He suggested it was viral but who knows. Dude, i feel your pain. It was painful and disgusting - thank god that problem went away after a few years, hopefully yours is not a virus.

09-14-2006, 02:00 PM	#45
that bitch kristin Posts: n/a	lik dis? http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/d...footmouth.html

09-14-2006, 02:04 PM	#46
alisonmonster Minion of Satan Location: gasoline alley Posts: 9,019	yes, but about 10 times worse, with more rash. My feet never got very bad, and i never had any (thank god!) in my mouth.Also, i never got physically sick, but it would reccur (at its worst) constantly.

09-14-2006, 05:46 PM	#47
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	so i saw my primary care physician, she didn't know what was going on. went to a lab, got some blood work. went to a dermatologist (who was an ass) and they just asked a bunch of questions and basically said they didn't know what it was, but gave me a cortizone shot in my butt and then gave me a perscription for some antibiotics and a cream. they said it'll take 2 hours for this shot to kick in. i'm kind of concerned about this foot, why would one foot swell up like a balloon/

09-14-2006, 06:16 PM	#48
alisonmonster Minion of Satan Location: gasoline alley Posts: 9,019	thats what sucks about skin irritations - they have maybe one or two 'remedies' for hundreds of varying skin problems. Is it as bad as it was?

09-14-2006, 06:20 PM	#49
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	"is it as bad as it was?" meaning.. has it gotten any better or not? some areas have got a little better, some are the same, and the foot is worse. getting a sore throat too..

09-14-2006, 06:22 PM	#51
ammy yer mom Posts: 23,180	are you using a different brand of anything in the last two or three days? eating something different in the last two or three days? did you get bit by something?

09-14-2006, 06:27 PM	#54
yo soy el mejor Banned Location: all over the Internet Posts: 43,693	i know what you mean about the butt, too. >_<

09-14-2006, 06:44 PM	#56
Lie Socialphobic Location: Goin' out West where they'll appreciate me Posts: 10,001	And it happened around this time last year for me, too. I think a bunch of shitty things usually happen around this time of year. Every weird health thing I've ever had has started around late summer/early fall, and I have trouble sleeping, too. It's like there's something in the air.

09-14-2006, 06:52 PM	#57
Lie Socialphobic Location: Goin' out West where they'll appreciate me Posts: 10,001	Oh, also something that I found helped even before the actual reaction went away was tea tree oil lotion.

09-14-2006, 07:59 PM	#58
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	first doctor was all about the STD theory, and i assured her it wasn't that. at least i'll get an HIV test out of this. second dr. was going down the STD path as well, and im like dude, i'll bet you $1,000 it's no STD. THEN he took this tiny little razor out and started scraping my skin, cutting the little bumps (what an asshole, he didn't even ask my permission to start slicing around). he put the matter on a slide and looked at it under a microscope and goes "well, it's not scabies". gee, thanks pal.

09-14-2006, 08:08 PM	#60
that bitch kristin Posts: n/a	a looooot of allergy tests involve scraping the skin with different materials to observe a reaction. i dont think the doc was a quack for not asking you to get a sample. he's doing his job. i think there are some expensive detergents you can get that dont have chlorine or bleach or any additives like that. If you're swelling up though, that sounds like you got stung or bit by something. maybe the bite is on your taint and you can't see it! aren't there specialists that deal with allergies and stuff?