Ooh, I itch!

[mysid]

Poison ivy has invaded my backyard, and being the good(ish) mom that I am, I decided that I really ought to get rid of as much as I could before my kids accidentally encountered it. I donned long plants and long rubber gloves and journeyed forth to do battle. I ripped out as much as I could find, stuffed it in a plastic garbage bag, and then immediately went inside to take a shower. (My clothes went straight into the washing machine.)

The next day, a few spots of rash appeared here and there on my arms just above where the gloves had protected. "Not too bad," I thought, and I dosed the rash with anti-itch gel when it began to bother me. The rash got worse as the days went by, but my handy anti-itch stuff always did the trick.

Today--days later--I awoke to find the tops/insides of my thighs covered with the distinctive blistery rash of poison ivy. How the hell did it get there? I was wearing long pants! And now my left breast is getting itchy too. I swear--I haven't had sex outdoors in years!

All that I can think is that when I showered that day, my washcloth spread the poison ivy oil from my arms to other areas of my body. [Grumble]
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Comments

[mysid.livejournal.com]

My neighbor and I were just discussing that many people seem to develop a sensitivity to it only after repeated exposure, so---

I hope you remain non-allergic.

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's right... I always wear gloves while working (which for some reason, almost no one else on my job does, despite them all *knowing* that they are allergic) because we're constantly dropping our tools into the stuff, even if we're not actually touching it, I wash my hands immediately, etc. just to (hopefully) prevent myself from becoming allergic. So far so good, and I'll only be at this job for another month or so, and after that I definitely won't encounter it as much, hehe.

Thanks for the well-wishes :D