Itchy Weekend

This weekend can be summed up into ONE word---nightmare.

Yes, I said nightmare. You ask why? Well, Friday afternoon, I cam home and started working on our project in our backyard (see posts between today and March(not sure which one)) and I got busy with it! I was working around an azalea bush and the day before I noticed this vine growing out. Now the bush was dead and I think the "vine" killed it. Anyhow, it must had rubbed my upper arm. So, that afternoon, I started a terrible itch under my arm. The "vine" turned out to be poison ivy!!!!

So, all afternoon the itch got worse and worse. Not only did I NOT know every good what p.ivy looks like, I didn't know not to scratch. Well, the scratching caused a flowing effect. I had the rash all over from a line from my neck down to hips. This was no funny situation.

Saturday came and I couldn't take it. I had to get help and some relief. I went to Wal-Mart and stood in line at the consultation counter at the pharmacy for about 30 mins. while I was scratching the fire out of myself. The kind woman told me that I had p. ivy and I needed Calamine lotion and a few other items. So, I made my purchases and came home, soaked in baking soda, and rubbed all the lotions on my.

It didn't work! All it done was aggravated it. I got to searching on the Internet and I read where the best thing to do was stand under the shower head the the water as hot as you could stand it for as long as you could stand under it. So that I did---it worked! I busted all the oil pockets from the ivy. I was itch free finally that night. I continue to shower with HOT HOT water (and will for a while) and nothing has re-occurred.

So, to all my friends with poison ivy, the best solution---HOT HOT HOT water. It really worked! PROMISE!

Have a wonderful day!