Poisen Ivy/Oak

[spidey]

What to do about it? I have a nasty case on my ankles and legs that is driving me INSANE! I didn't sleep at all last night; too busy scratching holes in myself; I can't help it.

I tried Calamine lotion but it doesn't work too well. I emailed my doctor and asked about maybe getting some prednisone. If that would knock it out in a day or two, I would try that. I wouldn't want to take a corticosteroid very long though due to catabolic effects.

Does anyone else have a good idea?

[DangerousGround]

predisolone or shit a t walgreen called "ivy dry" work well

[Bouncer]

Cortizone 10 with Aloe and lots of it.

[Shibby]

lol, I'm sorry I may be the only one that finds the humor in this. Spidey does cancer research and he has a problem getting rid of an ankle rash. It makes me think of a surgeon getting a paper cut.

[bonebreaker]

Re: Poisen Ivy/Oak

Originally posted by spidey
What to do about it? I have a nasty case on my ankles and legs that is driving me INSANE! I didn't sleep at all last night; too busy scratching holes in myself; I can't help it.

I tried Calamine lotion but it doesn't work too well. I emailed my doctor and asked about maybe getting some prednisone. If that would knock it out in a day or two, I would try that. I wouldn't want to take a corticosteroid very long though due to catabolic effects.

Does anyone else have a good idea?

Yea, Do what I always have to do---GO TO THE DR. He'll give you one of those kits, I believe Prednisone. Where you take 6 tabs the first day, then 5, then 4, etc. for a total of 21 tabs in all. I tried all the other OTC stuff, "Ivy Dry", Calamine, bleach, etc. etc. Sure, eventually it'll go away, but it takes more time than healing it from the inside as opposed to topical treatments. BB

[hitmansb]

To get rid of the itching: Benadryl

To aid healing: Prednisone


Don't worry about losing muscle on Prednisone....you're not going to need a very high dose. You'll probably have to take the full dose for 5 days, then take 1/2 that dose for another few days, then 1/4 of the original dose for another couple of days; Prednisone must be tapered down...can't just stop taking it.

If you're really that worried about losing muscle while on prednisone....then perhaps you should snag some dbol from your friendly neighborhood gym dealer on your way home from the doctor's office....perhaps this is a sign that you are destined to start a cycle right now.;)

[psyko1]

Originally posted by Shibby
lol, I'm sorry I may be the only one that finds the humor in this. Spidey does cancer research and he has a problem getting rid of an ankle rash. It makes me think of a surgeon getting a paper cut.

:D

[njjuicer]

i jsut got over a serious cas emyself my method for destrcution is scrtching the shit out of it get all the oil out and open the the bubbles up asit srpeads wit the oil..scrathc the hell out of it put rubbing alcohol on it and cover wit duct tape or bandais or anytihng to kepe it form spreading the alcohol drys it out in a night or u cna use withc hazel too if u cna thandle rubbing alcohol

[meat12]

Originally posted by Shibby
lol, I'm sorry I may be the only one that finds the humor in this. Spidey does cancer research and he has a problem getting rid of an ankle rash. It makes me think of a surgeon getting a paper cut.

:woot:

lol

[beefcake]

Originally posted by njjuicer
i jsut got over a serious cas emyself my method for destrcution is scrtching the shit out of it get all the oil out and open the the bubbles up asit srpeads wit the oil..scrathc the hell out of it put rubbing alcohol on it and cover wit duct tape or bandais or anytihng to kepe it form spreading the alcohol drys it out in a night or u cna use withc hazel too if u cna thandle rubbing alcohol

That's pretty savage there dude. Who was that that scratched theirs up and put salt in it?

[bonebreaker]

Originally posted by njjuicer
i jsut got over a serious cas emyself my method for destrcution is scrtching the shit out of it get all the oil out and open the the bubbles up asit srpeads wit the oil..scrathc the hell out of it put rubbing alcohol on it and cover wit duct tape or bandais or anytihng to kepe it form spreading the alcohol drys it out in a night or u cna use withc hazel too if u cna thandle rubbing alcohol

That's fucking ridiculous! Scratch enough and too deep and it'll get into your blood stream and then you really have trouble. GO TO THE DOCTOR!! BB

[spidey]

Originally posted by Shibby
lol, I'm sorry I may be the only one that finds the humor in this. Spidey does cancer research and he has a problem getting rid of an ankle rash. It makes me think of a surgeon getting a paper cut.

Hardyharhar. Too bad I am not in poisen ivy research, eh?

My doctor got back to me and said the best treatment is "high potency topical steroids". He suggested something called Clobetasol cream. I called in a script for it. I'll try anything once, LOL. In the mean time, I am pouring on the hydrocortizone cream and calamine lotion; this sucks.

It's almost like I can't even go in the woods anymore without catching this shit; very annoying. Deer season is only 2 weeks away and I was doing a little scouting over the weekend.

[spidey]

Re: Re: Poisen Ivy/Oak

Originally posted by bonebreaker
Yea, Do what I always have to do---GO TO THE DR. He'll give you one of those kits, I believe Prednisone. Where you take 6 tabs the first day, then 5, then 4, etc. for a total of 21 tabs in all. I tried all the other OTC stuff, "Ivy Dry", Calamine, bleach, etc. etc. Sure, eventually it'll go away, but it takes more time than healing it from the inside as opposed to topical treatments. BB

That's what I was looking for. My doctor has other ideas though. We'll do it his way first I guess.

Do you remember what the dosage was of the prednisone tablets?

[blm]

Originally posted by njjuicer
cover wit duct tape

:rofl:

[bonebreaker]

Re: Re: Re: Poisen Ivy/Oak

Originally posted by spidey
That's what I was looking for. My doctor has other ideas though. We'll do it his way first I guess.

Do you remember what the dosage was of the prednisone tablets?

I don't recall the per tab dosage, but do recall you take 6 the first day, 5 the second, 4 the third, 3 the fourth, 2 the fifth then 1 the final day. These are prepackaged with that number of tabs per day together, so I'm sure it's a standard dose per tab, whatever that may be. I too can just look at that shit and get it now. When I was young I could wallow in it with no ill effect. I tried that cream too the next to the last time I had that itchy shit and it didn't work for me. The last two times I caught it I had to use the Prednisone. There is a guy here at work that is so suseptible to it he has to get injections or it will cover his entire body. Also, when I was young, I had a friend who took a dump in the woods and wiped his ass with the shit!! They had to put his ass in the hospital for two weeks. His balls swelled up to the size of softballs! They had his legs spread eagled in a traction type device to keep his legs apart so his balls wouldn't rub the insides of his thighs. Needless to say, his bowel movements were a living hell. So, in retrospect, you're in pretty good shape, lol. BBRelatively speaking. BB