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Last weekend, My ex husband picked up our three boys for his weekend visitation, and I was to pick them up Saturday at midnight to take them with me to Easter over my parents house, on Sunday I noticed two of my boys had develop a rash, my second son had a rash on his faces, at first I thought maybe it was a sunburn, then I noticed my little one had red spots on his arms, I asked them if they were playing in their dad's backyard cause last summer my little one had real bad poison ivy which we took him to the doctor cause it spread near his eyes which he couldn't bearly open them..Both of them told me they didn't and I believe them, so I thought I would keep an eye on them to see if it will develop any worse until on Monday, my youngest woke me up saying his arms were hurting him, I had to turn on the light to see why his arms were hurting him, I noticed the rashes had spread and he also had redness rashes on the right side of his face, I knew it looks type of redness rash as he had before which was poison ivy, so I put on Cortizone 10 Plus cream which the doctor told me to put on my little one last summer, then I had to check on my second son to see if his was being spread also, I couldn't believe what I was seeing, his face had redness rashes and swelling all over his faces, near his eyes inculding his neck and arms, I had to get another Cortizone 10 Plus cream and made him take a shower and throw his clothes in the washer , I had to watch my two boys stuggle on not to itching their faces, arms, neck, legs etc..Today my two boys look much better than they were yesterday but the bad news is I woke up this morning and noticed I have poison ivy too... :tears:
 
If you've been exposed to poison ivy, oak or sumac, if possible, stay outdoors until you complete the first two steps:

First, Epstein says, cleanse exposed skin with generous amounts of isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. (Don't return to the woods or yard the same day. Alcohol removes your skin's protection along with the urushiol and any new contact will cause the urushiol to penetrate twice as fast.)

Second, wash skin with water. (Water temperature does not matter; if you're outside, it's likely only cold water will be available.)

Third, take a regular shower with soap and warm water. Do not use soap before this point because "soap will tend to pick up some of the urushiol from the surface of the skin and move it around," says Epstein.
Clothes, shoes, tools, and anything else that may have been in contact with the urushiol should be wiped off with alcohol and water. Be sure to wear gloves or otherwise cover your hands while doing this and then discard the hand covering.

Dealing with the Rash

If you don't cleanse quickly enough, or your skin is so sensitive that cleansing didn't help, redness and swelling will appear in about 12 to 48 hours. Blisters and itching will follow. For those rare people who react after their very first exposure, the rash appears after seven to 10 days.

Because they don't contain urushiol, the oozing blisters are not contagious nor can the fluid cause further spread on the affected person's body. Nevertheless, Epstein advises against scratching the blisters because fingernails may carry germs that could cause an infection.

The rash will only occur where urushiol has touched the skin; it doesn't spread throughout the body. However, the rash may seem to spread if it appears over time instead of all at once. This is either because the urushiol is absorbed at different rates in different parts of the body or because of repeated exposure to contaminated objects or urushiol trapped under the fingernails.

The rash, blisters and itch normally disappear in 14 to 20 days without any treatment. But few can handle the itch without some relief. For mild cases, wet compresses or soaking in cool water may be effective. Oral antihistamines can also relieve itching.

FDA also considers over-the-counter topical corticosteroids (commonly called hydrocortisones under brand names such as Cortaid and Lanacort) safe and effective for temporary relief of itching associated with poison ivy.



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Dam, I'm sorry Angel. Getting in contact with the poison ivy is no fun at all. Wishing u and your sons a speedy recovery.
 
Oh my goodness! That's nasty thing ick! Hope you all get rid of it ASAP!!! No fun!
 
oh man, sorry about boys getting them.. its not fun. I used had one with my best friend. We dont' know what is it.. We got panic from it, we put alots different medicine creame on our rash and not want our parents to know or find out. about in an hour finally go less and less. LOL

Hope you all feel better soon.
 
oh no! I hope so you and your sons get better soon :) .. I never want to touch posion ivy forget it lol .. last summer family reunion my ex boyfriend and I went walk the trail and I was almost touch posion ivy but saw there have something 3 leaves so I asked my ex boyfriend if it is ? and he said yeah ahhh whew!! almost touch it so I walk away from that and go ahead walk all long walk make me worn me out then later next day got sore stiff my legs and back cause of long walk and sweat too hot oustide lol :lol:
 
LOL Thanks guys :grouphug: We'll be fine, but the " itching " part is what driving us nuts.. :dizzy:
 
^Angel^ said:
LOL Thanks guys :grouphug: We'll be fine, but the " itching " part is what driving us nuts.. :dizzy:
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Oh wow not same as normal from miqotizos bugs (spelling :Oops: ) :lol: which I hate miqotizous bug it make me itch it now I have some scars from miqotizous on my arms blah!! lol :lol:
 
^Angel^ said:
LOL Thanks guys :grouphug: We'll be fine, but the " itching " part is what driving us nuts.. :dizzy:
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Oh tell me about it. Even though I've never had experience with poison ivy but when I had chicken pox, the itching drove me crazy. My mom got me some Aveeno oatmeal bath treatment and I soaked myself in it in the tub twice a day. It did help a lot to reduce the itching. Maybe you and your boys could try with the Aveeno.
 
ButterflyGirl said:
Oh tell me about it. Even though I've never had experience with poison ivy but when I had chicken pox, the itching drove me crazy. My mom got me some Aveeno oatmeal bath treatment and I soaked myself in it in the tub twice a day. It did help a lot to reduce the itching. Maybe you and your boys could try with the Aveeno.
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Oh yes I have that Aveeno Oatmeal bath treatment, it works GREAT!!!


Thank you for reminding me of that, I brought that last summer how did I forget that LOL
 
^Angel^ said:
Oh yes I have that Aveeno Oatmeal bath treatment, it works GREAT!!!


Thank you for reminding me of that, I brought that last summer how did I forget that LOL
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Yay Yay I am glad that you have it.
I agree that it really works great. Have fun bathing in it :)
 
^Angel^ said:
I asked them if they were playing in their dad's backyard cause last summer my little one had real bad poison ivy which we took him to the doctor cause it spread near his eyes which he couldn't bearly open them..Both of them told me they didn't and I believe them...
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I bet your ex-hubby has not cleaned his house. What's the worse is carpet. Ask him when was last time to shampoo the carpet? What about fabric seats? That's why he wore his dirty clothes and taking naps on the coach.
 
posion ivy.. ain't fun


ITCHY ITCHY ITCHY AIN'T GOING AWAY...
Drove nuts!

Posion Ivy loves swarming heavy forest or large of weed area...
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Careful w/this...
To give you remind and what look alike images shown you...
If r u going camping or else... stay away heavy forest if you have children around.. Best advise distance away from heavy forest...
or you can kept educate your children about poison ivy pictured.. Your children will not forget that picture what look alike..

Even on your yard.. can be appears shown up poison ivy unexpect there! Keep cut'em grass off once a week... No matter what how big grass growth... Kept trimming as grooming well! :D
 
oh man! i am very sowwy abt that.. i hope yall will be allright and getting better soon.. :hug:
 
Mookie said:
I bet your ex-hubby has not cleaned his house. What's the worse is carpet. Ask him when was last time to shampoo the carpet? What about fabric seats? That's why he wore his dirty clothes and taking naps on the coach.
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Who are you really?


Btw, he has weeds in his backyard, and there are some poison ivy down there too...
 
oh no Angel Sorry and hope it goes away faster !
 
Yikes, sorry to hear that your sons have poison ivy.. Hope they get well soon. I have been there before and I hate that itch that drove me nuts.. I used " Anti-Itch Gel" and it helps me alot from itching too much..
 
Aww Angel, Im sorry for what your boys and you are going thru...lots of itching. My skin felt itchy just reading your post. Hope the itchness will go away very very soon.
 
There's posion ivy or oak, I don't remember. Its here in seattle in city parks. They have warning signs not to let public go thru the area which has posion oak/ivy. I guess there wasn't signs that tell you that where u went to a park or whatever. By the way, I'm sorry that happened to your family.
 
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