WNYBuckHunter Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I got friggin poison ivy! I had to cut some vines the other day while setting my stand, which Ive done hundreds of times with no problems. Yesterday, my arms (which were exposed) started itching like mad. Today I have red blotches all over them. Son of a! I blame it on you guys, you jinxed me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveNY Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 DONT WORRY, MAYBE ITS ONLY POISON OAK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe12 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 go buy some zanfel. Works great - washes off the oils and stops the itching almost instantly. You can get it at an drug store or walmart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Rub some bleach on and it will kill it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELMER J. FUDD Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Technu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doewhacker Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Smear dog poo on it it won't make it go away but you wont want to itch it cause of the smell 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat First Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Spray some Windex on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Smear dog poo on it it won't make it go away but you wont want to itch it cause of the smell I just choked on my coffee. .....That has to be the funny post of the week!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Sorry to hear...I drove the mower past a vine hanging at face level off a trail the other day and just missed it... thinking..ya this would be the year....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterman7956 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wow`! Sorry to hear that , I have had it many times and tried bleach ,tencu all kind of cures .Here is what worked for me,calamine lotion applied as often as you can and wear those disposable latex gloves when you sleep or socks over your hands . I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY TO THOSE THAT DONT CATCH POISON IVY,but it spreads so fast when you dont realize you have it. It completely covered my privates front and back it was oozing off my arms went to doctor after trying all the cures and he gave me a shot all the itching subsided and it evevtually went away. For some reason two people can handle ivy and only one may get it !! Best of luck ! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Technu +1!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Its not spreading at all. Its really not bad, just itchy sometimes. The spots I got it were areas that I had touched the freshly cut vine. Oh well, it will go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 keep it dry, rubbing alc works great for me... and try not to cover it and sweat otherwise you will have a hard time getting rid of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ev Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I love how everyone becomes some kind of medical expert with their own remedies when someone else gets poison ivy or sprayed by a skunk. Just very humours. Myself I don't react to poison ivy, i do react to getting sprayed by a skunk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah Im not worried about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I love how everyone becomes some kind of medical expert with their own remedies when someone else gets poison ivy or sprayed by a skunk. Just very humours. Myself I don't react to poison ivy, i do react to getting sprayed by a skunk. well thats you... maybe next time when you get sprayed no one will lend advise. and its not rocket science, you do not have to be a medical expert to lend advise on poison ivey, if you do then i missed that memo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landtracdeerhunter Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) Had a co worker that got it on his butt once, and yets just say I'm posting it nicely. Now how do u suppose he got it there? LOL. Edited October 25, 2012 by landtracdeerhunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah Im not worried about it. Aren't you one of the folks that "NEVER" get poison ivy ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 man wish i was, i get it bad when i do... however the past 2-3 years when i get it its not so bad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gthphtm Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Just keep putting Zanfel on the area,just when you think it is gone it might pop out again and spread further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doewhacker Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I have been lucky so far in not getting it, my son how ever can walk by it and get it every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I'm in my 60s and have spent a lifetime outdoors and never got it..Maybe I'm just lucky, or maybe it doesn't affect me. Of course there was that time down in Tijuana when I met that nice senorita (Consuela) and...uh...er...never mind... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33Canuck Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Oh man if it is bad after day one you are in for a treat in 5-7 days, better hit the doc for some roids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Of course there was that time down in Tijuana when I met that nice senorita (Consuela) and...uh...er...never mind... Stay with the program Pygmy....we're talking Poison Ivy...Not..... hhhhmmmmm... well what ever.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Stay with the program Pygmy....we're talking Poison Ivy...Not..... hhhhmmmmm... well what ever.... Okay Growie...I'll try to stay on subject...It's just that thinking of Consuela brought back some fond memories <<sigh>>... What a woman...If it were not for her rotten teeth, harelip and that embarassing feminine hygiene problem she would have been darn near perfect. We'd probably still be together if she hadn't run off with that Armenian Bed Pan Technician.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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