So, I have poison sumac

[glw]

on both my arms and a bit on my right leg, which is...not awesome. I'm wearing long sleeves to cover it up which means I am a hot, itchy mess. Blurg.

[charitylynne79]

Oh now. Hope that you feel better. Maybe go to the doctors because I heard they can give you something to help with the healing and the itchiness. Also I hear cortison cream helps too.

[MyName]

How annoying! Hope it clears up fast.

[OrangePixyStix]

Uh oh, do you know where you might have gotten it? That really sucks, I hope it goes away quickly!

[alabasterangel]

Ouch and ew!

[lizo11]

That really sucks! I hope it heals quickly for you.

Benadryl makes a topical itch cooling spray and gel, and I found that it works a TON better than Cortisol cream, and it smells less bad. I found it at CVS when I had poison ivy and it helped it clear up a lot quicker than anything else.

[pilife]

oh no!
I hope it gets better quickly!

[glw]

Jun 14, 2012 9:55:28 GMT -5 lizo11 said:

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Benadryl makes a topical itch cooling spray and gel, and I found that it works a TON better than Cortisol cream, and it smells less bad. I found it at CVS when I had poison ivy and it helped it clear up a lot quicker than anything else.

Thank you! I've been using Cortizone 10 and it doesn't seem to do much. I'll have to pick that up!

I got it at the ILs house on Saturday. At the baby shower.
Maybe I'm just allergic to pregnancy talk!

[alabasterangel]

Sarna always works better for me than Cortizone. I hope you get some relief soon!

[ridethelightning]

This is gonna sound crazy, but scrub the rash using dial soap. It's going to be gross, but trust me. Blow dry your skin then apply something called ivarest. It's like a cream, and it forms a coating on your skin. It will dry it out. I would recommend this even if you don't feel comfortable scrubbing.

[glw]

Thanks, everyone!

[alabasterangel]

Or just pee on yourself.. that seems to fix everything.

Do you know if anyone else got it from the shower?

[glw]

Jun 14, 2012 10:30:03 GMT -5 alabasterangel said:

Or just pee on yourself.. that seems to fix everything.

Do you know if anyone else got it from the shower?

Not that I've heard, but I was outside dragging the picnic table and patio furniture around and setting up games, etc. There was also a dog there that could have picked it up in the woods, then rubbed it on me.

[mayflowers22]

Oh no! I hope it heals quickly!