[Housemoney]

Sucks, got it cleaning up the back yard of a house I bought. Start my cycle of Prednisone in the am.

[POTVINSUX]

One of the worst things known to man. I get it if i smell it. BOL man prednisone is the only thing that clears it up fast for me

[paintball1084]

I once got it in my college plant taxonomy class. sucked real bad. Just today i walked through some tall grass that has some on it....... i hope it doesnt show up tomorrow

[realog1]

I have never got it thank god

[Phats1313]

Ouch that sucks.

[dabomguy11]

Dang man, best of luck getting rid of it.

[JW Cash]

poison ivy was a great movie starring some hot blonde chickaroo

[Housemoney]

Thanks guys, started the prednisone today, hope this disappears by the end of the 4 day cycle.

[NYER5680]

Same here i get it real bad, last time was in my eyes,just about everywhere. Hope you feel better soon.

[chiliv5]

i got it bad last summer.... covered all of my right eye and part of my face..... it was a real good time.

[JimmysEgo]

i got it right now, but it's all finished, just healing. i used to never get it as a kid and i practically lived in the woods. I've gotten in 3 times in the past 2 years. But now i know to wash real good with dish washing detergent as soon as you think you might get it. apparently regular soap wont get rid of the ivy oil but dish washing detergent is supposed to be able to get it off your skin. but you have to do it right away before the skin starts absorbing the oil.

[Bosseman22]

no fun calamine lotion is good or oatmeal bath to cure some of the itch

[Lion4Life]

Hate that crap, got it bad the year before last. Started out as a little spot and spread everywhere. Ended up on prednisone to get rid of it after nothing else worked.

[onlooker]

Never had.

We don't have that sh!t out here.

[ncsubowen]

Poison Ivy is one of those things that gets worse the more you get exposed to it. Those of us that had contact with it as a kid will get it worse as adults than those who were not exposed before. It really sucks, and once you start getting it you will only get worse the more you come in contact with it. My mom practically has to get into clean room gear just to go out and pull weeds.

[philipsthundergo]

have fun cleaning your garden. becareful though.

[boscokid]

you only get poison ivy where you touch the plant. all the rest you do to yourself.

[Nomocino]

Growing up had a friend wipe himself with poison ivy leaves... he was hurting

But not as bad as my nieghbor who inhaled the stuff after they burned it on a bon fire he spent some time in the hospitle

[mrpooh]

ivy would be a great torture tool

[rggolds8]

every wereou scratch you add to the problem the oil in the plant is what makes it itch. Wash good use calomine lotion and if necessary i found that if wrap the area it is at least localized.

[JimmysEgo]

yes, i did read online that if you burn the leaves (trying to get rid it from your yard), the whole neighborhood will get poison ivy in their throats and lungs. that poison ivy is the work of the devil. it serves no purpose in life except to make humans miserable (i read that animals can't get it).

[doublej95]

worst I ever had it was in the winter time loading up firewood. had to go to the doctor twice to get prednisone, my hands and face was covered in it.