Everybody knows there's no dirt in a snowstorm.
The worst thing about having poison whatever is not the itching, or the burning, or the waking up in wee hours with itching/burning, or the red splotching that you feel you need to hide from people (but at least then if they catch a glimpse, you can say don't look at me - I'm hideous!). The worst part about having poison whatever is that every damn person around you thinks they're an expert on poison whatever. Here is a list of things I've been told:
1) That looks bad - that means it's systemic.
2) You need oral drugs. Cream won't do anything.
3) Put some bleach on it.
4) My uncle swears by vinegar.
5) Put some hydrocortisone on it.
6) Hydrocortisone and diphenhydramine are the same thing.
7) You shouldn't wrap it.
8) Wrap it anyway.
9) You need to call your doctor.
10) Well, it's spreading because the oil stays on your skin. (This was 12 days after initial exposure. Apparently I will have poison whatever for the rest of my life.)
11) Ew.
I'll let you guess which of these comments came from the doctor's office.
1) That looks bad - that means it's systemic.
2) You need oral drugs. Cream won't do anything.
3) Put some bleach on it.
4) My uncle swears by vinegar.
5) Put some hydrocortisone on it.
6) Hydrocortisone and diphenhydramine are the same thing.
7) You shouldn't wrap it.
8) Wrap it anyway.
9) You need to call your doctor.
10) Well, it's spreading because the oil stays on your skin. (This was 12 days after initial exposure. Apparently I will have poison whatever for the rest of my life.)
11) Ew.
I'll let you guess which of these comments came from the doctor's office.
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