Arrghhh! I got poison oak!

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-29 08:07pm

Dang it! I just realized that this itchy rash on my arm is from poison oak. I must have been exposed to it on Wednesday in my field biology class! We went out to a place that probably had a ton of it growing, but I didn't see any... Oh well... I guess I'll just let it run its course.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-03-29 08:09pm

Ouch, I had a similar experience once, you should be ok in 3-4 days.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-29 08:09pm

Superman wrote:Dang it! I just realized that this itchy rash on my arm is from poison oak. I must have been exposed to it on Wednesday in my field biology class! We went out to a place that probably had a ton of it growing, but I didn't see any... Oh well... I guess I'll just let it run its course.

Isn't this the one that'll spread to other parts of the body by touching (ie: scratch affected area, then scratch elsewhere)?

If so, looks like no more porn for you until it passes.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-29 08:15pm

LOL

No, poison oak can only spread by more exposure to the oil from the plant that causes it. But, for example, if my backpack rubbed up against it then anytime I put it back on I could re-expose another part of my body.

Scratching does not actually spread the rash; that's just a myth, but it still sucks big time ass.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-29 08:16pm

It must have been laced with Kryptonite...

Hey, 800 posts. Wow.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-03-29 08:33pm

Ha Ha! I don't get reactions to Poison Ivy/Oak/Etc! I can wallow in the stuff all day and not get any rash whatsoever! Can't say the same for anyone who follows me in or touches me afterward!

VERY handy when evading teenage KKKlowns on a Witch Hunt!

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-29 08:38pm

Yeah, according to the literature on this stuff, one in four people are not affected by it. Be careful though, you can become sensitive to it overnight.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-29 08:38pm

Superman wrote:No, poison oak can only spread by more exposure to the oil from the plant that causes it. But, for example, if my backpack rubbed up against it then anytime I put it back on I could re-expose another part of my body.

So, if I throw some guy's blow up doll into some poison oak, and make sure to rub it around with it nice and good, and put it back where I found it...

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-29 08:39pm

Wow, I just read that if it is burned, the smoke can be inhaled and cause some serious problems in the lungs. People can die from inhalation of this stuff.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-29 08:40pm

Rogue Ice, yes, that would work.

By the way, you are an EVIL EVIL person.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-03-29 08:42pm

Sorry to gloat, but I'm immune to both poison oak and poison ivy. On the downside I'm allergic to bee stings and I'll break out in a full body rash within a 2-3 hours of getting stung by a bee. Nothing that a shot of benedryle(?) at a hospital and a few pills won't take care of, and it's not life threatening or anything, it just itches like a bastard.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-03-29 08:45pm

Superman wrote:Rogue Ice, yes, that would work.

By the way, you are an EVIL EVIL person.

Its not evil its a damn good prank

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-29 08:50pm

Superman wrote:Rogue Ice, yes, that would work.

By the way, you are an EVIL EVIL person.

Thank you. I try.

Montcalm wrote:Its not evil its a damn good prank

Hell yeah it is!

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Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-03-29 09:41pm

aerius wrote:Sorry to gloat, but I'm immune to both poison oak and poison ivy. On the downside I'm allergic to bee stings and I'll break out in a full body rash within a 2-3 hours of getting stung by a bee. Nothing that a shot of benedryle(?) at a hospital and a few pills won't take care of, and it's not life threatening or anything, it just itches like a bastard.

Thats like my friend, except he gets swelling as well as a rash.

It was really funny once, he got stung on the mouth, and his faced looked like the Michelin man a few hours later. Of course, the swelling shut his eyes as well, but he was back at school a few days later.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-03-29 09:43pm

Ouch.

I hate poison oak/ivy. But, it is one of the things you live with if you go into the woods very often, and living in a very rural area, you kinda learn to live with it.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-03-29 09:46pm

RogueIce wrote: So, if I throw some guy's blow up doll into some poison oak, and make sure to rub it around with it nice and good, and put it back where I found it...

Holy Shit man...That's just cruel. I am awed

Edit: Woot, 300 posts!

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2003-03-29 11:06pm

Be sure to scratch it alot

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-03-29 11:10pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Ha Ha! I don't get reactions to Poison Ivy/Oak/Etc! I can wallow in the stuff all day and not get any rash whatsoever! Can't say the same for anyone who follows me in or touches me afterward!

VERY handy when evading teenage KKKlowns on a Witch Hunt!

Bastard.

If someone is burning the shit and I'm downwind I break out i a rash.

Of course, there is the one time my ex-hubbie decided to take a piss while out camping....

Thank GOD we'd not had sex that night... or any other night for the next 3 weeks...

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-03-29 11:15pm

Superman wrote:LOL

No, poison oak can only spread by more exposure to the oil from the plant that causes it. But, for example, if my backpack rubbed up against it then anytime I put it back on I could re-expose another part of my body.

Scratching does not actually spread the rash; that's just a myth, but it still sucks big time ass.

It wont spread the oak caused rash, but it can directly irritate the skin causing a similar effect.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-03-29 11:29pm

HAHA!!!

Used to get that stuff about twice a month every summer, sucked real bad... On that note, a inch diameter vine thingie dangling from a tree in an area with lots of poison oak, is most likely poison oak... I know this one from experience...

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-29 11:32pm

Hyperion wrote:On that note, a inch diameter vine thingie dangling from a tree in an area with lots of poison oak, is most likely poison oak... I know this one from experience...

Walk into it, did you?

Kintaro · Post by **Kintaro** » 2003-03-30 03:01am

When I get that shit, I use saltwater to ease the pain. You can make some home made saltwater by boiling water and puting salt in it. It will sting a little, but it should relieve the itch for a while. It really sucks you get it in your face, like I always use to do

I hope that works.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-03-30 07:02pm

RogueIce wrote:Walk into it, did you?

Try, this was at a summer camp and I persuaded most of the other people there to swing on it, like I did... Funny thing was I was the last one to get covered with the rash, however I think the only parts of me without the rash was between my legs, my armpits, and about half of my face... One poor schmuck had it on the balls.

Definately was a blast to be swinging on that thing around the tree over a 10 foot drop.

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » 2003-03-30 07:08pm

Hyperion wrote:
RogueIce wrote:Walk into it, did you?
Try, this was at a summer camp and I persuaded most of the other people there to swing on it, like I did... Funny thing was I was the last one to get covered with the rash, however I think the only parts of me without the rash was between my legs, my armpits, and about half of my face... One poor schmuck had it on the balls.

Definately was a blast to be swinging on that thing around the tree over a 10 foot drop.

That is evil.

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