YES GO TO DOCTOR!!!! I'M I NURSE AND RECENTLY ( MAY ) I GOT A SEVERE CASE OF POISON IVY/OAK. IF IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD STREAM YES IT WILL SPREAD TO OTHER AREAS OF THE BODY BUT IF YOU ARE SCRATCHING THE AREA IF WILL SPREAD IN THAT AREA. IT TOOK 2 SHOOTS OF STERIODS AND A DOSE PACK AND THEN A FULL MONTH OF PREDNISONE PILLS. WHEN I SAY I TRIED EVERYTHING BEFORE I WENT TO THE DOCTOR I DID, APPLIED BLEACH( WHICH MD COULDN'T BELEIVE ) BUT WHEN YOU ARE IN THAT MUCH MISERY YOU WILL TRY ANYTHING. SOAKED IN BAKING SODA, CALAMINE(DIDN'T TOUCH THE ITCH). THE BEST THING BESIDES THE DOCTOR'S HELP IS BENADRYL GEL.
UNFORTUNATLY YESTERDAY I FOUND MYSELF WITH ANOTHER CASE, THIS TIME IT HAS FOUND MY EYES AND MOUTH. HOPEFULLY, I KNOW ENOUGH NOW THAT I CAN PREVENT THE SPREAD AND FIND OUT HOW TO CONTROL THE EYES AND MOUTH.
NEEDLESS TO SAY FRIENDS ARE ENJOYING THIS SINCE MY NAME IVY!! HA |
