Hi. I am on the same page. I have always been allergic to it. I saw it pop up on my leg last week and began treatment right away with benedril cream and hydro-cortizone cream. A couple days later, I started itching on my shoulder. How did it get way up there I asked myself. I know I didn't lay on the ground anywhere. This morning I was itching on my private and inspected it and sure enough---the beginning of poison ivy there and I know I did not touch 'it' to any oil. Can anyone explain this?