Comments | z_kungfu: Roids and elphantitis.

z_kungfu

Roids and elphantitis.

Jun 23, 2009 19:13

So I got some contact dermatitas. More commonly known as poison oak, sumac, or ivy. Not sure which really. But suffice to say it came on quick and got ugly. This morning my eye was just about swollen shut until I took a heavy dose of benedryl. I also happened to touch my man parts at some point when I got it Sunday and that and my arm were also ( Read more... )

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dr_scholl June 23 2009, 23:43:21 UTC

I've been wondering - why do you give kitties baths?
Amy did that too...

z_kungfu June 24 2009, 13:51:52 UTC

and the recommended shampoo is Dawn. Takes fleas out of the way.

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dr_scholl June 24 2009, 00:54:15 UTC

Ah - thanks. Never had a really little one like that... Mietze came to us at ~8 months.

z_kungfu June 24 2009, 13:52:18 UTC

all the kittens and both moms and Oreo. It was quite an evening.

the_zeitzev June 24 2009, 12:31:15 UTC

Had it in Jan from detergent. It sucked balls. Prednisone sucks, but it works.

Why were you touching your naughty bits?

coeur_de_lhiver June 24 2009, 13:38:39 UTC

Because dudes have a fundamental need to scratch their stuff... especially in public ;)

the_zeitzev June 24 2009, 13:39:12 UTC

Was that pubic, or public?

coeur_de_lhiver June 24 2009, 13:40:10 UTC

both...

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leslieerin June 24 2009, 12:56:07 UTC

Ugh that sucks. Happened to my brother when we were kids and his eyes swelled shut. Call me if you need any nurse-type-stuff.

tree_ish June 24 2009, 16:38:59 UTC

I've been suffering the past couple of weeks with all-over body poison ivy. Blazing-hot showers makes your skin release all its histamines all at once, giving you about 6 hours reprieve while it chemically reloads. I suppose the prednisone and high-test benadryl are probably doing it for ya. But if you develop a tolerance to the benadryl (I seem to do that within 3 to 4 days), the hot shower trick works great.