Help, need poison oak treatment

[snapdragen]

Ah - a man who knows the proper way to eat Peeps!

Glad to hear he's feeling better!

[sarahfixit]

I went down that road too many times. Last summer, while I was landscaping I weedwacked a bunch of it and it plastered my legs. Man that was bad. It was so bad I went right to the doc. He gave me something internal and it was gone in like 2 days, but since then I found Ivy Block. That stuff rocks. Ivy Block before and tecnu after. I only got it 3 times minorly out of the whole summer, still as a racer and landscaper.

[gilly]

Poor Bubba, I can't begin to imagine what he must have been going through, I'm glad you're sorted.

I couldn't have done this when you posted, because of the time difference, but another good remedy is essential oils.

Immediately after contact, wash with soap and water then apply NEAT Eucalyptus oil. Lavender or Chamomile will also stop the irritation. If it's over a wide area, apply a cold compress with 2 drops of ONE of the above oils and the irritation should subside within a couple of hours.

Sorry I couldn't be of any help when it counted

[jobob]

Sorry I couldn't be of any help when it counted

Ah, but someday when someone else is in the same predicament, hopefully they'll know to run a search, and will find your suggestions !

That's one of the great things about the way this board is set up, people's words live on ...

-- and gold nuggets

LOL, that's what I was thinking too! I'm so glad it's helping - not just for Bubba's sake, of course, but also because I would have felt terrible if you dumped all that money on something that didn't work !

Lee would most certainly enjoy a lifetime supply of Paydays but if he gets fat again there'd be h&ll to pay from his wife

[SadieKate]

Thank you, everyone for your help! Bubba wisely decided to stay home today so he can stay in some soft flannel jammies and not walk around too much. He must have wiped the oils of his bike clothes onto extra parts of his body because he has even has inflammations on his tush and back. The itching has subsided quite a bit and he got a good nights sleep after one more round of treatment with the Zanfel. I'll probably stop at the co-op tonight and look for some of the essential oils. Even a plain old cold compress would probably help. I'm going to order some 32 oz bottles of the Tecnu and hope the same site will have the Ivy Block.

Jobob, we'll just be sure to have Paydays whenever we ride with you and Lee which I hope is often!

[SadieKate]

I thought I'd better post an update. I took him to the doc and he's now on Prednisone, so he's going from cranky to really cranky. It's a 7-day dose and both the doc and the pharma said that he should start to feel some relief in 4-6 hours. The swelling is significant and it looks like a branch scraped his calf so he got a huge dose of the toxin. I don't think Ivy Block would have helped.

I took him home, he's fed, watered, and tucked back into bed with my remaining supply of dark chocolate easter eggs. He's exhausted, but hopeful that by Saturday he can do little bit of riding. Fortunately, the affected areas aren't near a bike saddle.

Thanks, everyone, for your concern and well wishes. Yellow, your Peep fly really made him laugh!