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willow_25So, the evil I mentioned yesterday, turned out to be poison ivy. In a big way. As in, they sent me home from work, fearing I would infect the whole office. I can barely use my left hand, the swelling is so bad, and that's after mineral baths, alcohol rub, benadryl, and several applications of calamine lotion. And, I never even saw the sneaky bastard plant that infected me!
Okay, so I'm starting to see their point about infecting the whole office.
Anyway, I've been sleeping since I got home, due to the benadryl. Which means I'll probably be up all night. I may not be back here, though; the pain is just too much to justify typing.
Edit: Thanks to everyone for the kind words and good wishing. There has been some speculation that I was actually infected by a sumac tree, not poison ivy. The doctor didn't do any tests to figure it out, just labeled it a 'severe allergic reaction to a chemical irritant' and treated it as such. Evidently plant allergies fall into the same treatment category as man-made chemical allergies.
Okay, so I'm starting to see their point about infecting the whole office.
Anyway, I've been sleeping since I got home, due to the benadryl. Which means I'll probably be up all night. I may not be back here, though; the pain is just too much to justify typing.
Edit: Thanks to everyone for the kind words and good wishing. There has been some speculation that I was actually infected by a sumac tree, not poison ivy. The doctor didn't do any tests to figure it out, just labeled it a 'severe allergic reaction to a chemical irritant' and treated it as such. Evidently plant allergies fall into the same treatment category as man-made chemical allergies.
