by Growing up, I was the only kid I knew to get poison ivy practically once a month. Not funny. If you’ve ever had it, you know that there’s nothing like the feel of that scaly, oozing nastiness that you just can’t wash away. Not to mention the intense itching misery of the whole experience.
Well, I could sure use your prayers. Apparently I got into poison ivy or oak (I know what poison ivy looks like, so we’re thinking it’s poison oak). This morning one of my eyelids is very swollen up on one side, and the other eyelid is red, inflamed and itchy. I can feel it starting down the side of my nose, my neck, between all my fingers and completely covering the insides and backs of both arms from the wrist to the elbow.
Confession…I knew that I might be exposed to it, but I weeded anyway. It’s an area of my yard that has been bothering me all summer b/c of all the nasty weeds, and our weed-eater has been needing a part, so I tackled it night before last…pride had me wanting it done before several of my friends come over for lunch on Monday. Well, I’ll be amazed if I can even SEE my guests on Monday. I do hope and pray that I don’t get the crusty, seeping stuff on my eyes.
The good news is that I have had touches of poison oak/ivy off and on for the past 4 years and it hasn’t gotten to the weepy crusty stage, and it hasn’t really been intensely itchy either. My husband and I have the theory that since I pretty much had a bad case of poison ivy every month during my growing up years, my body has built up a weird immunity/ability to deal with it better.
So please pray for me to survive this, and not be scary to look at on Monday! And please God, let this be a mild case, b/c if it isn’t, from the looks of it now, it’s going to be really bad!
Thanks, friends!
Mary
I’ll be praying for you. My hubby gets a little bit every spring- from the air.
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ouch! poor you, that is one thing I’m glad we don’t have here.
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Oh Mary, I am so sorry you have that. I will pray for you, and for a mild case. I just looked up in my natural med. book, it is good to take Vit. C with bioflavonoids 3000 to 8000 mg. daily It helps to prevent infections and the spreading of the rash. Juli
Oh my, Mary! I’ll definitely keep you in my thoughts! I can’t believe you’re able to post with both your eyes affected!
Either I’ve never been exposed, or I have some weird natural immunity.
In any case, here’s praying that you get better soon!
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I have an poison oak once when I was a little kid and have never been exposed to it since.
I hope you are better today and able to see your friends.
Praying.
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HEy guys, THANKS for your prayers! I could really feel them. Especially yesterday…I floated miraculously through a busy day and didn’t actually feel too miserable till last night. My friends were able to come today, and we had a great time…though my face is so swollen and scary looking! Especially around my eyes…and don’t look for any posts from me soon, my fingers are stuck together, I keep typing the wrong keys.
Thanks for the tip on Vit. C, Juli, I’ll go take some right now!
Keep praying for me guys, this is awful…