djtidebuck
Hang on Sloopy
I am extremely allergic to poison oak. Every year when we cut firewood, I usually get it. When you get it on your private area, it is extremely uncomfortable and makes it difficult to scratch in public.
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Arg, If I were a pirate I'd plunder that booty.
OSU_Buckguy
Head Coach
a couple years ago, i had out-of-the-blue contact dermatitis due to a new version of an anti-perspirant that i had been regularly using. contact dermatitis is your body's way of saying, "you're allergic to this but i'm not going to tell you about it until the fifth day when i've stockpiled loads of allergens that will absolutely wreck you."
i developed horrible hives from my neck to my waist but especially on and below my armpits. the inflammation and the resulting itch was so bad that i literally scratched until streams of blood developed. each morning, fingertips and sheets were full of murder. moreover, i slept about two pitiful hours every night for ten days. i could barely think straight due to the pain and lethargy.
and my pain threshold is pretty high. while in college, i burned my freshly shaven scalp so badly that red splotches blistered, peeled, and bled in multiple spots. in order to "look better" for work, i attempted to shave down to the same layer of skin with a manual razor and barbasol. that didn't work all that well, so then i tried a manual razor... and water. i clearly remember looking in the mirror and wondering whether i had completely lost it. it was hard to see through the tears, though.
i developed horrible hives from my neck to my waist but especially on and below my armpits. the inflammation and the resulting itch was so bad that i literally scratched until streams of blood developed. each morning, fingertips and sheets were full of murder. moreover, i slept about two pitiful hours every night for ten days. i could barely think straight due to the pain and lethargy.
and my pain threshold is pretty high. while in college, i burned my freshly shaven scalp so badly that red splotches blistered, peeled, and bled in multiple spots. in order to "look better" for work, i attempted to shave down to the same layer of skin with a manual razor and barbasol. that didn't work all that well, so then i tried a manual razor... and water. i clearly remember looking in the mirror and wondering whether i had completely lost it. it was hard to see through the tears, though.
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OSU_Buckguy
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a word to the wise: applying aloe vera to a flayed scalp burns like a mother. don't do it.
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Nutriaitch
Retired Super Hero
Nutria Itch is a rash one can get from walking around in marsh/swamp.
it is freaking brutal. like Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac all on top of each other.
when I was in high school, i was out in the marsh behind my neighborhood.
pirogue flipped on me and i fell in the drink.
that evening after a shower, i started itching a bit.
by next morning, i had full blown Nutria Itch covering me from mid-thigh to just under belly button. wrapped front, backside, crotch area, you name it.
was the most miserable few days of my life.
it is freaking brutal. like Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac all on top of each other.
when I was in high school, i was out in the marsh behind my neighborhood.
pirogue flipped on me and i fell in the drink.
that evening after a shower, i started itching a bit.
by next morning, i had full blown Nutria Itch covering me from mid-thigh to just under belly button. wrapped front, backside, crotch area, you name it.
was the most miserable few days of my life.
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That sounds familiar. Back in 08, I had a mild heart attack that resulted in being airlifted from a hospital in the boonies to a large hospital in Toledo. As a result, I had patches put on me from the original E.R.,The LifeFlight crew, and the second hospital. Several days later at home, I began to develop rashes and blisters everywhere there had been a patch. It spread from my neck all the way down to the jewels. Felt like the worst sunburn I ever had, with itching thrown in for added misery. Several trips to the E.R. and my doctor, and they never found the true cause. One E.R. doctor even told me he thought it might be scabies, and sent me home with some cream that I had to cover every inch of my body with, sit around buck naked for 8 hours letting it do it's job. Of course, this was on a Sunday, and happened to be the day that everybody and their brother decided to stop by unannounced to see how I was doing! After about a week of horrible pain, what ever it was cleared up on it's own without ever finding what the cause was. That was about the most painful, humiliating thing that's ever happened to me!
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