IOS #4 @ Rockford, IL--07/07&07/08

[tree]

mcmanus probably got it friday night when we were looking for that last drive i threw on 22 before dark.  i told u it was on the edge and yet u jumped in that stuff like it was a hot tub with jessica simpson in it.

McManus was also at Roselle the weekend before.......

[mirth]

I wasn't.

[Jon Brakel]

I wasn't.

Then your poison ivy probably didn't come from there. 

[discmonkey]

I would like to announce that I am now the proud new parent of my very first poison ivy rash.  I've named it Cesar as it apparently likes to conquer new territory now and then.  Started as a cute little red spot and has grown into a beautiful patch of nastiness.  Cesar has also established some outlying colonies on my other leg, so by tomorrow morning it should be pretty interesting.  Not as bad as yours, Brett, and based on that I can only imagine what you're going through. 

Anyone else turning bright red and blistery?   

[Tom McManus]

There is a bunch of us.  Taking prednisone helps my insomnia.

[mirth]

Taking prednisone helps my insomnia.

LOL, my wife the asthmatic can relate.

[Jon Brakel]

There is a bunch of us.  Taking prednisone helps my insomnia.

Prednisone keeps me awake. Is this sarcasm?

[Jon Brakel]

Next year I'll have sun block and ivy block! In all seriousness, I have never seen so much poison ivy on that course. Are conditions favorable this year for poison ivy growth? I remember back in the 90's the first time I played Anna Page I got into some stinging weed. Man that was brutal. I think it was on hole 12 or 13. At least that stuff goes away in an hour or so. When ever I get poison ivy it takes a good two weeks to get rid of all of it.

[stpitner]

I highly recommend that those that get poison ivy to go see a doctor and get a prescription for some antibiotics.  My wife had a not so fun case of it on the inside part of her arm opposing her elbow.  With the antibiotics, the poison ivy was effectively gone in three days.

I also highly recommend some of the anti-itch cream that you can buy at Walgreens or wherever - it says good for poison ivy itch and poison oak right on the box.  That stuff works great a numbing the area so that you don't think as much about scratching it and spreading the stuff even further!

[Jon Brakel]

I highly recommend that those that get poison ivy to go see a doctor and get a prescription for some antibiotics.  My wife had a not so fun case of it on the inside part of her arm opposing her elbow.  With the antibiotics, the poison ivy was effectively gone in three days.

I also highly recommend some of the anti-itch cream that you can buy at Walgreens or wherever - it says good for poison ivy itch and poison oak right on the box.  That stuff works great a numbing the area so that you don't think as much about scratching it and spreading the stuff even further!

Poison ivy is not a bacterial infection so I'm not sure what she got the antibiotics for unless the area that was affected got infected somehow. Either way, the antibiotics could not have cleared up the poison ivy. Poison ivy is a skin reaction to the oil that is on the poison ivy plant. Doctors usually treat the worse cases with steroids and leave the lesser cases to resolve themselves.

[Chainmeister]

Best prevention- throw it in the fairway.

Remedy- http://dermatology.about.com/cs/eczemadermatitis/a/poisonivy.htm

[can't putt]

From David's link: "Desensitization is not effective either by chewing leafs ... "

Do people really do that?

[stpitner]

sorry, you're right, i asked my wife and she said it was a type of steroids that they gave her and not an antibiotic.  But yeah, gone in 3 days... so if you have a really severe case, go see an MD about it because it can be really bad sitting it out!

[jack]

I didn't see much ivy at Rockford, but I didn't spend much time in the rough, either. I just got over a bad case of ivy I picked up while working at Trinity Links. Note to self: Always wear a shirt when using a weed whip. "The red badge of courage" covered my torso, arms, knees, and ankles. If you're a wimp and you just can't deal with a little itching for a few days, Zanfel works wonders. It's an OTC ointment that's available at most pharmacies, but it costs $40 an ounce. I'd rather save my money, plus it feels so good to scratch the rash.

[Chainmeister]

From David's link: "Desensitization is not effective either by chewing leafs ... "

Do people really do that?

think that happened when Mike Tyson tried Hockey. The Canadians were tired of getting the snot beat out of them by Toronto so they figured that Mke could help stave off Marty McSorley.  Of course, he tried to bite him.  the fans, used to this kind of nonesense were desensitized to the extreme violence and kept cheering wildly even as the Leafs goon skated off missing his right ear and while bleeding profusely.. Apparently, this method of densitization, which might work when combining Hockey and Boxing (now isn't that a stretch. ) does not work with Poison Ivy. That being said, am I the only guy who sat through the entire movie from Drew Barrymore's bad girl phase?

[Jon Brakel]

From David's link: "Desensitization is not effective either by chewing leafs ... "

Do people really do that?

People have been known to die by chewing the leaves of poison ivy plants...it is not a recommended way to try to desensitize yourself from poison ivy. My Aunt almost died after eating marshmellows roasted on a poison oak stick.

[DougEDawg]

I've got it too.  No more short socks.  It's all over the knee socks from here on out!  Hey!  Stop laughing!