Itchy thing solved!

[brightlotusmoon]

It's poison ivy. Fun! The pain doctor nurse wrote me a prescription for prednisone, gave me some topical itch remedy samples, and told me to go home and take antihistamines. Friends then suggested extreme heat to draw histamines to the surface. I'm going to have a shower. Yaugh.

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[kalmialatifolia]

idk about drawing the histamines to the surface, but extreme heat will definitely numb it for about 30 minutes to an hour. we're talking minor burns.

one thing that can be temporarily useful: take a coffee filter, fill it with 3/4 cup oats, tie it off with a rubber band or whatever. toss it (plus a cup of milk, if you like) into a steaming hot bath.