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[learnteach]

The dang poison oak is still spreading.  Cousin  J has slathered me in zinc oxide with menthol, which hurts wherever the skin was broken.  

Ow. 

Comments

*shudder*

[korwyn.livejournal.com]

Go to the doctor, I know it sucks, but this has held on too long, you need to treat this before you get secondary impacts.

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[freewaydiva.livejournal.com]

Poor little muffin. :(

:: sends good health ju-ju ::

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

John, please go see a doctor. I know it is expensive and irritating but the PO is not getting better and you probably need steroids to clear it up.

[ladybrid.livejournal.com]

-cringe-
menthol is gonna burn like a mo-beeeeeeeeeeeeeep-er. I second a doctor visit. but if you want to try home medications, I'd try a combination of zinc in the form of a babybuttcream (no burn!) and over the counter cortisone cream. but it sounds like it is "in your system" and you need more than topical at this point.

[shutt3rg33k.livejournal.com]

If your cousin can acquire it for you, I am using Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream .05%. It is the strongest topical they got, and it seems to be working. I am so sorry I failed to give it to you in Vegas, Baby! =(

[katanubis.livejournal.com]

Take it from a doctor, if you've got poison oak, it shouldn't *still* be spreading. Unless you've been re-exposed, there's something wrong.

For example, shingles looks a lot like poison oak and it does tend to spread. (You definitely don't want steroids on it either, as it will make it worse.)

Also, if you started out with poison oak, but then got a secondary infection, it might look similar to the original exposure, just spread out from the original exposure. (Bad skin strep infections can do this, as can staph infections.)

So, please go get it checked out. You don't want to end up like Jim Henson (who waited until his infection was too far spread to survive.)

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

John,
It's time to bite the bullet. My guess is that the poison is in your bloodstream and you need a doctor's help to stop it.

[jesijoy.livejournal.com]

Monkey Butt powder works well... ;)