Poison Ivy

 

I thought I didn't catch poison ivy.

I was wrong.

After working in the yard, 

I saw two places on my leg.

I started applying calomine lotion

and pretty much forgot about them.

Several nights later, I scratched my chin.

That didn't relieve the itch.

I looked in the mirror 

and thought I could see redness along my chin.

I still wasn't worried.

I have fairly good control. 

I applied calomine lotion and went to bed.

When I woke up the next morning,

I could see my cheek!

(You just looked down to see if you could 

see your cheek, didn't you?)

I knew this wasn't good, so I called the doctor.

I was given a shot and two prescriptions.

I thought all would be fine.

While the itching was relieved,

taking the prednisone for a week was very hard.

It made me feel so dizzy and uncomfortable.

This has curtailed my work in the yard.

You can believe I will be very careful next time I 

go out to pull weeds.

I think I got poison ivy on my shirt and

then wiped my face with the shirt.

I also learned from my doctor

that calomine lotion doesn't heal poison ivy.

It only relieves that itchy feeling.

A cold washcloth could do the same.

Be careful out there, Ladies.