Poison Ivy

[kstill361]

I wander what are the odds of getting a rash from this one:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[kstill361]

something went wrong, i will retry

 

[kstill361]

Here it is

 

[vapnut257]

Depends on if your allergic to it. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot saw.

 

[laynes69]

Hmmm.....Just got over poison ivy taking prednisone. I get it all the time because I don't wear gloves when im cutting in the woods. One of the vines was that size or bigger and I think thats what got me. Fun stuff.

 

[PA Plumber]

I would say pretty high on the rash. A few years ago, I cleaned out a small vine for a muzzleloader stand in January. Man, I had that stuff all over my hands. I mistakenly thought that you couldn't get poison ivy in the winter. Won't do that again!!

 

[McC]

Is there less of the oil in it during the winter? I cut through that stuff all the time, and so far my wife hasn't gotten a reaction from handling our clothing. In the summer, she gets a severe reaction from our clothing if we come in contact with the plant.
Scott

 

[kstill361]

Im not touching it! Its actually my neighbors tree, and ive never seen it this big in my life! 4" dia

 

[laynes69]

We get alot of those large vines on our locust trees.

 

[PA Plumber]

We have a few larger diameter trees on our farm with vines like that. When it's time to take one down, I cut the base of the vines about 4 months before cutting up/down the tree. Sure helps with the oil. I too have to go on steroids to get rid of the rash.

 

[Jim Mesthene]

I had a vine, not quite that big. I cut a small notch in it, put in a cotton ball soaked with straight Roundup, then covered it in duct tape. A year later, the vine is dead, the tree is fine.

 

[deezulsmoke]

Thankfully I have never been allergic to it, so I dont get it. Here is a tip though, if you are allergic, dont every put your portable climber around a tree that is covered with that stuff Had a friend do this one time and he grabbed around the tree to pull himself up the tree with his climber LOL

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Hi all I've been lurking on this site for awhile this is my first post. As I am still trying to git rid of the stuff. Last Saturday I was cutting down some dead elm and i cut a vine at first glance i thought it was a grape vine. Docter said it was the worst case of poision ivy he had seen. He said the saw showered me with sap. It was warm working in a t-shirt.

 

[Diesel JD]

Thats one big arse poison ivy plant! I too thought the winter dormancy would save me...it was a trip to the doctor and steroids instead...but I learned quickly from that mistake!! The problem is/could be identification without the telltale leaves.

 

[PA Plumber]

Hi all I've been lurking on this site for awhile this is my first post. As I am still trying to git rid of the stuff. Last Saturday I was cutting down some dead elm and i cut a vine at first glance i thought it was a grape vine. Docter said it was the worst case of poision ivy he had seen. He said the saw showered me with sap. It was warm working in a t-shirt.

Is there a chance you are now on Prednisone? That is the only way I can get rid of a bad case of ivy. You definitely have my sympathies dude!:jawdrop:

 

[John Ellison]

Ummm good

 

[PA Plumber]

I think deer like the leaves also.

I never used to get poison ivy, but one day cleaning out a fence row, breathed in a lot of smoke from it and wham, in my throat, ears, neck, under arms, legs, chest and a trip to the emergency room. Lots of cold water baths and Calimine (sp.). Now I have to be super careful around the stuff!

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Yes I am on prednisone. Seemed to really work first few days now it seems like it is starting over.

 

[laynes69]

They may up your dose. Sometime it takes alot at once to fight it.

 

[PA Plumber]

Wkend,
Good luck. I'm sure you are aware of it, but it is very important to take the Prednisone exactly as prescribed. Maybe you have been through this before. I wish you a quick recovery.