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Post by femalebusiness on May 26, 2015 19:52:25 GMT
Jeezzz Louise. Whoda thunk it? Thanks for that little tidbit. It may save someone from an ugly experience.
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Post by newfcathy on May 27, 2015 3:09:31 GMT
Hope you feel better soon. I was never bothered by it until I was 35 & pregnant. Dealing with poison ivy took my mind off of the minor pg hassles of heartburn & squeezed bladder.
I got the most relief from Sarna lotion. I got reinfected using the same gardening kneeling pads.
Wish you well!
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 27, 2015 3:22:15 GMT
Thanks for the PSA and sorry to hear what happened to you! Hope you're feeling better soon.  We've had the worst luck with mulch lasting more than one season, so I could easily see something like that happening to us because we've had to redo it so often! Will definitely be more careful the next time we have to do it (this summer--AGAIN, ugh). |
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Post by melanell on May 27, 2015 3:23:19 GMT
How awful!
I know not to burn it, but I never thought of picking it up via mulch, firewood, etc.
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Post by marmargirl on May 27, 2015 3:28:55 GMT
Thanks for the PSA. I must be immune to poison ivy, as I've never broken out from it, but my husband is highly sensitive to it.
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Post by maryland on May 27, 2015 3:58:00 GMT
We order 9 yds. of mulch every year and I have never heard of this happening. Thanks for the warning. My girls, my husband and I were mulching all weekend, and we had on shorts and short sleeves. I would hate to think of it getting near your eyes if you rub your face. Scary!
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Post by PLurker on May 27, 2015 4:07:41 GMT
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo nooooooooooooooooooo! That sucks for you. I hope you aren't overly sensitive from the stuff. I remember as a kid getting near or touching something a couple summers in a row (they think it was poison oak) and I got so many blisters on my fingers they were spread like what would normally be 1-2" apart, yet were now touching from all the blisters and swelling. One, two or 3 years in a row. We figured it must have been near some wild raspberry bushes that I was always determined to pick berries from. Awful. Just awful. Not enough calamine lotion in the world.
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Post by LeaP on May 27, 2015 5:26:56 GMT
That is terrible, I hope you feel less itchy soon.
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Post by dald222 on May 27, 2015 6:45:27 GMT
I am sorry for you problem. I was shocked to learn that it can catch on fire.
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Post by eastcoastpea on May 27, 2015 11:05:49 GMT
That sucks. I hope you feel better soon. Poison Ivy is awful.
Thanks for the PSA. I never would have thought about it with mulch.
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Post by ohiodianna on May 27, 2015 13:40:23 GMT
I have gotten it from firewood and off our cats that run through the weeds and then carry it to you when you pet them. It is nasty stuff. Good luck for quick healing.
We live on 5 acres and always seems to be a patch of it somewhere.
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Post by momstime on May 27, 2015 13:51:26 GMT
The oil from poison ivy can stay active on stuff (like shoelaces, pants, gloves, etc) for a year. My guess is your mulch is toxic for some time to come. Yikes!
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Post by ladymadonna on May 27, 2015 14:38:52 GMT
Oh my goodness, I would never have guessed that! Thanks for the heads up. Hope it clears up quickly!
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on May 27, 2015 14:58:40 GMT
You never want to burn the stuff or be around anyplace where it may be burning. You can inhale the poison from the smoke fumes. Even dead poison ivy is still toxic. Hope you feel better soon, having poison ivy is the absolute worse especially in hot weather. This happened to my DH. They were burning some brush and limbs and stuff and didn't know there was poison ivy in it. He had a horrible reaction to it from inhaling the smoke. Be careful out there! My general rule is I don't do outdoor work, there's plenty for me to do inside without adding all that too!  |
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We've had the worst luck with mulch lasting more than one season, so I could easily see something like that happening to us because we've had to redo it so often! Will definitely be more careful the next time we have to do it (this summer--AGAIN, ugh).
