Poison Ivy

So three weeks ago Daniel was cleaning up behind his work. He didn't notice but he must have brushed against some poison ivy. He noticed it two days later he went to the doctor. Daniel is very allergic to poison ivy and has to get shots before it gets really bad. So the first time he went, they told him they couldn't give him the whole steroid shot because he has had it too recently (when he fell earlier this summer). So they gave him half the steroid shot and some cream to ease the swelling. He was really cautious and didn't want it to spread to me so we watched very closely to make sure it didn't blister.

So the pictures are actually a week later. The shot didn't help at all and the cream made it itch more. So he went back and the doctor said she didn't know what she could do for him and went and consulted with the other doctors on call. She decided to give him a round of steroids for 16 days starting with 6 pills and going to 1 pill. She also realized she didn't give him anything for the itch and felt really bad. So with relief from the itch and the steroids it is almost all gone.

Glad that I did not get Poison Ivy and did not have to have pictures of our legs side by side comparing whose was worse.