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Poison Ivy
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josette Wier
Submitted:
Friday, November 16, 2001
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The article was interesting but not very
informative. I canoed last September in Northern
Saskatchewan (Foster/Churchill River) where I got
blisters on my hand which turned hemorrhagiques,
but without itch. Only when the sun would hit my
hand, would a mild itch be felt. I am told there
is no poison ivy in this area. I interested to
know if you have heard of such thing, and plant
could it be. Almost 2 months laters, my hands
have red spots where the blisters were. |
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Elizabeth
Submitted:
Friday, November 09, 2001
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Full blown rash. Started on the eye lids and
gradually spread across my whole left side,under
the arms, top of the shoulders and across the
back, tops of both legs.Had been out collecting
the berries for the wreathes and didn't realize
the berries I so desperately loved were the
poison ivy berries. Sunday I had picked them and
by Wed. I realized something was going on.Thurs.
Morn. my eyes were swollen shut. Doctor put me on
allerdryl 50mg and cream to help with the never
ending itch.I am still breaking out and hope it
soons stops.What a messYes I even jhave them on
my face and lips hope there is no scaring. |
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Pat Porth
Submitted:
Thursday, August 30, 2001
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I don't have the issue in front of me, so I don't
remember the name, but I know you had a letter
from someone who'd picked poison ivy for
decoration. It's hard for me to believe anyone
ever grew up in Canada and stepped outside the
house without being trained to recognize the
little devil.
Personally, I'm immune, or at least I was as a
child; I don't take chances any more in case I've
lost the immunity, as I've developed allergies I
didn't have in childhood. But I did prove it when
I was about 12, when a girlfriend and I went into
the woods in Fort Garry, MB (there were more woods
in those days, we each had one either side of our
homes) and rubbed poison ivy all over our faces
and bodies, first having spit on it, because we'd
heard it was worse when wet. I didn't get so much
as an itch ... my friend Honor ended up in
hospital for several days, severely ill. Be
warned, parents! |
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Dr.Fletcher D. Baragar
Submitted:
Sunday, August 26, 2001
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enjoyed article on Poison Ivy. In whiteshell where
I have a cottage, it is found primarily along the
CNR tracks and brought in with the gravel during
construction. One interesting obsevation I have
noted recently was that during a recent
infestation of tent caterpillars all the leaves of
the trees were eaten, some of the evergreens
lost foliage, and all the leaves of the
blueberries, saskatoons, raspberries,rose bushs
and all other plants were eaten except the poison
ivy leaves were not touched by the caterpillars.
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Russell Mariani
Submitted:
Saturday, August 25, 2001
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I have lots of poison ivy stories but I am out of
time right now to share them...later... I was hoping that you would provide photographs
of what the various "rashes" actually look
like on people's body...poison ivy, poison oak
poison sumac, etc. identifying the plants is one thing;
being able to identify the rash that
is currently blossoming on your own skin
is another...and may be the more helpful
one at that. Sincerely, Russell Mariani
(vacationing in Meaford, Ontario) |
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Trudy Chastkavich
Submitted:
Wednesday, August 22, 2001
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Many years ago while camping with a youth
group,
in Souththern Ontario (Sandbanks Prov. Park)
myself and a friend walked through a patch of
what we believe afterwards was poison ivy.
My
friend had a very bad weeping rash on his
calves
and ankles. I had nothing. We may have
been
mistaken but it sure sounds like he
encountered
poison ivy, and we did later recall the
particular patch we walked through. (it was
not
on a trail, we were sneaking through the
underbrush to scare someone). Do you think it could have been poison ivy?
The leaves were shiny and I think 3-leafed. |
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