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08-10-2012, 05:34 PM
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Oh no!! I wonder what it is that you're allergic to? The steroids are worth the side effects, since they should help fast. Do your eyes itch?
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08-10-2012, 06:44 PM
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I think what happened is when I got such a bad case of poison ivy last fall, it made the skin on my face hyper-sensitive to almost everything plant based. A few months after my bout with poison ivy, I pulled a weed in the yard - a very common weed i have pulled with my bare hands many many times, and I developed a pretty bad rash on my face. I knew it was from pulling the weed, and I knew it wasn't poison ivy. Nevertheless, the rash was very annoying. It wasn't nearly as bad as the poison ivy, but it was uncomfortable. Then, when I was in Colorado last month, I rubbed some pine needles between my fingers so I could smell the scent of pine. Then in a couple of days I had just a few whelps on my face, but it didn't get bad and went away in a few days. I don't know WHY I decided to pull out the grass in the garden with my bare hands, you'd think I'd know by now NOT TO DO THAT!I just think the terrible bout of poison ivy has made the skin on my face extremely sensitive to all plant based oils. I'm just going to have to be very very careful now. I must always wear gloves when I'm handling plants. GRRRRR!
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08-11-2012, 02:51 AM
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Gayle, I hope you are feeling better today. Gotta love steroids. I was on them for 9 months once and my face ballooned out and I gained 30 pounds. So glad when i got off of them. Sounds like an allergy to plants to me. I have never heard of anyone being allergic to them all. But then i don't get out much. ha ha. Feel better and don't forget your gloves.
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08-11-2012, 08:25 AM
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I hope this oversensitivity goes away! In the meantime, at least you have the steroids! Wear gloves whenever you touch green stuff!
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08-11-2012, 06:44 PM
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Okay...no more green stuff for you young lady!! You must wear gloves, you must wear gloves. Hope the steroids work to make it go away!!
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08-11-2012, 06:56 PM
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Oh no!! I've never heard of that happening! I agree with Janet....wear gloves!!
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08-12-2012, 08:22 AM
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Maybe you should wear a face mask too, in case any of the plant oils are airborne when pulled. I hate that you are so allergic to something that you love doing!
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