[pct-l] horrendous poison oak

[Birgitte Jensen <bjensen4@juno.com>]

>Unfortunately, I seem to have come down with a gargantuan case of 
>poison oak! My face has balooned out a few inches and I can't even go 
>in to work. Does anyone have ideas on remedies
>for this situation before I suck it up and go to the doctor?
>will

A _bad_ case of poison oak on your head is no joke, Will! _If it's as bad
as you say_ and you want to avoid scarring or worse, please get a
prescription for a regimen of prednisone (cortisone) right away - that
means a doc, emergency room if you can't get a today-appointment. Those
over-the-counter creams don't contain nearly-enough medication for a
horrendous case of oak; stuff like calamine lotion are fine for mild
cases or instances where you think you can tough-it-out (like a patch on
the legs or something). Why fool around with something like that - and
_then_ see a doc for damage-control?     Good luck.    bj


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