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Originally Posted by maddog2020
Yrs ago my Dad took a nap in a pile of poison oak - eyes swelled up so bad he couldn't see ....... still took a while for it to clear up - couldn't work for a good week or so. After that I made it a point to learn what the stuff looks like.
Here is a piece of info: poison ivy is one of the first plants that will grow in a newly disturbed/cut down area. So that means when you see the sides of the highway cleared or the brush around your favorite swimming/fishing hole - user beware.
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I had the same thing happen when I was a kid. I missed a week of school after waking up with my eyes swelled shut. I think they gave me some type of steriod to clear it up.
What is strange is that I have never really had it since even though i worked at a golf course for a few years was always getting re-exposed to it.