And so it begins. I’m just a regular host for this devil weed. It doesn’t even have leaves on it yet, no clue where I picked it up

I used to get it almost every spring too. The primary culprit here is poison oak. I know what it looks like but I still got it, and my body reacts to it big time. A tapered dose of prednisone is the only solution. Usually it was because I decided to look for a golf ball I hit into the woods. I never even go in there anymore to look for them. Getting poison oak isn't worth finding a Titleist. I had some on the inside of my duck hunting waders years ago. Every October, I'd get it on my legs and I couldn't figure out why. Then it occurred to me why I was only getting it at the same time of year, every year, right after duck season opened. I burned those waders and peed on the ashes.

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April 9, 20224 yr

When I get my research lab up and going I’m hoping to recruit some eager grad students to work on a couple ideas I have had for some more effective therapies and maybe even a “vaccine” of sorts, or a very targeted pesticide as a side project.

I’ve almost died twice due to airway swelling from poison ivy. If I even think of it I get it, *itch, itch*.

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