{"id":801,"date":"2011-05-23T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/23\/poison\/"},"modified":"2011-05-23T22:36:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T22:36:00","slug":"poison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/23\/poison\/","title":{"rendered":"poison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weekend before last, I decided to do a little yardwork.  I don&#8217;t do much since I rent and the landlord does the mowing &#8211; but a storm had knocked down some trees and branches into the yard.  And instead of cleaning them up, they just mowed around them.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So, armed with a really wicked tree pruner, I went after those branches and tore through them.  And of course, I got more than I bargained for.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Poison oak &#8211; or sumac.   Doesn&#8217;t matter what it was except that I got a bad case on both arms.  It didn&#8217;t really hit me at first, but this past weekend it went into overdrive.    The itch was maddening.  And, try as I might, I couldn&#8217;t stop scratching.  I&#8217;d do okay for a bit, then the madness would strike and I&#8217;d tear into my arms like I had a flesh-eating scarab beetle burrowing into my&#8230; well&#8230; flesh.  And to make matters worse, I&#8217;ve actually made some progress on breaking my lifelong habit of biting my nails.  So, when I dig in &#8211; I can really dig in.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On Sunday, I had an appointment to donate blood &#8211; a double red donation.  Not really sure of the protocol I went anyway and I signed in.   It was at a Best Buy and they were giving out gift cards and t-shirts.   They handed me a gift card when I signed in and sat down to read the red book.  The woman seated next to me was getting an explanation of the double red.  The women decided against it &#8211; mainly, it appeared, because she would only get one gift card.   I could tell that the staff were a little disgusted by that as well.   I went back to do the history and did the full disclosure.   The staff member took a look at my arms and said the poison was too close to where the needle would go in and they wouldn&#8217;t be able to to disinfect it properly.  <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They thanked me for coming in anyway and offered me a shirt.  I declined and returned my gift card as I left.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Kind of a bummer, but at least I tried &#8211; and I&#8217;ll try again once the poison is gone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Today, I was bad enough to take off of work and go to a stat care.  They gave me a prescription and suggested a few things  &#8211; and I think genuinely felt bad for me.  <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So, I&#8217;m on drugs and covered in Calimine lotion.  I&#8217;ll do another shower tonight and slather it on before I go back to work tomorrow.   <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Oh, and I&#8217;ve got a head cold too.     Yea.<\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/6913097901389264887-1873364525309309051?l=thunderofwade.blogspot.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weekend before last, I decided to do a little yardwork. I don&#8217;t do much since I rent and the landlord does the mowing &#8211; but a storm had knocked down some trees and branches into the yard. And instead of cleaning them up, they just mowed around them. 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