Yep, that's right, even though I was specifically looking for it.. I got the Poison Oak. I have been around it my whole life, and have never had it before. I was very careful but not careful enough. My guess is, in all the excitement of finding a mushroom, and digging around it for a good shot I got myself into it and didn't even see it. Honestly I still don't know exactly when I came into contact with the plant. I just know at the end of the hike I had what looked like a regular scratch. A little bit later it started to itch, not even thinking it was poison oak I took a hot shower, by the next morning it was starting to blister. Not realizing how crazy the stuff was I just put neosporin on it and let it be. By Monday (2 days later) I was leaving work for the Urgent care center up the street. I thought they would give me a shot or something, and I would be fine in a day. Well I was so wrong. I had to take Benadryl, Steroids, use an ointment for 3 weeks, and had to be off work for a whole week!! Not something I was expecting. It was quite the adventure, but not something I would care to repeat.
Never the less, My mushroom hunts will continue!!
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