St. Louis Urgent Care Clinics Face an Urgent Problem

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8. I had a severe case of it years ago

Similar to this story, I had just moved into an old house, and spent all day pulling vines and roots out of a garden bed. Turned out to be poison ivy roots and vines. Absolutely miserable experience. The scabs were all over my arms, neck and face, and looked disgusting. I felt embarrassed to go to any stores because people were staring at me, probably wondering what disease I had.

After that, I kept a supply of Ivarest poison ivy soap in the kitchen. Later I learned that just plain soap and water, if applied soon after contact, can wash it off. I became a fanatical hand/arm washing when gardening and managed to avoid any other problems with it.