Today, my idiot neighbor decided the best way to dispose of the poison ivy in his yard was to pile it all up and burn it. I'm severely allergic. It was so bad that one of my eyes is still swollen half shut. FML
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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I woke up with a rash all across my body. Last night, my boyfriend and I got it on in some bushes, and it seems one of those was poison ivy. FML
Today, I took a piss while doing yard work. Later, to my horror, I discovered that I had touched poison oak at some point. My penis is now blistered and swollen. FML
Today, months after a severe poison ivy rash, I have learned that I now have a very intense poison ivy allergy. As in, any exposure to poison ivy at all will cause my face, hands, thighs, and groin to swell up and itch madly for up to a week. FML
Today, I got the worst sunburn I've ever had in my life, and then discovered I'm allergic to aloe when I went to treat the burn with some gel. FML
Today, an idiot decided it would be fun to light up a firecracker in front of our house. It ended with firetrucks, a black yard, and yet somehow the weeds survived. FML
Today, after spending three hours raking leaves, I went to the store to get some supplies. I came back to find my neighbor had decided to blow his leaves all over my yard. FML
Today, I went to the store and bought some cream to help with a sunburn I'd gotten a few days ago. What's worse than having red, peeling, and painful skin? An allergic reaction on top of it. FML
Today, I found out that I am allergic to one of the preservatives that they put in aloe. I found this out after I put some on a severe sunburn I have. Not only am I sunburned, but now I am severely itchy as well. FML
Today, my Mom and I found out that we're allergic to the wood my Dad has been making fires with. She can't see, I can't breathe. FML
Today, I found out I'm allergic to bug repellent. So instead of having a couple of itchy bug bites, my skin feels like it's on fire and is violently itchy everywhere the repellent has touched. FML
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senor_octubre 24
Don't say half shut. Think of it like glass half full so in this case your eyes are half open. Boom. The powers of optimism.
Kermy1113 23
I hope you're okay! And that it's not a deadly allergy..
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Comments (59)
SailorSolaris 43
Poison Ivy is really bad. My mom got blood poisoning from it, so I know what you mean. Don't know how, but I am actually immune to it. Walked right through it for over 15 years while picking blackberries without knowing and never got so much as a rash. Hope you recover soon!
silentnick 21
Well you can be a pirate
bad_boyfriend 10
That is literally the worst thing to do with poison ivy. You can actually get poison ivy on the inside of your lungs from breathing in the smoke.
rmays96 15
I feel for you so hard right now! I'm so allergic to poison ivy! I don't even have to touch it! The wind just has to be blowing the wrong way and I swell up like a balloon...
Sjf0212 10
Like #57 said, burning poison ivy, poison oak, and sumac trees is the worst thing you can do. Poison ivy in particular can still remain allergenic up to 5 years after the death of the plant. It sucks to hear your situation, I hope that your neighbor lives somewhere far away from the city so that the smoke can dissipate.