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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, my younger brother sat on some poison ivy. He didn't have any symptoms because he's pretty much immune to it. Also today, my boyfriend had to run to the ER because he got poison ivy on his genitalia. I knew they spent way too much time together. 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
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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)
bigbrown24 17
this calls for revenge.....after you get your vision back that is!
vikky538 29
Who defeats poison ivy?
stp9782 11
Batman
Bloodmorphed 7
there are some people immune to poison ivy and posion oak.
Kermy1113 23
I hope you're okay! And that it's not a deadly allergy..
JWPM77 9
Are you kidding? A severe allergy in this case could ultimately lead to their throat closing as a result of breathing in excessive fumes containing the oil causing dead by suffocation.
revolvearoundme 15
Are you insane? If OP's current symptoms continue their eye could swell completely shut, they could lose depth perception and walk into something dirty and get dead from a slow and painful flesh eating virus.
kallum03 11
Who "gets dead" ?
BubbaYoshi117 11
Everybody, eventually
lolhailsatan 23
i think #2 meant that they hope that in addition to hoping OP is OK, they hope that the allergy isn't deadly...
MichaelDeSanta 20
Ask him to let you know next time that he does it, so you can take the necessary precautions!
TrickyDeath 14
I'd say tell him not to do it, what if other people, children, or animals are affected?
HelenErutherford 18
all animals are IMMUNE to poison ivy/oak/sumac. The reaction is caused by a chemical named orushiol (it's also used in the Japanese art form Kintsugi I learned that the hard way by having a reaction to it) tho if an animal gets it on their fur/scales/skin they can transfer it to humans via touch
zeffra13 31
There are no precautions other than avoid the area for a few days. Burning aerosolizes the oils that cause the reaction.
unholyswiss 19
One of my arsehole roommates cooks/burns things that I'm allergic to and stinks up most of the house several times a month and doesn't give any *****. I've had to leave in the middle of the night after my throat's swollen so terribly I can barely breathe through it. So I can empathize with that pain OP, good luck plotting your revenge.
emeraldisle 30
Perhaps it's time to see a doctor.
ADOG2645 17
I recomend viagra
tarlax 11
I "recomend" making better comments.
revolvearoundme 15
I recommend booze, bacon, and long term birth control plans that can't be ruined by booze or taking a day off from life.
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.
ComoEsJuan 24
Your neighbor makes some pretty rash choices.
HelenErutherford 18
lol "rash" nice pun
CringePotato 14
This can actually kill you. If it gets into your lungs, then you could suffocate and die. I would go to the doctor immediately if I were you.
Chloë Kamali 12
Yikes, sounds painful OP. Did you tell your neighbor what happened? Hopefully something like this won't happen again!