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Subject: DO I NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR?
Author: dena
Date: 3/19/2004 0:57 am
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Status: Approved
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Ok, I was weeding my elderly neighbors yard for him as a kind deed, and he waited till I was done to tell me it was poison oak. That was tuesday the 9th. I first started itching Thursday night the 11th. Today is 1 week since I started itching on my wrists, and it has spread all over both arms, shoulder to finger tips, neck, face, under my breast, stomach, thighs, buttocks, crotch, legs and feet. I am covered except for my back. My lymph nodes in my hips have been hurting and tonight I realized they are hard like marbles. I have been taking vitamin C and aloe vera juice every day, I tried the oatmeal on my body and in a bath, rubbing alcohol, baking soda, epson salts, banana peels, desitin lotion, aloe vera lotion, benedryl gel caps, tiger balm and most everything else I have seen on the site. Is all this normal or do I need to see a doctor? It doesn't seem to be getting any better and actually seems to be getting worse. Please someone give me any advice.

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DO I NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR? (Approved)dena3/19/2004 0:57 am
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