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In article <1992Jul1.220011.306@unocal.com> stgprao@xing.unocal.com (Richard Ottolini) writes:
>In article <1992Jul1.144900.21091@acuson.com> lawson@aldia.UUCP (Andrew Lawson) writes:
>>
>>If your ankle is unable to move from swelling, you have an extreme
>>reaction to poison oak.  This is not impossible, but I would recommend
>>seeing a doctor about it.  I had my face swolen shut once -- not a
>>pleasant experience.
>
>If it gets that severe, see a doctor and they will prescribe cortisone
>which helps tremendously.  I dislike using cortisone because it is a mind
>altering drug for me.  Makes me hyper and stoned.

In that case, I did see a doctor, two in fact.  The first gave me some
pills that made me sleep (so I couldn't scratch) and some
hydrocortizone cream (mostly useless at that point).

The second put me on prednezone to knock back my immune response.  The
swelling was gone in a day, and the rash cleared up like magic.
Admittedly, it may not be a standard treatment, but with that severe a
case it was fantastic.

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Drew Lawson                      If you're not part of the solution,
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