Sarcasm with a side of optimism.

Steroids.

Let's talk about steroids.

This morning, I took Craig to emergency care because his poison ivy rashes were becoming unbearable. It was obvious that he was miserable. Luckily, we have two treat and release triage type places in the area. Craig has a PPO heathplan which is kind of a pain in the ass because you need to find your own doctors. I have an HMO which isn't great for everything, but it's very good for general health issues.

We got to the clinic early, and nobody was waiting to be seen. Despite this, it still took almost an hour to get in and out of there. Craig now has 56 steroid pills which need to be taken in decreasing dosages over a two week period. He pops the pills, I go to work, and get back to the house some ten hours later. He opens the door, and like magic, was restored to his original self. He still has the rash, but he is not swollen at all.

So, lesson learned: if you have poison ivy on places that are sensitive (like eyelids for example), you will need to get steroids to treat it from the inside out. Hooray for steroids!

They're also good for my asthma and severe allergy episodes once in a while.

posted by v @ 8:49 PM