POISON IVY ON LIP! help!!!!?

yes im sure it is poison ivy, i have a little on my chin too. it's on my top lip, and it is really nasty. it is just a little bumpy now, but i don't want it getting any bigger.



i got it from my dog because she ran in it and then scratched me, it has happenend several times before.



usualy i use rubbing achol(however it is spelled) but it is on my lip, and i'm not sure what i can put on it.



I havn't been scratching it, and i don't plan to. usualy i get rid of it by drying it out, so thats what i'm doing. if it doesn't get better by the weekend, i will try to go to the doctor.



I play the french horn, and it isn't too easey to play like this, lucklly it is summer, so i don't have anything to work on. But the longer i go without playing, the harder it is to play again.



help!!!

POISON IVY ON LIP! help!!!!?
I had the same problem last week!!! It's awful! I was exposed to poison ivy (and didn't know it) on a Monday afternoon, and then next morning I could feel a few small red bumps on my chin. I thought it was just a skin reaction, bug bites or zits. The next morning I woke up with it all over my face, (especially on my chin and lips). I went to the dr and got a shot of a steroid (pregnizone) and a prescription for it. Unfortunately, that didn't help too much. It began to spread to my hands, arms, legs and stomach. I was miserable. I bought ivydry, caltaid, Zanfel, calamine lotion.... The Zanfel would seem to work a little- it would relieve the itch and start to heal the area- but it just kept spreading. With Zanfel costing $40 a small tube, and the poison ivy getting worse, I went back to the dr. I told him all I had been doing (even changing sheets everyday and that kind of stuff) and he said I have a bad case of it and he was going to give me another shot of a different steroid. That night, I felt a huge difference! The itching had almost completely stopped and I was able to sleep through the night. It is now 2 days later and the poison ivy is just about gone.

If your poison ivy is spreading and really uncomfortable, I recommend going to the dr. If I hasn't done that a few days ago, I would still be in agony. Good luck!
Reply:Ouch! See your doctor...and oh-don't kiss anyone!
Reply:There is this cleaner called Technu. You can find it in most pharmacies or Walmart or Target, etc. It is specifically for poison ivy. It washes out the poisonous oils so the poison ivy dries up and won't spread. Just follow the directions on the bottle. It's also great if you know you've been exposed to poison ivy because if you wash with it before it shows up too, it will stop it from coming. Good luck.