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to show you a photo of the poison ivy. After several nights of endless itching and days of great discomfort, J finally went to the Dr about his poison ivy. I had been telling him to do this for days, but sometimes you need to learn the hard way. The Dr determined that yes he had poison ivy, but his skin had also become infected from the reaction. He was prescribed an antibiotic, steroids for the reaction, and a stronger antihistamine. After taking the medication he felt much better! The photo is his reaction before. It isn't the best picture, but you can get the idea. He had it on his arms legs, and it spread to the stomach, etc. He even had pink arms and legs for our anniversary date (he was covered in calamine lotion). How romantic! Good thing it wasn't our first date. Anyway related to the anniversary, we went on a nice date to celebrate our 9 years as a married couple. So glad to be married to this man, poison ivy and all!