Shannon, known as 'fixthefaucette,' shared her challenging experience after an unwelcome encounter with poison ivy while clearing brush in her backyard. Dressed in short overalls and sleeves, she spent a productive weekend gardening, unaware of the lurking plant.

By the next day, a rash began spreading rapidly across her arms, legs, feet, and stomach. What started as redness and itching escalated to severe, dripping blisters. Shannon sought urgent care, where she received prescription medication and bandages to manage the draining blisters.

I spent a whole weekend clearing out brush in my backyard, but I didn’t see the poison ivy. I was dressed in short overalls and short sleeves and by the next day a severe rash started to form all over my arms and legs. Feet and stomach. The rash went from merely red and itchy to full, dripping blisters. I went to urgent care and got prescription meds to treat it. Bandages to wrap the blisters while they drained. It was a rough week and a lesson learned.