Poison oak
Last saturday I went on a bike ride on the Saratoga Gap trail. It was a pretty easy ride until we got on a very narrow and steep section leading to tabletop mountain. It turns out that this section of the trail was close to bikes, so we decided to head back before losing too much altitude.
About a half mile from the exit my front wheel slipped over the embankment and I clamped down hard on my brakes to avoid careening down the hillside. As my bike tipped over to one side I though to myself “this is going to hurt”, but was pleasantly surprised when my fall was broken by a nice green bush with generous leaves.
When I stood up and dusted myself off, I realized that my savior was a poison oak bush! I raced home and put tecnu all over my arms and legs and hoped for the best.
Now it’s been a few days and the spots I got with the technu have had mild outbreaks. I missed a big spot on my back though and that now itches like crazy. I don’t think I’ve ever had it this bad and I can even feel my lymph nodes in the surrounding area surrounded by what must be dead tissue of some kind.
Ick!