Back From a Health Sabbatical

[Thegreenchilemonster]

You may remember me from THP over the past few years, but I've been offline for the past couple of months. I got annihilated by poison sumac this September, which lead to a full on cellulitis infection. It was horrific, and although my case was severe, I'm still gardening. After a few stays in the hospital, I am good to go, despite my legs looking like I got hit by shrapnel in a war.

PS, these pics just show mainly my legs. I also got hit on my arms, torso, and ears. That is a bit too gruesome to show in full.

Anyway, back to the gardening and cooking, I suppose

 

[Voodoo 6]

Jesus man, welcome back, deeply sorry to hear about your condition. Hope you heal up and make a full recovery.

 

[Walchit]

Oh my god dude! I get the ivy/oak pretty bad, but that is crazy.

It got infected?

Glad to have you back

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Thanks guys, glad to be back! I've made a full recovery, thankfully, but I'll have permanent scarring.

 

[PtMD989]

Glad you are back [emoji16]. How long did it take to get that bad?


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[Downriver]

Wow! I'd heard of cellulitis, but didn't really know what it was. Now I see, and definitely don't want it. Sorry you had to experience that, but glad you're better. Welcome back!

 

[Pr0digal_son]

Sorry for your troubles and glad to see you are healthy again. I had a few tough battles with those plants in my youth. Are you sure it was sumac? They are pretty rare plants.

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

Thanks guys, glad to be back! I've made a full recovery, thankfully, but I'll have permanent scarring.

 
While I'm glad you're better the post should have came with a warning not to scroll before dinner!

 

[dragonsfire]

Nasty, hope it clears up soon for you

 

[Wiriwiri]

We missed you..so sorry for what you went through & hope it all clears up real soon.I had a milder case of Poison ivy
dermatitis which made me miss work for a while.not anywhere  close to what you had,when I look @ your photos I see
how lucky I was.I even got rid of some of my clothes etc as that Urushiol Oil hangs on clothing etc. for years.
Anyway great to see you back on the board & hoping that the worst is over..... Back!

 

[PaulG]

Glad to see you have recovered, Brock!
Nobody should have to go through that.
I hope there is no residual pain.    Egads!
 
Here's to a better year ahead, and a great
2020 grow season for you. Looking forward
to another great TGCM grow!

 

[Tybo]

Wow!  That's one bad reaction.  I remember I got poison ivy really bad one year when I was a kid and had to get shots of some kind.  I don't remember what they gave me.  Probably a steroid but since then I have never had a severe reaction again.  Hopefully you never will either.

 

[Nulle]

Glad to see you back and in good health again. That's some nasty stuff you've got growing over there.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Welcome back!

I like how you said the leg and ear pics were too gruesome to show..... and showed them.

Hope you are on the full mend.

 

[luvmesump3pp3rz]

DAYUM that looks brutal. i hope you know where you picked up the sumac and avoid contact in the future. glad you are recovering and back on the forum. i actually started a thread wondering where you were.      http://thehotpepper.com/topic/72937-where-is-thegreenchilimonster/?hl=thegreenchilimonster

 

[stettoman]

A true survivor, I salute you!

 

[bob65]

That looks horrible.

I had to look it up because I had no idea what it was. And you Americans say that everything in Australia wants to kill you.

Glad you are on the mend.

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[Thegreenchilemonster]

Sorry for your troubles and glad to see you are healthy again. I had a few tough battles with those plants in my youth. Are you sure it was sumac? They are pretty rare plants.

I hired a guy to remove the vines off of the back of my fence after I got out of the hospital the first time. I was too scared to go back out there to look at the plants, plus the meds I was on, I wasn't supposed to be in the sun. He spoke Spanish, and said Sumac, but I'm sure it also could have been Ivy/Oak vines. I didn't even realize that I had come in contact with it until that night when my body felt like it was on fire, and I started getting an insane rash.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

DAYUM that looks brutal. i hope you know where you picked up the sumac and avoid contact in the future. glad you are recovering and back on the forum. i actually started a thread wondering where you were.      http://thehotpepper.com/topic/72937-where-is-thegreenchilimonster/?hl=thegreenchilimonster

Glad to know you guys were thinking of me!

 

[The Hot Pepper]

And you Americans say that everything in Australia wants to kill you.

 
https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/enormous-hawk-wasp-carries-off-huntsman-spider-for-feast-in-australia/