So I am hyper allergic to poison ivy, summac, poison lilac, several “harmless” weeds, and basically everything that grows out of the ground that isn’t normally picked and sold at the florist shop.  I also have a yard that is quickly returning to its natural state of forest and a husband equally allergic to yard work.  I have had about 5 major allergic reactions that have gone into the blood stream and incapactitated me for weeks each time.  I have been told , really warned and threatened by my doctor not to do yard work.  I generally don’t do anything beyond planting a few marigolds in the spring.  I have warned the neighbors not to burn anythjing like that because if inhaled I could possibly die before getting to the ER. I have a dozen huge vines of poison something growing up the side of my house.  The old lady up the street is afraid it will grow over my chimminy and sufficate us, so I decided I would wait until I was sure it was to cold for the vine to be harmful and then pull it down.  We had a blizzard recently with cold air and 12inches of snow covering the groiund.  Perfect time to deal wiht the vines right.  I dressed in jeans sweat shirt long gloves and a coat and pulled a few of them down.  I imediatly came in and washed and changed just for good measure.  All should be fine right.  NO!  I wake up 2 days later, and it has begun – the raised fluid filled boils are forming on my right arm.  The itch its biting at my willpower to not tear at them.  I had to call my doctors emergency line.  Then I had to first explain that I had done some yard work something I have been forbiden to do.  Then I have to tell him it has exploded all over my arm despite my precotions and the snow on the ground.  I am officially the only time he has had to treat poison summac during the winter!  I am a medical mystery to him and if I ever do yard work again he is dropping me as a patient.  My life sucks.