If you were hot and sweaty this may not have been soon
enough for clean-up. I've heard less than 20 minutes for
bathing to be effective.

But if I was hot and sweaty (pores opened) wouldnt I get the affects
sooner than 1 week?
=)
Plus every morning more appeared.
So it started 1 week later, and everyday there was at least 5 more
bumps.
Thats why I have some doubts about the PI diagnosis.

I have had individual small spots similar to yours and large
areas on other occasions. My last tangle with PI was a mere
year ago. I had small spots scattered all over my upper
torso and arms. There were a few areas that looked more like
welts. I know exactly where I got into it. I was mowing

So your last tangle with PI looked like how mine looks?
Interesting....
I hate THIS!!
2 docs said it was, and 2 said it wasnt.


I would be curious to see some photos of the area around
where the Bamboo was cut. PI isn't hard to identify and
would still be in the area where you most likely got into

the backyard has a fence, about 100 feet long.
I was on the right side/corner (I hopped over the fence)
Years ago (3-4?) a friend of my mother's helped cut the bamboo on the
left side and he got poison ivy.


Keep us posted on how you come out with this. It usually
takes a month for it to become but a bad memory...

To be honest, I dont care about the bumps/itchiness/etc
I HOPE it is poison ivy.
Cuz I am paranoid that I brought bugs home into the house.
THAT is what I concerned about.
=(

Thanks