Reply #6: You can get poison ivy all year long.

[intheflow]

I see you're in Maine, so probably buried under a couple feet of snow, but when I lived in New England I broke out all year long. I'm very, very allergic to PI. Think I figured it out that the cat had found a sheltered patch of it under the porch and brought the oils in on her fur, which trnsferred to me when I pet her.

Still, my anecdotal evidence is no repacement for a doctor. Especially if he's had the chicken pox already, and the unlikelihood (really) of PI at this itme of year.

Good luck and let us know what it turns out to be.