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Thanks guys for the advice. I re-applied the Caladryl and it's calming the itching. I do have TriCare, but my hubby has insurance through his company so we use it instead. My ins co has an Ask A Nurse line and I will call it tonite, but will probably be told the same as what you guys have said.

I'm not in an 'emergency' situation and can wait till Monday to see the doc if I need a prescription. I also found some Benadryl gel that I had and may use it when the Caladryl wears off.

My daughter had an awful reaction (it looked WORSE that that pix!) to poison ivy or poison oak a couple years ago and the doc gave her oral meds and hydrocortisone cream and it still took a long time to clear it up. She and I must be hyper-sensitive to that antigen.

Thanks for caring about the Canteen's polka-dotted PAO/cheerleader. hehehehehe