It's strange. It was really getting bad Fiday night when I made that post. I iced it up for a couple of hours and then went to bed, when I woke up it was 90% better. I really didn't expect the ice to do anything long term, but I guess it really helped.
Thanks so much for all of your advice. Being the first time that I pinned, I really freaked out and went out for a walk (I also wanted to be in public in case of anaphylactic shock) and I think that that walk really let all the oil run down. Although I am a bit perplexed as to why it would irritate the tissue.
Sigh, I am really too much of a hypochondriac to be using steroids. Now today I suddenly got all itchy all over and I think that my liver is going to hell. I am certain that the itch is really just something my mind is causing/worsening.
damnit, I really am not cut out for this.