Attention! Attention please. Bite update. NOT scabies.

[iamali]

H went to a dermatologist today.

Derm says he thinks bed bugs (ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG) or some other kind of insect.  I pulled my room apart but didn't see a single one.

But at least I'm not a dirty skank with scabies?

If it turns out to be bed bugs, I'm am going to have throw a shitfit to my landlord.

[panicked]

Bed bugs is infinitely worse than scabies, IMO. Sorry, dude. That sucks.

[lime]

Oh man. Sorry you guys are still dealing with this.

Has/will the landlord spray for pests? (I think I asked before but forget to check back on the thread.)

[iamali]

Aug 27, 2014 16:03:13 GMT -5 panicked said:

Bed bugs is infinitely worse than scabies, IMO. Sorry, dude. That sucks.

[iamali]

Aug 27, 2014 16:03:49 GMT -5 lime said:

Oh man. Sorry you guys are still dealing with this.

Has/will the landlord spray for pests? (I think I asked before but forget to check back on the thread.)

I don't know. I'm checking my lease tonight. I can't say I know much about this, but per the derm, if it IS bedbugs, it means the entire building has them, so treating my actual unit will do nothing until the whole building gets treated.


UGH. 

[Deleted]

Ugh, I'm sorry you're dealing with that.

[lime]

[berbles]

It could also be dust mites. We had a problem with them when we moved into a house that had 40+ year old carpet that we ripped out.

[wowhead]

Yikes. I'm sorry.

[Deleted]

Oooh, that sucks. But yay for no scabies? Lol.

Did you check the seams of your mattress? Behind pictures on the walls and stuff? Also, sometimes they like to hide in the walls :?

[Champagne Supernova]

UGH.

I hope you don't have bed bugs.

[Champagne Supernova]

Bed bugs feasted on me when I was in Europe two years ago.

Don't know where or which hotel I got bit but it supposedly takes up to 14 days for the bites to show up and they started showing up when I was in Paris.

We stored our unpacked suitcases in the garage for days because it gets really hot in there and heat kills them. Then we checked our clothes one-by-one to make sure there are no bugs. I don't want those things in my house!

[littlepeanut]

I had bad bites in a line on my arm. We searched and searched for any sign of bed bugs. I also desparately posted on a bed bug site for help. We had an exterminator come out to check and nothing. I haven't been bit since. I know way too much about them now. I really hope it's something else!

[iamali]

Aug 27, 2014 16:15:17 GMT -5 @gracechen said:

Ugh. Where are your bites most heavily located on your body? Do any of the bite marks make a pattern? (like, a line of bites up your back?)

I really hope it's not bed bugs. We've had fleas before and they were a nightmare to get rid of. I've heard bed bugs are even worse.

Most are on my arms/hands.

[iamali]

Aug 27, 2014 17:41:45 GMT -5 mofongo said:

You recently moved in, right? ::shudders::

Yes.


::cries::

[CajunShrimp]

It is possible you were bit elsewhere, and maybe they didn't come home with you. They found them on a NYC subway recently.

[mcsangel2]

Don't forget to check your sofa/chairs and other furniture, too.

[my4girls]

Ugh sorry we had bed bugs a few years back- picked them up in a hotel and brought them home. Easily one of the worst experiences of my life

[karmasabiotch]

Poor poodle. I think bed bugs might be worse than scabies, not that any of them are good.

Could he have gotten bit at work or in a movie theatre or some other place than your home?

[snickers]

oh shit
I'm sorry, I would be beyond upset

[missmaddie]

Aug 27, 2014 19:54:56 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

Bit at work or in a movie theatre or some other place than your home?

This.  Much like "morning" sickness, "bed" bugs are a misnomer.  

On the news they've been found at the movie, public library arm chairs (and recently the news said they can live in library books, etc. if they've been placed on infested carpets), upholstery in restaurants, etc.  And apparently next to impossible to get rid of.  Good luck, and I hope you can either figure it out or it's an isolated case from somewhere you visited.