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I'm ready to announce success!
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Itchy-Scratchy
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 7:13:21
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It's been a while since I've been on the forum, as my brain needed a break from all the BB drama. But I thought I'd post a quick update, as I am now feeling a little more confident that we've achieved success. We haven't seen a bug, had a bite or had blood on the sheets since February 2009. And our building, which at one point had 10 infested apartments, is "clean" also.
We battled for 7 months and had 12 treatments from Orkin. Mattresses were encased, beds were isolated, we used DE sparingly. I caulked all of the baseboards and all of the bedroom furniture (thanks to Jim's advice!). We put a number of sealed, plastic bins into storage (that won't be coming out until September 2010). My daughter and I are still keeping a lot of items in baggies -- frankly, we are so accustomed to bagging our laundry, we didn't stop! And my daughter's mattress and boxspring were eventually pitched and replaced.
I have to say that battling BBs was one of the hardest things I've faced. I still have occassional nightmares where I awake screaming, itching and feeling like I have bugs crawling on me. I snap on the lights, inspect the bed, and then lay down again knowing that I'm OK.
This board saved my life. I didn't think I'd get through it. Honestly, by the 9th treatment, I was really losing hope that we'd ever get rid of them. But we did. And that's my message to everyone -- don't lose hope!
Kate
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buggyinsocal
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 10:24:49
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Just a quick drive by post to say w00t! Yay for a bed bug free life for you! Congratulations on the good news.
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Itchy-Scratchy
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 10:27:44
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Buggy, do you still have them?
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watkinsnewan
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 12:04:58
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congrats.....
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petong
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 12:51:35
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Congrats! And thanks for coming back and posting about your success. I know from personal experience how important it is to have success stories on this forum for those who are feeling utterly hopeless. So thanks for the ray of hope!
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cilecto
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 15:02:44
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Bravo, Itchy!
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CookEmDanno
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 17:26:45
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Can I sleep at YOUR house tonight?
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bbboogie
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 18:13:10
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Yay for your happy ending!!! I know the feeling of going to bed and feeling itchy and you just KNOW something is crawling on you...only to jump up and turn on the light and find there's nothing there! It happened to me last night and I blame it on reading the forum before going to bed. LOL Now I know to only read during the daytime.
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Yahoo!!! You are a rock star. Thanks for letting us know!
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buggyinsocal
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Tue Oct 27 2009 19:44:18
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Nope. I've been bed bug free since my thermal treatment at the end of June 2008.
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twitchyscratchy
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Fri Nov 6 2009 15:08:48
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12 treatments! you're a trooper!
congratulations!
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