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Self-treatment success story and parting reflections
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de-selftreat
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Posted 2 months ago
Sat Sep 12 2009 12:09:47
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Just wanted to update: no more bed bugs since last post, which means I have crossed the 55 day barrier, with DE, Murphy's oil soap, caulk, a clothes dryer, and very careful physical inspection only. I do seem to have been blessed with an "easy" case. The background is in other posts, but in brief I took in an infested wardrobe from the street, had it for ten days, got rid of it, and then dismantled my bed several times and caulked a few cracks/wood-knots, and found them mostly hiding in the corners of the bedframe. It takes a bit of an inclination to DIY, and isn't for everyone, but I wanted to say to the board that it is possible.
I probably won't be around here very much more, so also wanted to say that this forum distorts the problem and makes it seem much more terrifying than it is . People come here and hear the worst horror stories — bed bugs living in your navel!!! off-label self-treating experiments!!!—and all the hype for and by PCOs (you know who you are). I am sure some PCOs do good work, but be warned that this website is the best example I've come across for how the Internet distorts the situation. Getting rid of bed bugs is a fair bit harder than painting a room, but it's a similar decision, I'd say, to whether you want to pay someone to do that kind of work or do it yourself.
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de-selftreat
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Posted 2 months ago
Sat Sep 12 2009 12:27:41
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Though I am grateful for this forum's existence, and a few posters — David Cain, Lou Sorkin, and others whose names I've forgotten — have been generous and helpful. Thank you. And a shout to sweetblood, who was a comrade-in-arms (though eventually went the heat-treatment route). And thank you nobugsonme for hosting.
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