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aphe

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Mon Oct 4 2010 10:24:20
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Hi everyone.

I discovered bedbugs last week and have been reading this forum - thanks to all those that have posted advice and information.

Most of the time I don't seem to react to the bites much, so I suspect they've been there for a while (my best guess is that they came with the bed the landlord put in just before I moved in a few months ago). I realised I had them by finding live samples.

The thing is, I have a really hard time persuading myself to go to bed now, and to go to sleep. I don't really know why it's so disturbing - I've slept in the rainforest on Borneo and been bitten by mossies and the occasional leech all over SE Asia. A bite from something (probably a spider) in Cambodia made my left arm swell up like Popeye's. BBs are less dangerous and less painful/troublesome in terms of symptoms than all of these but I have a much bigger problem with them.

Anyway, I have someone from David Cain's company coming around later today, so hopefully I'll feel happier if the blighters are at least poisoning themselves to get to me. Also hoping I don't have to wash my winter coats somehow :/

Part of me is really worried that it may be difficult to clear the infestation - on the on hand Bed Bugs Ltd claims a 98% clear-up rate after two treatments. On the other hand, I see so many horror stories on this forum...

I guess this isn't really a question, I'm just dumping/saying hi
Sleepless in NYC

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Posted 2 years ago
Mon Oct 4 2010 11:18:28
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aphe,
I'm sorry to hear that you're going through this. I know first hand the anxiety one goes through regarding bed bugs. Hard to understand what it is that triggers such anxiety over bed bugs.

Use this forum as a sound board. We all know what you're going through!

Hang in there
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Oct 5 2010 17:35:27
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Hang in there! I also had awful anxiety - saw a hypnotherapist to work it all out.

You are in good hands - I had the pleasure of meeting David Cain on a stopover in NYC. He is great - and will not let you down. He e-mailed me here in the states to answer questions I had.

If his guys say they will get rid of them they will!
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Tue Oct 5 2010 18:27:47
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The thing is, I have a really hard time persuading myself to go to bed now, and to go to sleep. I don't really know why it's so disturbing - I've slept in the rainforest on Borneo and been bitten by mossies and the occasional leech all over SE Asia. A bite from something (probably a spider) in Cambodia made my left arm swell up like Popeye's. BBs are less dangerous and less painful/troublesome in terms of symptoms than all of these but I have a much bigger problem with them.

I think that - for me - the difference between say... a Japanese mountain leech sneaking up and biting me while camping/hiking/adventuring is quite a bit different than a host of hungry bugs waiting for me to fall asleep in my very own bed back home. Granted - I suppose those who do live in mosquito infested areas hate the buggers (and they spread disease, so are more dangerous) appropriate to the size of the problem. The other issue I think is that with other bugs they are defeated, for the most part, with baits/traps/sprays and a little bit of work/money. Bed bugs require quite a bit more... effort to remove from your home.

Anyway, I have someone from David Cain's company coming around later today, so hopefully I'll feel happier if the blighters are at least poisoning themselves to get to me. Also hoping I don't have to wash my winter coats somehow :/
Part of me is really worried that it may be difficult to clear the infestation - on the on hand Bed Bugs Ltd claims a 98% clear-up rate after two treatments. On the other hand, I see so many horror stories on this forum...
I guess this isn't really a question, I'm just dumping/saying hi

Welcome to the forum aphe, we're all glad to meet you but sad you are here. Good job on selecting David Cain as your PCO as well - I've heard good things about his company, and I'm sure you'll be bed bug free in no time!
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Oct 5 2010 18:54:25
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I completely understand your anxiety, as I'm sure everyone here does. From the time I realized I had them till the first treatment (about 1 week), I'd be almost fine during the day but would become ultra anxious, to the point of tears many time, at bedtime. I felt terribly violated knowing I would be their meal each night. Like you're hoping, I began to feel better after the first treatment. I still get a little anxious about a week after each treatment when my cats start acting crazy, and I feel more itchies, but it's nothing like it was before treatment. Now I just remind myself that whether or not I'm anxious and losing sleep, they're still going to feed on me, but hopefully they'll be poisoned on their way to me - so I might as well calm myself and get some sleep
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Oct 5 2010 18:56:35
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aphe - 1 day ago »
Hi everyone.
I discovered bedbugs last week and have been reading this forum - thanks to all those that have posted advice and information.
Most of the time I don't seem to react to the bites much, so I suspect they've been there for a while (my best guess is that they came with the bed the landlord put in just before I moved in a few months ago). I realised I had them by finding live samples.
The thing is, I have a really hard time persuading myself to go to bed now, and to go to sleep. I don't really know why it's so disturbing - I've slept in the rainforest on Borneo and been bitten by mossies and the occasional leech all over SE Asia. A bite from something (probably a spider) in Cambodia made my left arm swell up like Popeye's. BBs are less dangerous and less painful/troublesome in terms of symptoms than all of these but I have a much bigger problem with them.
Anyway, I have someone from David Cain's company coming around later today, so hopefully I'll feel happier if the blighters are at least poisoning themselves to get to me. Also hoping I don't have to wash my winter coats somehow :/
Part of me is really worried that it may be difficult to clear the infestation - on the on hand Bed Bugs Ltd claims a 98% clear-up rate after two treatments. On the other hand, I see so many horror stories on this forum...
I guess this isn't really a question, I'm just dumping/saying hi

Oh, the irony...

(P.S. Cain's a good man.)
aphe

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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Oct 5 2010 20:31:40
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Thanks, all.

David himself was around yesterday evening. It seems that it's confined to the bed, which isn't as bad as I'd feared. Didn't see any bugs last night - but then I managed to sleep and wasn't up flashing a torch around.