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perverted bed bugs?!

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I doubt its bed bugs because you'd see other signs of them. I had this same problem about 2 years ago and I think it was why I originally posted on thesite! I was being bitten randomly for about a month, usually on my legs but there was nothing I could do about it and eventually it stopped. Its probably just a wee insect having a nibble, not too pleasant really but nothing too tragic

    My advice: Hoover your mattress and cover yourself with insect repellant before bed. You might just be one of those people that the bugs love (like me). My boyfriend was with me nearly every night and he never got a single bite. Same as my dad, I'll get eaten alive by midgies in summer and he won't get touched. You probably just have nice tasting blood. Drink some beer and eat some marmite. Last resort cover yourself in clingfilm
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    kangoo wrote:
    You probably just have nice tasting blood.

    :yuck:


    i don't ever recall being bitten before in my life so i don't know that i'm one of these people who attract bugs that bite.

    i think he (unless it was a lesbian) just liked my boobs. don't blame him really. :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    To be fair, if it's fleas you'll normally see the bites in groupings of two or threes where the flea has been feeding, is disturbed, and jumps to a new location close by to carry on feeding.

    Most flea bites tend to have an odd itchy feeling along with them, kinda in the stomach, when pressed, though that could just be a result of my allergy.

    Fleas will also be visable when fully grown, though harder to see than some bugs. Try leaving a bowl of water out on the bed when you go out, once a flea jumps in it'll be trapped, and you'll know for sure.

    If you want to treat fleas then go to a pet shop. The treatments available in supermarkets, Boots, etc, simply do not work. You'll want a full strength flea spray from a vet. Someone could have brought them from home.

    To be honest though - with the cold weather, it may just have been an insect dying from the cold and going crazy.

    Keep an eye on whether any new bites appear as well - if it's fleas, or another infestation - you will get bitten again.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    And just to be clear, I don't live in a manky flea infested house either - it's just that I used to work in a drop-in centre that had flea problems - and I'm bloody itching now! :grump:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    thank you.
    i don't think it's fleas. :no:
    i hope not anyway!!

    it's weird..there's 4 bits with a centre bit to them where it's bitten me and then other red bits coming off them and other red bits near it with no centre. hmm.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sounds like it could just be a bad reaction to a wierd insect. I wouldn't worry too much unless it continues.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i'd been out the night before so i guess it could've bitten me while i was out.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    doesnt look like this does it?
    http://www.manbir-online.com/grafics/mollus.jpg
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Think it might be helpful, if you're putting an image of an infection, to say what you're putting up.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    living_in_chaos wrote:
    doesnt look like this does it?
    http://www.manbir-online.com/grafics/mollus.jpg


    no!

    it looks like a normal bite.

    i.e. a red raised bit with a small centre where the skin has been pierced.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I got bitten by a spider once. Had a nasty bite on my side and a dead spider in my bed in the morning. That a learn him :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i hate insects so the thought of one biting my boob doesn't do a lot for me. :eek2:

    it's not as red anymore thankfully but still quite red. :crying:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Don't know if they still do it but Boots used to sell a spray that has a mild insecticide, you spray it on to the curtains, bed, carpet etc and leave the room for a few hours with the windows open, you can try something like that.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    oops yeah soz.
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    BunnieBunnie Posts: 6,099 Master Poster
    I have exactly the same thing at the moment. I dont know what they are, but they are spreading. I cant have bed bugs as I have a new mattress, and I dont have any cats or what not, so unlikely (hopefully) to be fleas.

    Im off to the doctors on Thursday so hopefully they will tell me what it is. I have been getting them off and on for about 2/3 months, but they are worse at the moment, and they are all over my tummy :(

    I feel your pain Lucy, I really do!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ohhh! :(

    mine have gone down in redness but they're still quite visible and a bit scabby (niiiice!). hard to explain but you can see little red veins around them where they've sucked the blood.

    gross. :yuck: :sour:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lucifer devil wrote:
    ohhh! :(

    mine have gone down in redness but they're still quite visible and a bit scabby (niiiice!). hard to explain but you can see little red veins around them where they've sucked the blood.

    gross. :yuck: :sour:
    I've never heard of veins appearing lol.

    Have you been to the docs yet?
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    BunnieBunnie Posts: 6,099 Master Poster
    lucifer devil wrote:
    ohhh! :(

    mine have gone down in redness but they're still quite visible and a bit scabby (niiiice!). hard to explain but you can see little red veins around them where they've sucked the blood.

    gross. :yuck: :sour:


    we can be two sexy ladies! some day soon it will be trendy to be bitten and spotty :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    HIT wrote:
    I've never heard of veins appearing lol.

    Have you been to the docs yet?


    yeh i showed her last time i was there (13th nov) and she just said to use some camomile stuff on it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Bunny_0_ wrote:
    we can be two sexy ladies! some day soon it will be trendy to be bitten and spotty :p

    mine aren't spotty, sorry. :p

    least yours aren't on your booby. :(

    have you googled some images of bites to see if any are similar to yours??
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    BunnieBunnie Posts: 6,099 Master Poster
    lucifer devil wrote:
    mine aren't spotty, sorry. :p

    least yours aren't on your booby. :(

    have you googled some images of bites to see if any are similar to yours??
    no i havent actually, i will try that now. i hope its just a pro longed reaction to something, coz i cant be arsed if they are full on insect bites!

    you must have tasty boobies ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lucifer devil wrote:
    yeh i showed her last time i was there (13th nov) and she just said to use some camomile stuff on it.
    The only time I have seen veins pop out is when someones breast feeding. lol
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my veins haven't popped out. :S
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lucifer devil wrote:
    my veins haven't popped out. :S
    well appearing then.... ;p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    well are you an insect bite/vein expert?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lucifer devil wrote:
    well are you an insect bite/vein expert?
    I hope your not getting bitchy again Lucy. :grump:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    no, it was a simple question. :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lucifer devil wrote:
    no, it was a simple question. :)
    Well yes I am an insect bite/vein expert in more spare time from work/gym/socialising. In fact I dont think there's anything I love to do more then being a insect bite/vein expert in more spare time as every man my age should be.

    ;)
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    BunnieBunnie Posts: 6,099 Master Poster
    the nice doctor told me my lumps are an allergy, and i thought they were bites. so it is a possibility yours might be too!
    however, he did say that in only 10% of cases did people find out what's causing it.
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