Fleas? Bed bugs?
 

Every morning lately, I wake up with little itchy red bumps on various parts of my body. Like bug bites. WTF is this? I am getting married in 1.5 months and my body needs to look milky white, not like I have bites!

Have you recently switched--
Laundry Detergents or Fabric softeners? Lotions?

Your skin could be having a reaction to something you apply before bed, or something in the detergents you use to clean the sheets.

No. In fact, I washed my sheets again to see if that was it. These are definitely bites or something. I would think I have a mild case of chicken pox if I were not already immune!

That happened to me one time b/c my cat had mange. I treated my cat and the mites died-end of problem. Do you have any pets?

yes. Two inside cats and two small dogs that live outside in the day and inside in their kennel at night. I checked my cats for fleas around their head, ears, belly but didn't find any fleas or flea dirt. I haven't checked the dogs 'cause they are stinky (pugs get mighty stank...I dunno why!). I have stripped my bed and I am washing the linens on hot. I have inspected the matress to see if there are any visible things to be found. I might go to the dermotologist tomorrow and see what he thinks. But it has to be bug bites since they occur in sort of clusters or lines. Bug bites follow patterns because they repeat bite you. I will take Benedryl before bed to try to halt the action if that is truly what it is.

Re: Fleas? Bed bugs?
 

You could try showering sweetie . . . ;)

Hey! You mean I'm supposed to do that??? ;)

Well actually, the natural scent of a woman (and man) is an aphrodisiac . . .

Napoleon used to write his wife Josephine before coming home from campaigns and would instruct her not to bathe for at least a week before his visit . . . :D

Somehow I don't think that I would be able to stand myself if I did that!

Last year the same thing happened to me... I couldn't figure out what it was for the life of me. But after about a month my ag major roomate (who knows everything about bugs) came into my room and looked at my matterss... sure enough it was bed bugs!!! How gross is that?! So look at your mattress on both sides of the seams, this is where they hide. They may be easier to see in the morning because they feast after dark and get bigger. When we found them in my bed they were mostly around the corners. i hope this isn't what it is, cause it was such a headache to get rid of them, but i wanted to let you know that could be it!!

hahah. What is this 1423? who has bed bugs? lol. Whats next, someone gonna get sick with the plague?

lol. hahah.

I really don't think this is funny. I am getting married in a month and a half and I now have spots all over myself. I am just seeking advice as to what this could be. Be careful or karma might just reach around and slap your butt...

dzsaigirl,

where are you from or what school?

Ronnie:D

Hmmm...why do you ask?

Aw could just be reactioon from the guy you are getting married to?
The mind does silly things to You!

I wake up and say where did this bite come from?

I am single being 78 years old so not messing with women!

I have no animals! Kids and Animals, WOW!


The mind does weird things!

Hell the first time and only time I had CRABs was from My then seperated wife! Scared hell out of me! I started stabing them with an ice pick!

She had to get from a Brother of mine!

Well We are Divorced and He and I are Still Brothers!
:D :D :D :cool:

Just because I am in Texas and my campus has DZ's. Just wondering?????

Ronnie:D

University of Houston. Graduating next week! Woo hoo!

LOL!!!

Tom did NOT just tell us he once had CRABS!!! Oh Gawd.


hahahahahhah.


TMI ....Carma is right... payback for bloody palms...

Sorry DZSAi - just not something you hear every day. You'll be beautiful for the wedding. Dont worry.

Marti,
Have you been out in a field or in the woods recently? When you described the bumps in a line it sounded to me like chiggers. They hide in the grass then they make burrows under your skin.

You should have a doctor take a look at them though; you have enough on your mind with graduation and the wedding coming up!

DZLM,
Tracy

Cool! :eek: I am from Houston, too, but I go to school in San Antonio. WOW! :)


Ronnie :D

Ok, so assuming it's bed bugs, how do you get rid of them?

I dunno, but I stripped my bed, washed everything, removed the matress and boxspring, dusted the bed frame, vacuumed under and around the bed, sprayed bug spray and put everything back together just in case. I don't know what else to do. I could have slept in my brother's room, but he is now also done with school and back at home!

I doubt it could be dust mites, considering you are just NOW having a reaction to something. Best bet...go to see a dermatologist and get treatment now...before the wedding!
LOL!
Hootie

Maybe you have hives. My roommate woke up one day with hives all over. She thought that they were bites. She had gone to a tanning booth and was lying out in the sun which caused the skin reaction. Maybe you have Lyme Disease which can cause a bull's eye type of rash. Go to a doctor. I hope that you are healthy and rash free for your wedding!:D

I don't think that Lyme disease is as common in the urban southern US...I have a regular checkup on Wednesday, so if they are still there then, I will have them seen to.

I hope not. My sister (biological) had a rash for a week and it went away. It turned out that she actually had Lyme Disease which is very common here. It took a year and a half of health problems before she was diagnosed. She still has residual problems. I hope that your rash goes away soon. Good luck!

Wait, bug bites in a line? Ask your doctor about scabies, especially if you've been around little kids.

They are random, and there is one place with three in a row. They are not all in a line. They seem to be fading with Benedryl spray. I haven't had any new ones in 2 days since I washed my linens and everything. They also only happen overnight. I didn't develop them during the day.

Okay, I called my allergist and I am going in TODAY. I can't stand looking at myself with all these spots. I'll let you know what the diagnosis is...hopefully there will be one.

I went to the doctor yesterday. She thinks that I have been bitten by a spider or spiderS. She gave me cortisone cream to put on the bites and things look considerably better today.

I hate spiders! Well I'm glad to hear you doing better!:cool:

Holy shit!!! I got bitten by a spider last winter and I got a major case of the heebie jeebies. My apt complex is less than clean and there is crap of all ilk running around. I am shuddering for you! Glad things are at least getting cleared up...
Roses,
Heather

Update:

Everything is fine now. The cream the doctor gave me was awesome and stopped the itching/redness. I must have killed whatever did that to me 'cause after I chaged sheets, sprayed bug spray on the carpet, etc. it was never a problem again!

I'm glad that your problem has been solved.
Now I have at least three mosquito bites, and I can't seem to kill that darn bug! :mad: The new screens on my new windows are not working. I live in West Nile virus territory. :mad: