Camino, Day 14/15 ? Sun stroke, OK I get it but the bed bugs?
I just recovered from a sun stroke to sudenly discover that most of my back, arms and upper legs is covered with bed bug bites...
Agh!!!
What´s happening to me?
Is it the seven plagues of Egypt? Sun stroke, bed bugs, what next... leprosy?
Anyway, to cut the long story short, I had to wash all of my clothes staying only in a pyjamas (undies and tshirt), air my bag, sleeping bag and anything else I thought them bugs could hide in. Wash myself throughout, get the stuff from the pharmacy (spray for bed and body and gel for itchiness) and spray myself with it... Anti hestamine tablets don´t work, I´m still itchy, gel doesn´t work and I can´t scratch myself because if I do I´ll get an infection, damn!!!
Anyway - couple of facts from the bed bug lifes:
- it takes up to 9 days for the bites to show on your body (woha! that helps)
- response to bites is: anxiety, stress, insomnia (hmm, sounds familiar, especially the insomnia part - check my last post).
- There is no immediate treatment to the bites andf itchiness (how wonderfull that science doesn´t care about bed bugs)
- the only proven way to prevent and scare them is to use a neem oil (what is this neem?)
- hydrocortisone should help with the itching (is that all).
Well, I will leave you with that you can symphatise if you will,
God speed,
Buen Camino.
PS
I still remember about you at 1 pm.
Agh!!!
What´s happening to me?
Is it the seven plagues of Egypt? Sun stroke, bed bugs, what next... leprosy?
Anyway, to cut the long story short, I had to wash all of my clothes staying only in a pyjamas (undies and tshirt), air my bag, sleeping bag and anything else I thought them bugs could hide in. Wash myself throughout, get the stuff from the pharmacy (spray for bed and body and gel for itchiness) and spray myself with it... Anti hestamine tablets don´t work, I´m still itchy, gel doesn´t work and I can´t scratch myself because if I do I´ll get an infection, damn!!!
Anyway - couple of facts from the bed bug lifes:
- it takes up to 9 days for the bites to show on your body (woha! that helps)
- response to bites is: anxiety, stress, insomnia (hmm, sounds familiar, especially the insomnia part - check my last post).
- There is no immediate treatment to the bites andf itchiness (how wonderfull that science doesn´t care about bed bugs)
- the only proven way to prevent and scare them is to use a neem oil (what is this neem?)
- hydrocortisone should help with the itching (is that all).
Well, I will leave you with that you can symphatise if you will,
God speed,
Buen Camino.
PS
I still remember about you at 1 pm.
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