I called again on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, and left a message with a secretary. I didn't get through to make an appointment until July 22, which took roommates and networking with neighbors, and the exterminator arrived on July 29, 2004.Ģ007: I made my first call on Monday, February 19, 2007, President's Day. Securing an Appointment With an ExterminatorĢ004: My first inquiry with the building superintendent about an appointment with an exterminator was on June 3, 2004. Save a bug carcass in case your exterminator or landlord wants to see it. Tip from Caryn: If you think you have bed bugs, look for irregularly-shaped bites to appear only on the parts of your body that are exposed while you sleep or sit. I saved it and put it in a plastic bag to show the exterminator if he or she asks for it. I didn't see my first actual bed bug many more weeks later.Ģ007: Sunday night, 36 hours after my first bed bug bites, I caught a bug. That explained the strange symptoms I'd been experiencing for several weeks already. I keep it handy and apply it as soon as I start itching.Ģ004: I got a letter from my building saying that bed bugs have been found here. Tip from Caryn:++ My anti-itch relief of choice is hydrocortisone cream. I got a few more on Sunday night, and I felt nearly certain I had bed bugs again. I recognized it immediately: irregularly shaped, itchy like a mosquito bite but worse. I eventually got notification from my building that there were bed bugs here without that notice, I'm not sure how long it would have taken me to figure out what was wrong.Ģ007: Over the past three years, I've had a few bug bites. The doctor suspected insect bites on the second visit, but never mentioned bed bugs. The steroids made the bites I had feel better, but I kept getting new ones. Maybe an allergy? I went to the doctor who gave me steroids.
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