Comments | nighstar: bug bites & colds suck + recontracting

nighstar

bug bites & colds suck + recontracting

Oct 09, 2007 19:19

my running conclusion: some bug decided to try something new this weekend. bit me once and liked it. went out and told its friends, resulting in a second bite. bites from bugs killed my generally wonderful immune system, resulting in me almost immediately catching a cold ( Read more... )

recontracting, otsu, junior high school, sick, bug bites

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rdmiller3 October 9 2007, 11:21:23 UTC

Those bug bites sound terrible!

Where is your hand when you're sleeping, usually? Under the sheets, under the pillow, or out in the air? Check there and the rest of the pillow end of the bed for small spots or lines of blood, since that's probably what the bugs are after.

I hate to bring it up, but it could be that you're not alone in that bed, and you may be allergic to the bite of whatever that bug is. Everything may seem clean, but it's really difficult to get insects out of mattresses, box springs and pillows.

nighstar October 9 2007, 11:39:02 UTC

two problems with that, though.

i initially notice the bites after i've been out of bed for a while... of course, this doesn't mean i couldn't have gotten it while sleeping, but i doubt it....

also, i sleep on a futon, which i fold up and store in my closet, along with the sheets and pillows, every morning when i get up. :/ so i doubt a bug has constantly stayed on the futon that i havent seen... but who knows i guess. i'll check it tonight.

:[ it is weird, though, that i get the same kind of bite twice over 3 days. :/

rdmiller3 October 9 2007, 13:45:20 UTC

Bugs can hide in tight places and they can travel quite a distance. You *might* get 'em if you vacuum the seams and edges of the futon, blankets/sheets, pillow, and all the edges and corners where the floor meets the walls within several meters of your sleeping place.

It's possible that the little pest is hiding across the room somewhere and comes out to find your hand at night. It could even be a spider, so you might as well vacuum *all* corners and edges.

Think like a bug. Try looking upward from the floor. Cabinets may have a low overhang near the floor that can be vacuumed, spritzed with spray cleaner and wiped out with a rag. Insects can hide under furniture too.

Good luck!

theidolhands October 9 2007, 20:19:15 UTC

A spider bite is another good suggestion. I've seen the worst swelling from that (it's real venom) and if they feel you are in their territory then they will come back to bite again.

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theidolhands October 9 2007, 20:15:08 UTC

I'm so sorry for your condition, but you have a right to vent here. Traveling can often result in sickness.

The information and brass tacks about paperwork and the JET program are interesting to me. I'm a long way from accomplishing it, but reading what real people have to say about it as well as keeping an open mind is what I'm striving for.

theidolhands October 10 2007, 01:15:10 UTC

Any chance I could bother you to upload that song you're listening to? Sounds good.

nighstar October 10 2007, 09:56:17 UTC

Master Blaster - Can Delight (Master Blaster Electro Hit Mix)
available for a limited time. :p

arigato! theidolhands October 10 2007, 10:06:47 UTC

oh yeah, I like it. What kind of tunes are you into? This is trance/ electronica, ne? I've developed quite the taste 4 electropop although I listen to a wide range of stuff from classical to rap.

Re: arigato! nighstar October 10 2007, 14:34:32 UTC

*takes mp3 off server*

that was Eurodance, one of many subgenres of Electronica.

i like most Electronica in general, but what are you referring to as Electropop? any example artist?