So.. to preface this.. there is a possibility of exposure. A month ago I went to someone's place who was struggling with them (on their third spray).. but took precautions and isolated my clothes and washed them when returning home.
So now.. paranoia has been setting in.
Before inspection
Evidence for: 1) Bites on face (could, however, be pimples, especially with the extreme stress and sleeplessness. I'm also bad about touching my face)
on hand... dry skin.. or bites
2) blood stains on mattress pad and pillow, but no bug imprint
3) saw a few dead bugs that looked like them, but were not completely whole
So far.. no fecal stains or definite ID of a bug. I have passive interceptors on the bed and just placed them on the couch. But nothing but dirt it seems in them or else very very tiny ones. It's been about a week since installation.
The verdict of the PCO was that it didn't seem like I had that many (aside from the possible dead ones which he was not sure about), but did a spray around the perimeter of my very small apartment and my box spring. Fortunately I encased my mattresses upon moving here to Cincy, but there are a few holes here and there.
I am still having "bites?" ( although possible delayed reaction) since the treatment. The clothes I wear out are sealed and protected, but much of my belongings are out in the open (including nicer dry clean only clothes in the closet).
My question then is should I wait for more bugs to fill the interceptors/ more bites, until doing a complete prep for a treatment (sealing and washing everything)? It might be possible the infestation was so minor that he got the majority of it.. Of course majority is not good enough. The other quandary is whether I should inform people I stayed over with a few weeks ago about my problem.. I sort of feel until I 100 percent see a bug. dead or alive.. not to worry them. My parents already know and I stayed much longer with them.
I will still be vigilant in not taking possibly infected items out of the apartment.
This has been an absolute nightmare.. whether I truly have them or not. I need sleep so badly. I've never had insomnia this badly before. About 2 weeks of nights with little or no sleep. I can't function!