So, Orkin man didn't find any sign of bed bugs. Doesn't mean there aren't any, but it's a good sign none the less. Landlady is adamant that my rash doesn't look anything like bedbug bites. Not sure I'm going to take her word on it, since she's basing her diagnosis on seventy year old memories, but another reassurance.
Now the 'bites' are starting to break and ooze a clear liquid and I had a thought. So I looked up poison ivy. Turns out it can take up to a week or more for it to show up. And the first place it showed up was on my butt - yes, I was peeing in the woods, in the dark, while on the houseboat. So this could also be poison ivy. That would actually be very good news because then I could get it treated, it would go away and I would be all done with this mess without having to worry about bugs.
The taxi is on it's way to take me to the doctor, so I will hopefully have some more answers this afternoon.
Update: Just got back from the doctor. Good news! It's definitely Poison something (probably not Ivy) and absolutely not Bedbugs. So now I'm on a course of Prednisone and Claritin and should start feeling better in a few days. I don't know how long it will take to stop the spreading, but anything is better than the anxiety I was feeling at the thought of bugs in my bed!
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