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What the fucking hell bit me?!

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user873628 · 30/10/2024 23:16

On the train today and suddenly my face itches like mad, then my chest, then my upper arms and I've clearly been bitten. Couldn't see anything on me and my chest and upper arms were covered by my top. I hit the seat and no fleas or anything obvious jumped up. My friends were in the four other seats in the quad and they were all fine. Obviously I stood for the rest of the journey but what on earth lives on one specific train seat?! Fleas?? Something more niche?? The bites are massive not and still very itchy.

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MumonabikeE5 · 31/10/2024 04:13

Bedbug?

Gettingbysomehow · 31/10/2024 05:11

Bedbugs in the seats 😗

DevilsIvyy · 31/10/2024 06:13

Sounds more like an allergic reaction.
Maybe hives?

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leafybrew · 31/10/2024 06:17

Allergic reaction to something you've eaten. Hives can look like bites and are super itchy.

autienotnaughty · 31/10/2024 06:25

Can you show a picture of? It could be bedbugs on the seat?

leafybrew · 31/10/2024 07:00

🙄

It's not bed bugs. They do not bite all over someone's face sitting on a train.

susiedaisy1912 · 31/10/2024 07:36

It's not bedbugs. They don't jump up on you and bite you all over and even if you have been bitten it doesn't show up until much later as they inject something into the skin to numb the pain when they feed on you hence you don't notice a raised red spot or bump until hours later.

user873628 · 31/10/2024 19:51

Definitely bites and not hives. They're even more swollen and itchy today but it's less than 10 bites in total. I'd say mosquitoes but surely it's not the season for it?? And why was only I bitten?

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NotEnoughRoom · 31/10/2024 20:02

Both my dc and I got bitten the other weekend, around 10 times each. All very inflamed, thought they were infected at one point. No one else got bitten so no idea if we were just the target of a determined mozzie or something - very odd!

Justnippinginthegaragelove · 31/10/2024 20:04

This happened to me and I was convinced my sofa was infested with something because I was so itchy all over and covered in 'bites'... Turns out it was shingles!
Are they just one one side?

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