I just need to vent, this is doing my head in...
since late August my DD (10) has been getting what look like insect bites all over her body. been to the GP twice, the first time was prescribed scabies treatment which did nothing, then referral to a dermatologist. he confirmed insect bites, but said she had an 'over-reaction' to them (staph?)
several times now we have seen tiny TINY bugs in her room. they are the size of this full stop . too small to identify properly. maybe first instar bedbugs, but we have never seen any adult bedbugs, eggs, faeces. 3 times (on different occasions) I saw these mites on the bedframe, nothing on mattress. we have now thrown away the frame, and are getting a new bed & mattress.
tonight I saw another one! they could be booklice, everyone has those, and we don't normally notice. but booklice don't bite. scabies mites are too small to see, and anywaye her bites are mainly arms/legs not between fingers & wrists
body-lice? would surely be on HER not the furniture? and we'd all have 'em if we were that filthy...
DH was putting Christmas decorations up in the loft, said he heard birds - there was a bird's nest under the eaves near her room - I just googled birdmites and am freaked out now. although we only find 1 at a time, not an infestation.
this has been going on FOUR MONTHS, my beautiful daughter is covered in scabs and sores, and of course totally embarrassed. class going swimming next week and she's dreading it. she herself saw one crawling across her ipod and freaked. (we haven't told her we've seen others, didn't want to upset her)
and today she said 'maybe it's not my bed, maybe they're on ME' 
many thanks if anybody is still reading. we are going to debug her room when the new bed arrives, I just needed to get it off my chest!