I don’t mean to spoil your day but I just discovered this website whose advocacy is to increase awareness, provide a support group or be the information portal regarding bed bugs. The site has all kinds of stories and updates, including even successful bed bug stories (yes, there is such a thing!). They also have a gallery of photos of people who have been bitten by those pesky buggers, such as this:

Visit Bed Bugger to participate, read up or gather information.