On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:04:32 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Had my daughter at her crew practice so I took a walk an the nature
trail. By the time I got outta the woods my legs were itching and by
Thur night I had obvious bites all over. Now, I am covered with itchy
welts. YIKES, redbugs. I used to be immune to them what's going on
here. I'd only get a few but this is major. Now I see why people
hated them so much. Oddly, my entire family was immune to them but
now I am not.

I'm feeling for you, Froggie. I had the same thing happen to me while
playing golf. Had almost 200 bites on ankles and legs, up to crotch.
Itch like hell.

The doc gave me a prescription anti-histamine that got me through the
nights. The itching goes away in four or five days.