I don't think it's bed bugs. Seems around every 3 years something like this happens. It's hives but not really sure why. More aggressive than the last time which was after a surgery and not really the same except for being able to predict were it would pop out next. Time before that was from a lot of Cayenne pepper I believe and more like this time. It went from back, to knees, to elbows, to shoulders, to hands and feet, forearms, thighs, day by day lessoning in intensity as it did before till been everywhere, then it's gone. Last night I could actually sleep. I'm guessing these hives were a result of combined stressors on the body, cough thing in the throat was first, international jet lag stress, and pepper again in salsa and spaghetti. Although I eat the same spices and peppers regularly. If a doctor ever gives you vistaril to treat hives and allow you to sleep, use caution, also used as a pet sedative, I think I was in a sleep coma, makes you all jittery feeling, crazy weird chest pains, shortness of breath, and dry mouth, once you actually wake up. It also could have been midichlorians figthing space herpies or a map of a distant planet. Thigh