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2 crabs?? are they gone?

2 weeks ago I had a 'tick' on my lower back. hardly noticeable, it was flat and looked like a healing tiny scab. I removed it. Fast forward to last wednesday, I had another one near my belly button. I took it off and set it on a cotton pad for later viewing in case I had to worry about lymes, etc. when I got home my flat mate was washing everything and he told me to get in the shower and use lice treatment, because it was a 'crab'!!!! needless to say I freaked out, did some thorough headlice treatment (no insecticide, just suffocationy stuff called Paranit). after using the treatment, I shaved off my body hair. my legs, arms back, butt crack etc. I did the Paranit treatment everyday for 4 days (its okay because of the no insecticide thing). I have not seen any evidence of ANYTHING since. I did see bites on my inner thighs between my knee and my groin when I was first flatmate-diagnosed, and saw a total of 3 nits (eggs- 2 white 1 brown) on the side of and behind my knee before I shaved everything, but since then NOTHING. Besides doing the treatment, I have hot washed every article of clothing I have touched or worn even if only for 5 minutes, changing the bed sheets after every sleep, etc. My body is extremely itchy due to me using a disposable razor, dry because I am an idiot and dont know how to shave my body, so I am kind of razor burned, the itchiest being my forearms, but there is about 3 mm of hair growing out of it by now. I have been staring at my body for almost a week now, so unless they are microscopic, I cant see anything (keep in mind-total of 2 crabs, 3 nits with i guess the two white being empty)

Did I do the deed? are they gone or should I keep doing my obsessive ritual? i feel disgusting and humiliated and just want this to be over.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
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I will
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yep I understand its confusing, but after deep research I think i really had crabs and caught it early. my legs look like they belong to a monkey because they are so hairy, same type of hair as pubic region. just an unlucky situation for an italian heritage boy. I think I did a good job though I think they are gone. Pray for me!
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3149845 tn?1506627771
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Yes it is but did you google photos of crabs as they are more in the genital area.
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I wish it was a tick, but ticks don't leave eggs on hair strands. I had 3 total around my knee on the day i realized it was crabs and moments before I shaved everything off. yes have been cleaning sheets and clothes nonstop. is it possible to be rid of them this quickly?
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3149845 tn?1506627771
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You really cant see crabs and if it looked like a tick it was a tick. With crabs you would need to wash all you cloths and bed sheets and such.
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