Wow!! Life span of a bed bug is 12-18 months and they can go up to a year without feeding?? At least thats the info I found. You maybe screwed...
Good News! Thanks, everyone, for your support and/or funny photos. Thank God. The exterminator came again. Ran more tests. Apartment is clean: false alarm! I was all set to scrap basically everything I own and begin anew, sorta like George Clooney's "empty your backpack" in Up in the Air. Thanks again everyone.