Living with HS: Tips and Support
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I’ve got this little lump under my arm—maybe about 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter. It’s painful, though not excruciatingly so, and there isn't any noticeable redness on the skin surface yet. My diagnosis is Hidradenitis Suppurativa—I can never quite remember if it's called Hidradenitis or Hidrozadenitis, but I know what it is. This is actually the third time this has flared up on me. The first two times, antibiotics did the trick and cleared it right up... but I have a nagging feeling they aren't going to work this time.🤣
Now, it looks like I might need surgery to deal with it, and honestly? I am absolutely terrified. It’s not even the procedure itself that has me shaking—it’s the idea that this could be a chronic thing. I’ve heard stories about how it just keeps coming back over and over again.
Has anyone here actually managed to get rid of this for good????
What worked for you—was it more antibiotics or did you have to go the surgical route???
Now, it looks like I might need surgery to deal with it, and honestly? I am absolutely terrified. It’s not even the procedure itself that has me shaking—it’s the idea that this could be a chronic thing. I’ve heard stories about how it just keeps coming back over and over again.
Has anyone here actually managed to get rid of this for good????
What worked for you—was it more antibiotics or did you have to go the surgical route???