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It started in 2003 when I got a pilonidal cyst that had to be surgically removed. For the years after, I would deal with flares starting from my thighs and the back of my neck and eventually around the armpits, breasts and leg creases. I was too scar...

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8/1/16, 5:06 PM by Christina

HS FOREVER

I've had HS since I was 20, and am now 40. I also had the pilonidal cyst which is very closely related. I've been to many dermatologists and GPs without any success. Tried many treatments... I do finally have it under control at this point. �...

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4/12/16, 2:18 AM by Anthony Steven Hunt

HS WON'T TAKE MY WRITING FROM ME

Had recurring boils during late teens/early twenties. Doctors told me it was clogged hair follicles. Had one doctor lance one and not very gently. I had first surgery in 2008 on a pilonidal cyst. That doctor didn't mention HS, but he left a hole i...

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8/12/17, 7:16 PM by Penny

H.S. BATTLE

My story began at the age of 13. I had developed pneumonia. Shortly after getting treatment, I started to develop bumps on my inner thighs as well as my labia and vaginal lips. They were almost like pimples, but larger. They would hurt and pop on the...

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7/31/16, 1:12 PM by Amy

STACEE'S STORY

It can take forever and a whole lot of stubbornness to get a diagnosis. If you know something is wrong keep pursuing the answers, Dr's have become lazy in their diagnostic skills. Keep looking!

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8/2/16, 11:09 AM by Stacee

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DIET... DAIRY AND ALKALOIDS

I have a lifetime experience with this disease. There seems to be emerging evidence that dairy and nightshade vegetables create the conditions for HS proliferation. I can demonstrate potato's cause an inflamation two hours later...

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by Anthony Steven Hunt

HS AND RITUXIMAB OR IMMUNE SUPPRESSANTS

I might be reseaving ribuximab or immune suppressants for a autoimmune condition but can't find out if it would make the HS worse, and I don't see the dermo till 2 weeks after the other doctor who'll decide what treatment to put me ...

Is Hidradenitis Suppurativa contagious?