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Active vs Non-Active

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aussie76
aussie76

Just a thought... I had HS for 20 years, after a recent remission (Clindamycin) I reflected that it was the same boils for the last 5 or so years... I'm not getting new ones appearing.  It's just the old ones flaring up all the time.

This doesn't really help anyone... but I felt like I was in an endless spiral.  But if you stop and think if you're developing new ones... then maybe seeking some strong antibitics (Clyndamicin, Rifampicin)... to bring about a remission... or some surgery...   Could get you back on top of it?

I'm in a positive phase right now after the antibiotics and surgery on the pilonidal one.

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  • samantha2202
    samantha2202 aussie76

    Posted

    That's good information to know, I'm currently on lymeticycline. And I am finding these are not having the effects i wanted. So I will mention this to my dermatologists' in march. Thank you for this x
  • katrina0499
    katrina0499 aussie76

    Posted

    I have surgery in March on my inner thigh. If it's not to personal have you had the surgery there? If so how long do it takes to recover? The closer it gets l get nervous but happy at the same time that it's going to get remove
    • aussie76
      aussie76 katrina0499

      Posted

      Mine surgery was on my backside and most people with that surgery have a large open wound or a primary closure (stitches) stitches are in for a couple of weeks.. Still you keep all pressure off the wound while it continues to heal.

      The open wounds seem to grow back about 1 square inch a month.

      So you should find out if it's going to be stitched up or left to heal naturally. The open wound might require daily dressing and packing so the exudate is drawn out and it doesn't dry up and scab.

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