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Hi all. I have had these abscess' since I was 16 (29 now). Dr's kept prescribing Tetracycline and I had it for many years to no avail. For years now I get them in huge swollen PAINFUL clusters and I just wish it would go away forever My Dr has had me on Doxycycline for 3 mos now..still no avail so yesterday she said I have Folliculitis and referred me to a plastic surgeon. I came home and started researching it and I was like "What in the world? Mine do not look like little pimples all over the place, mine are huge cysts". Upon my research I found that Folliculitis is commonly misdiagnosed and the patient may have HS. So I started researching HS and the pictures look exactly like mine! So I have an appt on Monday and I am going to print out my findings and have her diagnose it correctly so when I go see the surgeon it will be on my paperwork and don't have to go through another diagnosis and all that hooblah. I am terrified of this plastic surgery idea. Is the scarring as bad as the images on google? I will be having the surgery on both armpits, both inner thighs, both sides of my groin and buttocks. Is the recovery as horrifying as I am making it out to be? I have a toddler and a 9yo and I am kind of freaking out about surgery :-/
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helen28603 Ty-N-RyzMom
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natthebrat Ty-N-RyzMom
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helen28603 natthebrat
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I am sorry to say that even now I have been under a dermatologyist consultant and skin specialists at my doctors mine still isn't under control, they gave me some tropical treatment to apply to the affected areas but it didn't work and the doxycycline is not working anymore and it is hard to go on holiday when you can't go out in the sun without burning because of the antibiotics in your system. Therefore I have decided to stop taking them as it's not prevented me from having flare ups and like you have had them all over and really had to self medicate most of the time. I am not trying to change my diet following advice from on here and see if that makes any difference
natthebrat helen28603
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Goldilocksbear Ty-N-RyzMom
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You have nothing to lose, and if it could even just lessen your symptoms, it might bring you some relief. Hope you don't think me intrusive, it's a long shot, but it might help.
dale21499 Ty-N-RyzMom
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