hs sucks

Hi go back to your dermatologist as it's never too late to seek help.   For your boils please don't pop them as you run the risk of driving the infection deeper into your skin thus causing more damage,  and spreading the infection so they keep recurring.  What you need to do is see your doctor/nurse and they should be able to freeze them then release the infected material.   They will keep them sterile.

Another thing you can do is ask to go on long term ab's as this might help control them.  I am lucky that my HS isn't severe and has largely stopped,  but a friend of mine has it as badly as you only with abcesses under her arms.  She is on a regime of strong ab's and this mainly keeps them at bay.   She also had surgery under her armpits.  She rarely gets them now.   

Like I said it's never too late to seek treatment so make that appointment,  x

 

If you have been suffereing with it this long I can imagine how you feel, go back to the doctor. It is nothing to be embarrassed of. Look into having it surgically removed. 

Hi. Don't be embarrassed. At all. You have a skin disease. It's not the prettiest thing to look at but that's what their job is, to see people at their worst if you wanna call it that. Think about it. You've been dealing with it for a long time now. You also have been dealing with the pain and discomfort for a long time too. You have to get passed your embarrassment in order to help yourself. To find relief. You deserve to. Everyone does. Don't let anything stop you or get in your way of that. Suffering any more than you have isn't worth it. I've had mine for a few years now and I'm not embarassed. If it were to ever drive me crazy to the full extent I'd see my dermatologist right away. I wouldn't wait. Who wants to suffer more than they have to. Go. Help youself out. Good luck and wish you well!??