I’ve been in so much pain and depressed, what should i do?

I had surgery under both armpits and it took 3 months for me to completely heal. A plastic surgeon preformed the surgery. Both armpits did get infected which made things 10 times worst and more painful.  The surgery didn't take long, I stayed in the hospital 2 days only because I was in so much pain.  The doctor removed my sweat glands and the HS and covered the area with a skin flap.  The recovery was rough because I was so scared to move my arm because of the pain but I had too. After a month things got much better and I started moving my arms more. I didn't have to have skin grafts which is a blessing.  This surgery was so worth it. I haven't had any problems and don't have to worry about pain under my armpits anymore. I'm getting my breast done later this year.  

Hi, I am my name is Tiffany and I have had hs for about 3 years. First let me say I am a diabetic and I do have graves disease. They are both driving me crazy. But, I first used to get these HUGE boils under my arms and I didn't know why. After a few ER visits I started doing my research. After about a year if being misdiagnosed I finally found out what it was. Heartbreaking but glad at the same time. Just to finally put a face to the problem. I started doing natural things to try and keep it under control. Needless to say that's a job in itself. I would take tumeric with water. Drink these juices from a juice bar. Bleach baths, use baking soda instead of deodorant and try to stay dry. It worked so well. I would take wheatgrass shots and get a juice made with beets, ginger, and orange juice. I didn't see a flare up for a year. But recently I have moved and there is no juice bar where I am. I have tried making them myself but to no avail. The hardest thing is trying to figure out a regimen to get back on track. I have lost my confidence and a lot of my self esteem. I have a husband and two kids. It is really hard to keep up with them when all I want to do is cry and lay in the bed. I have recently learned that dairy and beef is a huge part of the flare ups. I have cut the dairy but it's HARD to give up beef. I have cut back on it and I see a change. I had a piece of cheesecake last week and immediately I started having really bad pain under my left arm. So I have to control my urges to stay away from dairy. I have still been taking my bleach baths and occasionally taking the tumeric. I am really going g to get a regimen together to slow this thing down again. I really need my life back. I wanted to ask has anyone tried the emuaid ointment or the skleer cream. I found other people saying that it works for hs. It is really expensive but I am going to get my coins together and try it. I hate medication. I feel like that will only give me some other problem down the line. If anyone has tried any of these creams please let me know what happened, or if you have any recommendations of any other product or regimen.

I'm a newbie too!

I'm completely fed up my hs

I have been researching information on hydrodenitus supprativa for my husband who had a chronic condition with huge boils under his armpit and buttocks for almost 20 years...it more recently was in his armpits though and he would have huge boils twice a month he would have to get drained. I had him try everything I found online from diet, soap changes etc....nothing worked. It got so bad that a doctor was going to skin graph his armpits. I found online something about humira possibly working on HS and convinced the doctor to let him try it. He was on the drug for 6 months and then stopped the humira. He has not had 1 boil since then. ...I hate to say hes cured but it's been really promising.....thought I would pass this along since I may be able to help others with this skin condition.