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"Hello. I am new here. This popped up about 8 days ago after I plucked some hairs out of my armpit. I went to the doctor for it and they prescribed me clindamyacin topical. On the papers she gave me it said she diagnosed me with Hidradenitis Suppurativa. She never discussed anything with me or told me my diagnosis. I'm confused because I don't have a history of anything like this. I recently change my skincare routine, plucked some pit hairs and I also took a plan b a day before the biggest one popped up. I'm basically just looking for advice, does this look like hs? How can I get some relief? What's the next steps for me? "
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, I just wanted to check in and follow up with you. How are you doing? Have your symptoms improved or changed at all? Have you been able to speak with your doctor anymore at all about this? Wishing you a gentle day. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member) Hi
, I'm so glad you found our community here, and thanks for reaching out. I wish that your doctor had been more upfront or informational with what they diagnosed you with. Do you have a way to reach out to her (perhaps via an online messaging) where you could ask her some follow up questions. Unfortunately we can not give medical advice over the internet (for your safety), so getting clarification from your doctor as to what makes her believe this is HS might be a good starting point. That being said, I will definitely link some articles here with more information about treatments, https://hsdisease.com/treatment. Within the article there are links to get more information about types of medications, alternative therapies, and lifestyle changes (in case you are interested in getting more information). How are you finding the topical to be? Have you been using it at all, and have you noticed a difference? I do hope that you can get some information from your doctor and start to feel some relief, but please don't hesitate to reach out here if you have other questions, need to vent, or could use some support. Sending you gentle hugs. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member)