Fully Accepting my HS (Part 2)To this day, I still don't have a specific dermatologist or anyone I go to for HS. I think that’s partly because of the experience of having other doctors not...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Fully Accepting My HS (Part 1)I have had HS for about about 12 years and I think I can confidently say that I had HS for at least half of that time before fully accepting...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Learning To Love Myself With HS (Part 4)In case you missed it, check out Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series! This one has been a little hard. As someone who used to wear sweaters and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
I'm Not Angry, I Just Have Boundaries (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! When it comes to my family, I’ve found that setting boundaries can mean different things. Sure, there have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I'm Not Angry, I Just Have Boundaries (Part 1)Inevitably, there are going to be bad days with HS. And as much as I may hate that sometimes, it comes with the territory of having a chronic illness. During...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Learning To Love Myself With HS (Part 3)In case you missed it, check out Parts 1 and 2 of this series! In addition to all I had to learn about my body to manage my HS, I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Learning To Love Myself With HS (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! I’d be lying if I said that there aren’t times when the pain of hidradenitis suppurativa can completely...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Isolation Of Hiding My HS From People (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! Eventually, at the end of the semester, I came clean. For our Movement, Voice, and Acting classes, we...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Learning To Love Myself With HS (Part 1)It’s been quite the journey navigating HS. There’s a lot that it seems like HS can take away from you: limiting your mobility, dealing with the intense pain, managing drainage...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Isolation Of Hiding My HS From People (Part 1)I didn’t think about it too much the first time I felt a bump under my arm when I was 14 or 15. But I also didn't know how much...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Navigating Life With HS & Type 1 Diabetes (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! Realistically, I couldn’t blame all of my struggles on my circumstances because I also didn’t have good habits...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Navigating Life With HS and Type 1 Diabetes (Part 1)If you’re reading this article right now, then you or someone you know already knows this to be true: HS can be debilitating and incredibly hard to manage. At least...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Talking To My Partner About HS (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! I felt myself starting to ramble on about some of the physical restraints HS has on the body...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Talking To My Partner About HS (Part 1)You’d think I was about to tell my boyfriend I had a sixth toe or something going by how nervous I was to talk to him about my HS. For...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Working A Warehouse Job With HS (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! Deciding to talk to my supervisor about my HS symptoms terrified me to no end. Don’t get me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Working A Warehouse Job With HS (Part 1)I remember the first time my supervisor asked me why I always walked funny. It wasn’t in a disrespectful way or anything, but I definitely remember feeling a little self-conscious...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Pain Is Not Normal: HS and Mental Health (Part 2)In case you missed it, check out Part 1 of this series! The following weeks felt very different. I noticed that I was more present in class because I wasn’t...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Pain Is Not Normal: HS & Mental Health (Part 1)Oh, college... You hear it being said all the time: college is the best four years of your life. And don’t get me wrong, it totally can be! Even if...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
