So You Think You Have HS - Now What?!Maybe you saw that episode of Dr. Pimple Popper and realized the lesions under your arms/legs/groin/back/neck/etc. look surprisingly the same, maybe you have been googling symptoms and came across HS,...
Statistics: Who Gets Hidradenitis Suppurativa?Hidradenitis suppurativa, or HS, is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. The pain, appearance, and odor can have serious effects on quality of life. The exact number of people with HS...
Common Misdiagnoses of Hidradenitis SuppurativaWhen you have an uncommon disease like hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), getting a correct diagnosis can be a challenge. Doctors believe that between 1 and 4 out of every 100 people...
Coming Out As Chronically Ill: How To Talk To Friends And Loved Ones About Your New DiagnosisGetting a diagnosis of HS comes with a whole host of emotions - a relief to finally have an answer, fear of what is to come, uncertainty, anger, sadness… the...
My HS Story: The Pain of MisdiagnosisDeveloping Hidradenitis Suppurativa in the mid to early 2000s was frightening as an 11-year-old because every physician I saw had every speculation in the world but no solid diagnosis. HS...
Body Confidence & HS: How I Fell In Love With My Body Even When It Felt Like It Didn’t Love Me BackAs someone with a multitude of chronic illnesses, I often felt at war with my body. HS was the first chronic illness that I was diagnosed with, and as a...
You Have Boils? I Get Those, Too!With the number of times I have heard “You have boils? I get those, too!” you would think that I would be used to receiving this reaction when I share...
Symptoms of Hidradenitis SuppurativaThe first symptom of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a bump. However, that is not the only symptom of this painful, chronic inflammatory skin disease. Other symptoms...
Advice for the Newly DiagnosedI was diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa 7 years after my first flare. I felt conflicting emotions after my diagnosis. It took me a long time to learn how to advocate...
