I'm a 78 yr old woman who has just experienced her first and only hs boil/cyst/lesion appx 10 months ago. The first time it flared I was experiencing extreme & chronic stress. I finally got the lesion to heal and did ok for about 4 or 5 months when the stress subsided. After 4 or 5 a NEW stressor entered my life and very unexpectedly it flared again. This thing is driving me nuts. It's on my left upper back. Hard area to work with. When it flares I use warm compress & htg pad that soothes it and draws pus out. I keep it clean with antibacterial soap & saline wipes and bandage. But, almost to the minute it flares right back up on the 7th day. The only thing I can see that I may be doing to cause it to reflare is eating processed meats almost daily. I'm wondering if that could be my trigger. I eat no sugar, soft drinks etc and am staying as far away from histamine foods. I would greatly appreciate anyone's thoughts. BTW effective today no more processed meats.