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Check out Part 1 of Katy's story, This Is What Happens During A Remicade Infusion. Remicade infusions involve a lot of waiting. Next, I wait for the medicine to be...

We have all been there before. You have received your diagnosis, sat in your thoughts about said diagnosis, and now you feel ready to become the expert on this newfound...

If you’ve been on the internet or read a magazine in the past 5 years, you have probably heard someone talk about adding more turmeric to your diet and that...

When I have a flare, they are all-consuming. It will take over my body, my mind, and my daily habits. In order to counteract this bonkerness (it’s a word, I...

“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to better management of my symptoms (and I could...

Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...

Chronic illnesses can be debilitating. You could be thriving, agile, and able-bodied one day and unable to get out of bed the next. It's an unpredictable experience. But this isn't...

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...

Atopic dermatitis and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) are both skin conditions. Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema. Often simply called eczema, it causes dry, itchy, and scaly patches...

Hi everyone! Today I thought I would share some of my tricks for when I get Hidradenitis flares in my armpits. These tricks are just my own personal favorites and...

Chances are, if you have HS and you are seeking treatment options, you have probably been to a dermatologist as one of the first steps in your treatment plan. For...

Two years ago, my dermatologist and I decided to stop Humira and try a different TNF inhibitor, Remicade (infliximab). As an off-label prescription, this medicine is considered an experimental way...

Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a lot of trial and error when it comes to finding what works best when you’re flaring or having an outbreak. It’s no secret that I try...

Wound care is central to the healing of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). If wounds are not cared for properly, it can leave room for bacteria growth and possible infection. While every...

It’s almost that time of year again. That time of year when some of us HS warriors find ourselves in an imaginary race trying to beat the heat and keep...

Like many people who live with HS, it has taken me years of trial and error to figure out what triggers my flares, and somehow the list keeps on growing!...

Starting any new lifestyle is difficult and can be a huge adjustment, but when these steps are implemented while battling a chronic illness there's the added anxiety about how this...

There is nothing that irritates me more than being in the mood only to remember that I’ve got a monster of a lesion between my legs, which can make sex…er...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is unknown to most people, even many medical professionals. This ignorance leads to many myths and misconceptions about HS. There are the more common myths that most...