Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness

My husband is now in the hospital for another surgery. He just had one a month ago and it opened up with infection. Please keep him in your prayers. I know he will be ok . I thank everyone that post their comments on this wonderful myspace page. Now I know he is not going through this alone and it shows you all are fighters and will not let HS win.
Thank you and good luck to all of you.

my husband is having surgery Monday @ 1pm we have finally found a surgeon who actually has two other HS patients! He is going to be pretty invasive tomorrow with the surgery, he said he will clean out every tunnel & all sores. Keep us in your thoughts & prayers please.....Deaneen & Randy

this may sound strange, but over the years i have found out certain foods really aggravate hs; such as oils/fats which are solid at room temps, hydrolyzed/hydrogenated soybean oil, nuts, highly processed white breads, caffeine, coffee, cheese, real 1/2 and 1/2 creamer, ice cream, pizza, one of the worst is frostings. when i eat these foods or any foods in this type of grouping, i have to flush my body for days and days with water to chase out the fats so they will not adhere or deposit themselves and then come out through my very sore hs ducts...and those fats do seem to do just that. i have had hs since i was in my early 20's and many doctors with no diagnosis. finally properly diagnosed last year at 36 while i was a few months pregnant.

I found out I have HS this march I have my first surgery this monday. I was given 2 choices either take out strips from under my arms one by one as they heal or one big patch and I would have to have a wound vac. Just curious to know if one heals better then the other? Also I just started taking Zinic, probotics also was told to try tumeric but read that it could be a blood thinner didn't know if I should take that while starting surgeries? Thanks

i just had a surgery today last year had ex cession on my right armpit. . . . today was my thighs. . . .but i came away from this surgery very upset and unsatisfied. i am hoping to get some emails from people on here regarding the situation. on both thighs combined just the inside thighs i have well over a hundred spots. Today i went in expecting all the affected tissue and spots to be removed as this seems to be the only way noted to successfully help control the outbreaks. . . yet i wake up and find the surgeon has removed only 7 of the spots . . . yes just seven. . . . this seems pointless and has really upset me. . . . i am looking for some thoughts and input. . . please help and email with feedback as i am almost in tears.