HS sufferer

[Leaandfrank19]

Hi,

I was officially diagnosed with HS in my groin area of August last year, whilst pregnant with my son. Since giving birth I have now been put on a antibiotic called oxytetracycline, can anyone shine a light on how effective this treatment is please?

I have been suffering with these cysts, which were first told to me as bartholin cysts 🙄 for 10 years. I’m at the end of my tether! Being pregnant didn’t help and they flared up to huge sizes, since giving birth I have smaller cysts in clusters all over my groin and outside of my vagina lips 😬 I just can’t win! I also have tunnelling in which they never truly go once drained.

Please, please please! Anyone in a similar situation have any advice/suggestions about this condition would be much appreciated! Dermatologists don’t give 2 hoots either 😡

[Rshahrok]

Go see a dermatologist and ask for humira it's been a life-changer for me it's the first FDA-approved the one and only medication approved for HS and it's working wonders

[mommy483 in reply to Rshahrok]

She is absolutely right! I have been on Humira for 8 months and not had an outbreak!

[Leaandfrank19 in reply to mommy483]

I will ask my dermatologist thanks for the recommendation. This condition sucks!

[Leaandfrank19 in reply to Rshahrok]

I’ve been given oxytetracycline to try am on my last dose of 3 months and even though it has reduced it, I’m not rid completely. Is humira available in the uk? Thanks for the recommendation!

[Saraanne123]

I’m on a combination of clindamycin and rifampin. Have had bother all my adult life and for once the break outs have reduced dramatically.

[Leaandfrank19 in reply to Saraanne123]

Are they both antibiotics? I’ve only been given oxytetracycline to try for 3 months then i have a break from them. It’s clearing but will not go completely drives me insane!