There aren't really any definite treatments. Some people find that medications like Accutane help, while others get no benefit. Some people do homeopathic remedies. I've tried a lot of different things and nothing really takes care of it. I just learn to live with the nastiness and be thankful for the times it isn't so bad. I have no health insurance, so for me to see a dermatologist and use prescription medications would be really expensive.
I hope that you don't get the tunneling and scaring that I read about.
HS tends to affect mainly the apocrine glands (sweat glands found in the armpits and groin). It is quite painful, especially when a large abcess develops. They always seem to pop up in the worst places too, lol.
I like your avatar. That was a great abcess story! I don't know too much about your disease. What part of your skin is affected? Is it very painful? I'm sorry for your troubles.
