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07-25-2008, 07:24 AM
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Hey ladies, ive notice being over weight or slim doesnt change the way i suffer from hs, a couple of years ago i lost 25 kgs yet i still had the same problem, it may work for some people losing the weight and not getting the lumps. I too was to scared to get close to someone, i hadnt been with my fiance for long when i had my surgery so he kinda saw the ugly scars and stuff, he never judged me for it, he see's me going through the pain when i have an outbreak and i know it hurts him seeing me in so much pain. So believe me when i say..... if a guy really likes you for you he wont care about hs. | 
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07-25-2008, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AngelCOH  Thanks so much Mariela - that is such brilliant news, I am so happy for you! I got paid today so am off to stock up on some good quality cinnamon capsules. Maybe I don't have to be single for the rest of my life  x | No worries, let us know how you get on. I used to buy the capsules from Holland and Barrett, but I discovered that GNC is far cheaper.
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07-28-2008, 02:15 PM
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Hello ladies....I am glad I found this.
I've been getting this since I was around 16 I think, sometime in high school. Lately I have noticed that if I don't take my meds right, one will pop up. I'm diabetic also, so I just attributed it to that.
The summer before last I had one under my arm that I had to get lanced (which wasn't painful, but they put packing in it afterwards which caused me so much pain. My back was killing me. I had to go to Urgent Care and have it taken out the next day) and then last summer I got another one under the same arm. I went to see my PCP who immediately sent me to a surgeon. He looked at it and said since I wouldn't let him touch it (that's how much it hurt) I have to have it surgically removed. So I had to have surgery that day,and then for the next week and a half I was on Percocet and having the dressing changed. Fun times.
I've noticed that I have two more right now on my bum lol and I've been feeling this pain under my arm, but I can't exactly feel the lump. I currently take Actos and Glumetza and I've run out of Actos...can't get anymore til Friday. So that's why they're here.
Yay for another PCOS symptom.
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07-29-2008, 03:49 AM
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Hi Keki03, I know exactly how you feel when you say the packing hurt, i started getting a lump on my sacrum (top of my bum crack), i was in so much pain after 3 days i finally went to the doc, i wouldnt let him touch it, it felt like a hot poker, he sent straight to hospital to have it lanced, afterwards for about a week i had to have it packed until it healed inside out, that was 2 yrs ago, since then ive had it twice, now it just pops itself which is good, because the pain i got with it was excruitiating. | |
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07-29-2008, 06:09 PM
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oh the packing of hs isnt nice after surgery. I had a huge one done a few years back - i had nurses coming to the house for 12 weeks , twice a day to change the packing.
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07-30-2008, 10:08 PM
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Are you serious...PCOS has caused these horrible things! I couldn't for the life of me figure out why I was getting these!! Just more reasons to hate PCOS!
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07-31-2008, 02:34 AM
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Hey ladies! (Sorry I haven't been on in a while--hope all is well with everyone!)
So...I really want to try some drawing salve but I have a few questions...so if anyone has used it I'd love fome info 
1. Where do you get it? I've seen places online selling "black drawing salve" from anywhere from $2.99-$19.99. I'd like to pick some up on my own if I can...ordering online usually ends up costing more because of shipping and it saves materials (box & packing).
2. Does it hurt?!
3. Is it ok to put in um....sensitive places? Of course I wouldn't put it IN those places but I do have some boils that are pretty close to my girlie parts.
I'd love any info! Thanks
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07-31-2008, 02:36 AM
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Also...has anyone noticed a pattern in their boils? I mean, patterns in flare ups or anything?
I've been charting (although not for very long) and so far it seems like they get worse around ovulation and right before/the beginning of my period. I'm interested to see if the pattern continues...
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Sept 4 2008: First u/s! Looks perfect! Measuring 7w2d, heart beat nice & strong @ 154bpm!
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07-31-2008, 10:02 AM
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I've noticed exactly one week before my period I get flare ups. Been charting for the past three months and it happens like clockwork every time. | |
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08-04-2008, 03:44 PM
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OOooh I am going to chart too. Have a date tomorrow night and was feeling good that my boil under boob was disappearing. Then these past couple of it has reformed and is sore. It is only the size of a fingernail but it makes me feel so bad about myself :-( Make me feel dirty and disease ridden. I am due on in a few days so maybe that hasn't helped!
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08-05-2008, 12:17 AM
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Aha! So THAT'S what those are!
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08-06-2008, 07:41 PM
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Does anyone know if metformin helps the HS? I began taking metformin xr a week ago, and I hope it will help!
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08-07-2008, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by knittygritty Does anyone know if metformin helps the HS? I began taking metformin xr a week ago, and I hope it will help! |
Oh yes! I am on Met XR 1500mg daily & tha birth control pill Yaz, obviously daily. I know th@ Yaz alone wasn't what was helpin fewer & less severe outbreaks b/c I was on tha brand of pill b4 I began Met. I've been on 1500mg Met for approx 7 months (started @ 500mg for the 1st week, then 1000 2nd week & then finally 1500) & those spots are severely diminished in tha # of times AND their size since then. So either the Met alone is helpin a LOT or tha combo of Met & Yaz. I say get on it if you can!!!!! | |
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08-07-2008, 03:53 PM
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Been to the doctor for all manner of PCOS related things and been given surgical wash. Feel bad like the GP thought I wasn't washing properly or something! Hope it helps...
Am feeling like no-one understands the upset of every little thing.
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PCOS: Dxd Jan'06 but suffering since '86 - Hirsutism, Facial Sweating, Headaches, mild HS, IBS-D, PMS & Depression
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08-07-2008, 10:24 PM
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I am so glad that met will help!! You have made my day, Meilani! 
AngelCOH~Are you looking for a different practitioner? It never ceases to shock me how ignorant some doctors can be about PCOS and all the lovely things that come with it. I hope you can find a doctor who is understanding and helpful.
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