Posted for a friend who's about to undergo something similar to the Incision and Drainages (I+D) that I have to do frequently for my skin condition.

( Medical details herein )

Damn I hate having a pain condition. Been dealing with cysts for something like two weeks now - as soon as one heals up, another one blossoms. Maybe once school actually starts I'll stop worrying about it and the cysts will go away ( Read more... )

I hate how stress causes skin flare-ups for me. (I have hidradenitis suppurativa if you've missed the other PSAs.)

( Sources of stress )

( Some of this is HS related )

( More plusses and minuses of my current condition, cut-tagged as usual )

My standard link to more info about hidradenitis suppurativa

( Because I always cut-tag things about my skin condition )

For those of you who aren't already familiar with my skin condition, hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), you may wish to skim that link. framefolly, remember how I said the other day that you shouldn't post anything unlocked that you wouldn't get up in front of a room and tell your whole class? Well, my posts on HS are my exception to that rule, b/c I want to ( Read more... )

And I forgot to mention, I've got a lovely cyst on my abdomen - in the front a couple inches under my belly button, right where my pants waistline inevitably rubs. Started on Sunday - so there were TWO reasons to not be staying on campus for the Hunt, that and the toothache. Last couple nights I wore a long shapeless comfy cotton dress for sleep ( Read more... )

Owie, that cortizone shot really REALLY hurt. :'( It'll help me though, the last one did. Derm suggests for my next flare-up I do NOT start the levoquin (antibiotic) at all but call up immediately and try to get a quick appointment. If I can't, then email him and he'll get them to squeeze me in. We're thinking wait for now on further Remicade ( Read more... )

Maybe I'll be lucky and sleep through the night tonight. Since the start of this cyst I haven't slept through the night, I keep waking up in pain by 3am, and then it takes me up to an hour to go back to sleep. I've also been waking really dyhydrated, which's unusual. It's started getting better - there's two ways this can happen, the neat ( Read more... )