#Skin Issues

[b0bthebuilder35]

[hellnokittyxo]

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Those two words are hell. I feel like I am in hell constantly. For those who don’t know, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, or HS for short, is a chronic skin condition that shows up as lumps or cysts due to inflammation and infection of the sweat glands.

I was diagnosed with this disease when I was in early high school. It started with a big cyst in the center of my chest. I went to the hospital to get it removed and I was told it was MRSA. After that point, I started getting cysts more frequently. This wasn’t normal for me.

I eventually went to the dermatologist and got their input. After some tests it came out to be HS. I was devastated but didn’t truly understand the impact it would have on me mentally and physically years to come.

I have been prescribed antibiotics, clyndamicin, even taken a shot called Humira in efforts to find some sort of relief from this disease but to no prevail. I have been cut open, had the cysts drained and packed, and it is not something I would wish on my worse enemy.

Aside from the pain, it is very detrimental to my mental health. The scars from these cysts have remained, showing up between my thighs, my armpits, and even my breasts. It makes me ashamed of my body. The looks I get from the scars makes me want to hide away from the world. When the cysts do occur, there is a pungent smell that lingers from the infection that makes it so much worse. I feel like a dirty troll.

It affects my relationships and work life. I often have a hard time opening up to a lover in fear that I will be judged for the scars or for the smell. I wish nothing more than to be able to wear revealing clothing that makes me feel sexy- tanks tops, low cut shirts, shorts, skirts, you name it.. instead I hide away in sweats and a hoodie. Why did this happen to me? What did I do to deserve such a thing?

I often have to call out of work if a cyst gets too painful to move or the stench is too strong, making me bed bound. I try to not let it stop me but it seems to have more control most days.

I want to be normal. I want to stop fighting my body, and finally live in my body. If anyone else suffers from this, please know you are not alone. You are strong and beautiful, despite how you feel.

Fuck Hidradenitis Suppurativa!

[deliriuxe]

This is it. This is the type of quality content I'm making from now on.

[fuji09]

Those of y'all with eczema, specifically around the eyes, what eye creams do y'all use for it? I can't make this flare up end and the steroids the dermatologist gives me and another cream that's like 1% hydrocortisone burns and feels like it makes it worse. I need something to calm my eyes down.

[neuropathyfordpines]

Hey if you have big noticeable rashes/hives due to eczema, psoriasis, or even allergies, or for any reason at all: I love you. You deserve to exist in public. You don't have to cover up to make other people more comfortable.

[pair-of-pantaloons]

i need to clear my skin. now.

PLEASE GIVE ME ADVICE! I NEED PRODUCTS, WHATEVER WORKED! I DON'T TRUST THE TIKTOK PEOPLE BCS I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE LYING!

i have oily skin, acne-prone. it's hormonal. i also have fungal acne.

i have a very simple skincare from cerave and a pharmacy product.

also please please PLEASE make them cheap. i'm not made of money.

and it also has to be easily accesible bcs i live in spain so i can't buy american products 🙂.

PLEASE HELP I'M DESPERATE I'M WORKING ON MY SUMMER GLOW UP

[stargirlie-sharon]

autoimmune disease/chronic illness talk:

autoimmune sucks, :( my diet is limited and i hate it man. can't eat gluten, dairy, red meat, shellfish, like wow my body is a real asshole to itself. like once i was born i was automatically destined to have a body that hates the preciously mentioned stuff and if i have too much of it my psoriasis kicks down the door and comes to torture my body and my mental state (but THANK GOD i'm not experiencing that rn and am in remission and asymptomatic of psoraisis)

and a ton of the foods i like are all made from things i can't eat because if i do give in and eat stuff with gluten, (however if i do eat a little then it seems to be fine... but still) it's literal torture and the foods i love are restricted to me because of my fucking condition

even when i want to find a snack in the pantry every one of them that i like contains something i can't eat

i know that it's better for me to stick to not eating it but i don't like it. i wanna go devour all the things i love regardless if they can trigger my disease, but then again if i do my condition will flare up and i'll go back to being in both physical and mental pain, and i never wanna go back to that hellhole again it's traumatizing

i wanna have a normal immune system dammit >:(

[just-a-sewer-goblin]

I have urticaria since a few weeks and last week it got so bad that my throat was swelling a bit and I had trouble swallowing, breathing and speaking.

So now I have to take care of that and I'm a little bit stressed because I've never been so scared for my life before. Sounds ridiculous but that's how I felt.

I'm still a bit shaken up but I'm trying to finish Chapter 5 of Collars of Duty as quickly as possible.

[not-so-local-lesbian]

Absolutely fucking disgusting that I need a permanent flesh wrap external organ, which also doubles as a lint roller for bacteria, to live!!!

I am now starting a riot against skin. @blashdafish , you are my second in command.

[a-totally-reasonable-username]

My head is always itchy. It's a skin issue that i definitely should get checked out but while the constant itching drives me nearly mad on a daily basis it's so low priority it's not even funny anymore. Scratching makes it worse so i wear beanies or scarves a lot and especially if i'm scratching myself without noticing, an extra barrier can help a lot sometimes.

Apparently an extra barrier doesn't do shit when i'm asleep?? Turns out i've spent a lot of energy fighting the urge to scratch while i'm awake and it turns out that i've been doing it asleep instead?? I am. So fucking done right now. Just. Why.

I can't even get a fucking break while asleep. I... What the fuck even

[hannaxjo]

Imma need more mentally I’ll people to give me tips on how not to touch my face, because “don’t touch your face” and “don’t pick at your skin” are actually not that helpful. Like really? Thank you doctor, why didn’t just I consider not touching my face before? That’s crazy. It was that easy this whole time. Wow. So helpful. Truly, I have been changed. Picking your skin makes it shit? Truly, never would have guessed. And this whole time I was thinking all that blood and pain meant I was doing something right.

[fuji09]

I hate my face, my skin, and this stupid eczema that is making me miserable. It feels awful, looks terrible, and I just want it to be gone!

[homowithoutsapiens]

another zinger from my boyfriend. i was whining about my eczema again and he turned and looked me dead in the eye and said “that sounds like a skin issue“

[wendy-comet]

surely I don't NEED eyeballs or eyelids right. i can just eat carrots and they'll let me see in the dark and my eyes won't itch anymore or rather they will but it won't be my problem anymore it'll be the problem of the poor sucker I conned into taking them off my hands. Face. Whatever.

[jennyyyeeettt]

WHO WAS GONNA TELL ME THAT ANTIBIOTIC/ CORTICOSTEROID OINTMENTS WILL SOLVE 85:90 % OF MY ACNE PROBLEMS????? 🙂 fr it's the 3rd day and I'm already noticing the difference!!!!!

Literally all I did is stopping all the products, washing my face and adding the ointment, and trying to drink at least 1 liter of water a day (Bec it helps)

[downloadspiral]

they should invent a body that is mine that doesn't have chronic eczema