Dear reader,

I have created this blog with the primary goal of telling you about the disease Hidradenitis Suppurativa, what it is and how it effects my life every second, minute,hour, day, week, month and year since I first began suffering with it in 2008!

Hidradenitis Suppurativa or HS, is a disease that effects the glandular areas of your body. That would basically the groin, armpits and area under the breast. Simply put, those glands that are supposed to help you purge dirt and bacteria, become clogged and cease to work. This causes the pores in those areas to become clogged creating cysts or boils. These are feverish and extremely sore growths that form nonstop.

There are three know stages of this disease. I’m in stage three. This is the point where tracts have formed under my skin causing constant secretion of pus and sometimes blood. I experience this in the concentrated area of both my armpits…a painful and draining ordeal….no pun intended :).

So, those that know me, love me and have seen my struggle, wish to be comforting and understand of my feelings. The truth though is that they will never truly understand, and that can be frustrating. What I will do here though, for those of you willing to take a look into my life, is share as honestly and candidly my feeling, thoughts and experiences. Yes you my friend, will get an up close and personal to the unspoken side of my life with HS.