Mondays aren’t typically considered a day to celebrate. I however, am celebrating in my spirit after the resolve of a flare on my buttocks that made it impossible to sit!!

March will mark a year of being on Humira, and while it has helped significantly, it’s not a cure. It’s imperative that I proceed with the same caution and consciousness that I did before the medication.

This consciousness demands that I manage what I take into my spirit, just as much as what I ingest physically. With Jehovah’s help and a solid support system, I generally acknowledge, process and work through my issues pretty well, but the fact remains that I’m human, and sometimes life is a lot to contend with.

As mentioned before, Humira has been a great drug for managing my Hidradenitis, but life’s stresses led to me flaring in my chest, right buttocks over these past two weeks or so, and somewhat of a In-N-Out game with one that I’ve had for a while in my groin area.

The chest area opened some days ago thankfully. It’s still a little sore, but that’s to be expected. My behind, however, has been the most challenging, stubborn and painful area since a flare I had in 2017. The medicine greatly decreases the discomfort, but it’ll likely always give me a hard time.

After many prayers, topical concoctions and the prayers of my family, I awakened to a disgustingly  wonderful puddle of pus and blood in my bed under pad!😁😁🥳🥳🙏🏾🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

I thank Jehovah and my support team for helping me through ❣️

1. You can see the cyst, large enough for you to palm, surrounded by scar tissue and damaged skin from old flares.
2. Another pic of right buttocks.
3. Drainage on underpaid.
4. Blood on chuck I keep on my floor.
5. More drainage
6. Clean chuck I found on my bed, after my dear nephew cleaned up while I showered. 🥰😘🫂💓

All that said, we’re calling this a good day! Mental reset, prayer, moving and operating wisely and being mindful. Psalms 55:22.