‘When There’s an Active Flare-Up, It Hurts To Do Basic Things’: What It’s Like Living With HS

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Mid section view of woman with hands on legs By Ronny Maye ·Updated March 27, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

“It’s like giving birth.”

That was the only way to describe the amount of blood that drained from a boil that started out small, but grew rapidly in my groin. It prevented me from walking or sitting comfortably during a 6.5-hour road trip. Instead, I found myself alternating between

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