Menopause/surgical menopause
Hallo loves
I (45F) had a full hysterectomy in October last year & since then my hidradenitis suppurativa has ramped up fantastically. It was pretty mild before & it’s been a decade since I last took doxycycline. I maybe had one or two on my buttocks.
I read it could be because of a decrease in oestrogen so I increased my HRT patch up to 75. I’ve just started taking 100mg zinc (with copper), vitamin b12 & vitamin d supplements in an attempt to get on top of it. However I found another one in my groin last night. I discovered one there a week ago (not same place) but I had no pain at all with it so was very surprised it was there. This new one is painful but only when I touch it. Feels huge, as they always do when you can see them. I do have sterile lancets for when I think it’s ready. I know I shouldn’t but the pressure is hideous.
Has anybody else experienced this with surgical menopause? How long should I give the supplements before I go to the doctors & ask for the big guns? Big guns being doxycycline again. Which I hate.
Oh I’ve had this since I was in high school but was misdiagnosed & only got the hidradenitis suppurativa diagnosis when I expressed it could be related to some other health thing I have going on. Sneaky I know.
Thanks muchly ♡