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SHEENA - cysts in groin / armpitFrom: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 24 Nov 2000 21:18:14 -0600 (CST)
>>One thing I not seen anybody else mention and is apparently a rare side effect, is abscesses that follow the line of the sweat glands, ie in the groin and under the arm. This is only a relatively recent conection. I've been suffering with them for around 20 years.<< Sheena - I hope someone will correct me if I get the name wrong, but about a year ago it was suggested on this board that those cysts are called hydradentis suppurativa. if you run it through a search engine you can find some info on it. Although I have to say, when I looked at the cases on the HS sites, they all seemed much worse than what we have. But, worth a look. Soooo many of us here get those. I HATE them. They are always worse if I have eaten sugar. I don't think anyone knows what causes them, but hubby and I have a theory: Because our insulin levels are so high, and yet we can be IR and our bodies are trying to store blood sugar as fast as possible, maybe at times it gets stored without entirely breaking down in fatty areas like thighs. Then, in places that rub (like thighs and armpits) maybe occasionaly there is enough friction to break the skin ever so slightly. Bacteria get in, and find not only a moist damp environment, but plenty of sugar to feed of of. They grow fast, and we get the rotten cyst. This is all, of course, assuming it is a bacterial infection... Anyway don't feel alone with this - search the archives here, we talk about these things a lot :)
-- Sonnet
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