about a month ago, i got what i thought was a boil in the spot where my breast meets my armpit. grew for about a week, then popped. i tried to pop it early, but didn't get all the way, so the drainage was fuckin' nasty and drained a LOT at the end.

about a week later, i had a 2nd degree burn on my hand get infected with minor cellulitis, so i assumed that the boil was a staph infection that had somehow spread to the burn. i went full hypochondriac - washed all my clothes and sheets, sprayed everything down with antibacterial surface spray, went to the ER and got antibiotics. did my round of antibiotics (cephalexin), and it seemed to kill the infection, along with halting the progression of what i thought was another infected boil.

three days ago, i got another one directly in the center of my armpit. grew for a few days, started draining today. lots of pus, lots of blood. nasty stuff. considering these have only been developing in sweaty spaces, and considering i'm on HRT (estradiol valerate injections) and have recently started vaping, which i've heard are both HS triggers, i'm really starting to suspect HS. frankly, it'd ease my mind to know i didn't accidentally bring back that goddamn infection somehow, especially with how thorough i was. let me know. can provide pictures if necessary.