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Anyone struggling with HS knows that having an uncommon skin condition is a really stressful thing.
After being given a shot to help with the pain, Jenna was sent home.
But the issue didnt get better.
A little while later, Jenna visited another doctor because of how much pain she was in.
It was there that she had a breakthrough, albeit in an unusual way.
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A nurse practitioner asked me if I had ever heard of HS.
I was beginning to eat healthier, which was helping, and didnt really think to look into it.
However, her conviction didnt come from the nurse practitioners suggestion.
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It was actually social media that confirmed it for her.
At the time, Jenna had been following Cristina Curp, aka @thecastawaykitchen, for nutritional advice.
Cristina also has HS, and was talking about it on her feed when Jenna had her aha!
I had been following her but I didnt even make the connection, Jenna said.
Today, Jenna says that most of her symptoms have cleared up entirely.
I dont even really get bumps ever.
Dealing with a skin disorder is tough, especially with friends or partners who might not initially understand.
I would start to smell, Jenna said of the worst part of dealing with it socially.
I could smell me, even if my friends said they didnt.
I told a lot of my friends, but I dont think they all knew the severity of it.
I lived in Utah at the time, and a lot of my friends were in Florida.
I was dating a guy at the time and I remember having a really painful bump.
As for what shed advise anyone else going through it?
