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With What’s Been Linked To HS Regarding Smoking Cigarettes.. How Many Of You Here In The Community Smoke Or Used To?

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Roanoke, VA

What’s your experience if you are a former smoker and quit?

June 21
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A myHSteam Member

i vape and smoke weed and my hs didn't really change when i started. but everyone is different and my doctors recommend me to stop vaping or cut back and never really said anything avout the weed because of its pain management properties.

July 6
A myHSteam Member

I smoked but now vape and don't inhale. No difference

June 27
A myHSteam Member

i am on vapes now but i have smoked for 10 years. i just turned 30 so i started when i was 18 and just quit and i feel a difference in my other health issues a bit. it is so hard to quit and im really glad i got super sick and it basically forced me to quit. i could be more grateful. but i havent seen it yet with HS but i have heard it does add to flare ups

June 26
A myHSteam Member

I smoked cigarettes and switched to vaping. All while I was switching, I also cut dairy out of my diet and I noticed a difference in the severity in my flare ups. Don't get me wrong, they still can get pretty painful at times.

June 24
A myHSteam Member

Things were getting bad. Was doing multiple things at once. Hard to tell which one played a bigger role but:
Humira then cosentyx, weight loss, smoking/nicotine cessation ,(little over 1 year).
With all 3 I have seen a dramatic reduction in frequency and severity of flares. They do still happen though.
Now if the continuous draining would stop. Spending a ton on bandaging supplies. Anyone got any ideas on that?

June 24

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