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My HS Flare Plan

Build my flare plan

A few short questions about your usual flare pattern and what is already agreed with your treatment team.

Build my flare plan

Answer only what applies to you. Anything you mark as not yet agreed becomes a question for your next appointment — there is no wrong answer here.

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Recognize your usual flare

This is about your own pattern, not a general one — there is no right answer, and none of this is scored.

Where do difficult flares usually occur for you?
What usually happens first? (optional)
What tends to happen during a difficult flare? (optional)

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Wound care and comfort measures

Record only what your treatment team has already told you, or what you already use as instructed.

Has your treatment team already agreed a wound-care routine with you for a flare?
Has your treatment team recommended any non-medication comfort measures for you?

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My acute pain plan

This tool never asks for a medicine name or a dose — only whether a specific plan already exists. Your clinician's instructions stay with you and your pharmacy, not with this website.

Has your treatment team already given you a specific plan for acute pain during a difficult flare — including what to use, how much, how often and for how long?

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Acute procedures or in-person assessment

Some flares may need an in-person review rather than home management alone.

Has your treatment team told you when a flare might need an in-person examination or procedure?

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When I contact my treatment team

A personal threshold, agreed with your own clinician, matters more than a general rule — this only records whether you already have one.

Has your treatment team told you what change during one of your usual flares should make you contact them?

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My contacts

Optional. Add only what you want kept on this device — nothing here is suggested or looked up for you.

Dermatology

Primary care / GP

Wound care

Pain service

These details stay only in your own browser. Add or remove them at any time; nothing here is validated, verified or shared.

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Practical preparation

A short, practical checklist — not a medical recommendation.

What might make a flare easier to manage practically? (optional)
What tends to become difficult during a bad flare? (optional)

My HS flare plan

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Evidence & review

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This hub reflects current European HS treatment guidance and a widely used patient pain-management guide, both of which recommend an individualized plan built with a treatment team rather than a universal one.

The interactive planner itself contains no medical claims to review: it only stores the reader's own selections and free text.

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My HS Home See this plan alongside every other tool you've saved, in one dashboard — no account needed. Flares & Pain The category hub this tool assumes you have already read: what a flare can involve, and why a personal threshold matters. When Should I Seek Medical Help? The site's one page for routine review, prompt assessment and emergency care — this tool never duplicates it. HS Symptom Tracker A 30-second, account-free way to log how today compares with your usual pattern. HS Wound Care & Dressing Guide Scenario-based education on drainage, dressing changes and daily wound care. My HS Care Team Where pain medicine and other specialties fit into ongoing HS care. HS and Pain A private tool for describing pain in your own words before an appointment.

Sources

  1. S2k guideline on the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa / acne inversa AWMF guideline register (Germany) · Checked: 2026-08-27
  2. Pain Control Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patient Guide · Checked: 2026-08-27
  3. Hidradenitis suppurativa: Diagnosis and treatment American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) · Checked: 2026-08-27
  4. Pain management in hidradenitis suppurativa — the published literature PubMed, US National Library of Medicine · Checked: 2026-08-27