Pyoderma gangrenosum

I'm sorry to hear that you are suffering this rare and painful condition. Welcome to Mayo Connect, a community of people suffering from a wide variety of conditions and diseases. We share our experiences and try to help one another along the way. We are not medical professionals, but are willing to share what we have learned as we travel along, living as well as we can.

I haven't found any current posts from others with your condition, but maybe someone will see this and reply. In the meanwhile, if you want to seek treatment at Mayo, here is the link: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

Here is some info from Mayo about the condition: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pyoderma-gangrenosum/symptoms-causes/syc-20350386#: They try many non-surgical options first in this condition.

Please let me know what you decide to do.
Sue

Benign so far

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