Hi missjess and welcome to the group!  Sorry is is because of HS but glad you found us. Casey (HSvictim) had some really good suggestions, and add to them the use of moist hot packs. Nothing takes the pain level down as quickly at that, for me anyway, and others have said the same. I just use a washrag and tap water as hot as I can get it, wring it out and put it right on the bumps. If your water is set too low, then you can always heat some water in the micro. It can also help those bumps that are needing to drain, do so faster. The main thing to remember is that what works for one may not work for the next person. For instance,I use Cephalexin (Keflex) antibiotic and it works for me every time to keep lesions from abcessing when they get infected and start to blow up. It may not work for everyone and a different one may. Antibiotics are actually not known to help with HS itself, but can help with secondary bacterial infections which cause the abcesses. I would really urge you to find a dermatologist or plastic surgeon who has treated HS to see if excision is a good option for you. The sooner the better before they start getting sinus tracts (tunnels) from one to the other. All the best to you and hope to see you here often. Karen Shoot for the moon...if you miss it, reach out and grab a star.
Karen
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I am so sorry to hear that you are suffering from HS but I am sooooo happy that you found us here! Our little family has been the best source of advise, support, ideas and general care that I have ever experienced! I have been away for awhile, but am determined to jump right back into where I left off! 
I just love meeting people who make me feel less & less alone each day...!
So, regardless, by the next week I was in MAJOR agony and realizing that my pains were new & different and yes, it's because I had developed cellulitis on my HS alien (a severe infection) so I had to stop the 2nd run of antibiotics and start a new round of Bactrim-DS to kill that infection! So... we absolutely understand your frustration for medicines that do not do anything and doctors who do not "really" know what they are treating...ugh. 
Anyway, sorry if I just chatted you ear off. I like to remind people that we are not modest here: so feel free to ask away with questions & I hope to hear from you soon! <3 Candace P.S. I wish I had an answer for your rain relief questions... because if I had the answer I would be a bajillionaire!!!!