When I have read about PN on the internet, they make it sound like we cause these things! This is not true. I pick at them after they appear because they hurt. I used to work In Dermatology and saw a case on Dr. Pimple Popper. They implied the patient caused them. It makes me mad. Why would anyone do something that would cause this kind of misery? 😡

They just think you are a picker or that you are crazy and dismiss you . It’s enough to drive you crazy !!!

I don’t know how to describe the nodules but my interpretation is that there are stems or stalks that hold it in place and it takes quite a bit of digging to get them out. I too must get them out once I feel it. I know I shouldn’t touch it but I have to do it? I think I am going crazy with this disease.

I do the same thing! You have to get that core out. It does leave a crater but helps them heal and are less painful. I had one that had the core left in and hasn’t improved. It’s been there for a year. Started using the frankincense oil. It has come to the surface and I’m working on getting the core out.

Hi Sally, lots of mine are white and do they hurt.I know they say don't pick but the doctors don't live with it. I do dig them out, end up with a crater but it doesn't hurt as much. Bless you!