Day 19: Contacted my skin specialist to provide an update on how the reduction to taking Roaccutane once a day, coupled with the Erythromycin is progressing. Some parts of the scalp acne seemed to stop coming up with new spots, although the existing acne was still there, taking what seems to be a long time to heal. The acne on the face seems to be slowly going away as well. There also seemed to be fewer new spots appearing on the face. Although, I am still concerned about how slow it is taking my existing acne to clear. My skin specialist also reported the results of the swab of my scalp acne as being negative of any bacterial growth, so has asked I go for another check-up this Friday to see the progress of the flare-up and to obtain another sample of fluid from the scalp acne, this time from several areas around the scalp.

I also decided to wash my hair with a shampoo designed especially for sensitive/dry skin made of oatmeal. It is also pH balanced for the scalp. It seemed to leave my scalp feeling quite soothed, rather than hot and angry. Will continue with this shampoo to see if it continues to help.