taylokc
New Member
Hi ladies,
I noticed a bump in my scalp around Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. This bump made my head, neck, shoulders, ears, and back hurt. I immediately went to CVS and got some peroxide and neosporin. I came home and washed my hair thoroughly to made sure that no products were on my scalp and I applied the peroxide and neosporin eveyday. Guess what?? It got worse!!! It went from one bump to three!!! I came home from college today and asked my mom about it (she's a nurse) she said that it looked like a boil. I called my stylist and she encouraged me to come see her immediately. She looked at it and said that it looked like fungus and that I needed to go to the ER right away because it would spread and she would have to cut all of my hair off!!! I went to the ER and they said that it was a staph infection!! I asked the doctor how I got it and she said that there is really nothing you can do to prevent it. But she said many African Americans get it because our hair grows in curly and the staph that's naturally on everyone's skin gets infected. Staph tends to show up in the scalp or in the groin area because its a perfect breeding groud for bacteria--its wet, its dark, and its closely built. She gave me an antibiotic and said that it will clear up in 2 days or so. She said that all we can do is keep those areas as dry as possible. This means frequent washing of the hair, taking a couple of showers a day, and/or changing panties. Especially since its getting warmer. Just wanted to pass the info along. Has anyone else had this experience??? If so, share
I noticed a bump in my scalp around Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. This bump made my head, neck, shoulders, ears, and back hurt. I immediately went to CVS and got some peroxide and neosporin. I came home and washed my hair thoroughly to made sure that no products were on my scalp and I applied the peroxide and neosporin eveyday. Guess what?? It got worse!!! It went from one bump to three!!! I came home from college today and asked my mom about it (she's a nurse) she said that it looked like a boil. I called my stylist and she encouraged me to come see her immediately. She looked at it and said that it looked like fungus and that I needed to go to the ER right away because it would spread and she would have to cut all of my hair off!!! I went to the ER and they said that it was a staph infection!! I asked the doctor how I got it and she said that there is really nothing you can do to prevent it. But she said many African Americans get it because our hair grows in curly and the staph that's naturally on everyone's skin gets infected. Staph tends to show up in the scalp or in the groin area because its a perfect breeding groud for bacteria--its wet, its dark, and its closely built. She gave me an antibiotic and said that it will clear up in 2 days or so. She said that all we can do is keep those areas as dry as possible. This means frequent washing of the hair, taking a couple of showers a day, and/or changing panties. Especially since its getting warmer. Just wanted to pass the info along. Has anyone else had this experience??? If so, share