u/lilespanol

Hello everyone. About three weeks ago i had vigorously masturbated throughout the day and eventually noticed that around the tip of the penis near the entrance a small spot that looked as though the surface layer of the skin had been rubbed off and appeared to look slightly raw/tender. It should be noted though that I had no bumps/lesions resembling herpes prior to this, no puss, no pain, no discomfort peeing, etc. I should also note that i have had absolutely 0 sexual interaction with anyone my entire life, am a relatively clean person, and havent been in contact with anyone that could possibly have the infection.

That being said i was a bit scared and decided to ride it out to see if it would eventually heal over and never show up again since then, with 0 masturbation and applying a small amount of 100% petroleum vaseline to the area. Since then it seems like the spot has been healing, but i noticed some things that gave me concern. Its been healing very slowly up to the creation of this post, and the scab over it had barely peeled off up until the other day. The area after some hours appears to be relatively dry, and i noticed in teeny tiny areas of where the injury was that it was still healing and possibly scabbing over.

As such, the healing has had me concerned as to whether or not it could actually be herpes despite being very clean and having 0 sexual contact what so ever. The symptom has been limited only to where i noticed the tender spot, and havent experienced anything similar across my entire body. I should note that i do have eczema in other parts of my body but havent experienced this before, so unsure if i could suspect that as the case here. I do want to go have it tested and checked to be certain but I have some priors to be addressed on my medical insurance before i can do a checkup.

With that being said, is there anybody that has experienced the infection and/or similar symptoms and has the knowledge of the condition that might be able to relieve my anxiety over this or inform me if i need to be checked immediately? Its been scaring me the entire time despite keeping myself as clean as possible up until this point so I am very concerned. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Hello everyone. About three weeks ago i had vigorously masturbated throughout the day and eventually noticed that around the tip of the penis near the entrance a small spot that looked as though the surface layer of the skin had been rubbed off and appeared to look slightly raw/tender. It should be noted though that I had no bumps/lesions resembling herpes prior to this, no puss, no pain, no discomfort peeing, etc. I should also note that i have had absolutely 0 sexual interaction with anyone my entire life, am a relatively clean person, and havent been in contact with anyone that could possibly have the infection.

That being said i was a bit scared and decided to ride it out to see if it would eventually heal over and never show up again since then, with 0 masturbation and applying a small amount of 100% petroleum vaseline to the area. Since then it seems like the spot has been healing, but i noticed some things that gave me concern. Its been healing very slowly up to the creation of this post, and the scab over it had barely peeled off up until the other day. The area after some hours appears to be relatively dry, and i noticed in teeny tiny areas of where the injury was that it was still healing and possibly scabbing over.

As such, the healing has had me concerned as to whether or not it could actually be herpes despite being very clean and having 0 sexual contact what so ever. The symptom has been limited only to where i noticed the tender spot, and havent experienced anything similar across my entire body. I should note that i do have eczema in other parts of my body but havent experienced this before, so unsure if i could suspect that as the case here. I do want to go have it tested and checked to be certain but I have some priors to be addressed on my medical insurance before i can do a checkup.

With that being said, is there anybody that has experienced the infection and/or similar symptoms and has the knowledge of the condition that might be able to relieve my anxiety over this or inform me if i need to be checked immediately? Its been scaring me the entire time despite keeping myself as clean as possible up until this point so I am very concerned. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Hello everyone. About three weeks ago i had vigorously masturbated throughout the day and eventually noticed that around the tip og the penis near the entrance a small spot that looked as though the surface layer of the skin had been rubbed off and appeared to look slightly raw/tender. It should be noted though that I had no bumps/lesions resembling herpes prior to this, no puss, no pain, no discomfort peeing, etc. I should also note that i have had absolutely 0 sexual interaction with anyone my entire life, am a relatively clean person, and havent been in contact with anyone that could possibly have the infection.

That being said i was a bit scared and decided to ride it out to see if it would eventually heal over and never show up again since then, with 0 masturbation and applying a small amount of 100% petroleum vaseline to the area. Since then it seems like the spot has been healing, but i noticed some things that gave me concern. Its been healing very slowly up to the creation of this post, and the scab over it had barely peeled off up until the other day. The area after some hours appears to be relatively dry, and i noticed in teeny tiny areas of where the injury was that it was still healing and possibly scabbing over.

As such, the healing has had me concerned as to whether or not it could actually be herpes despite being very clean and having 0 sexual contact what so ever. The symptom has been limited only to where i noticed the tender spot, and havent experienced anything similar across my entire body. I should note that i do have eczema in other parts of my body but havent experienced this before, so unsure if i could suspect that as the case here. I do want to go have it tested and checked to be certain but I have some priors to be addressed on my medical insurance before i can do a checkup.

With that being said, is there anybody that has experienced the infection and/or similar symptoms and has the knowledge of the condition that might be able to relieve my anxiety over this or inform me if i need to be checked immediately? Its been scaring me the entire time despite keeping myself as clean as possible up until this point so I am very concerned. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time.