Dr.,
I have been extremely worried about genital warts for the last 5 and 1/2 months, because I stupidly wore a speedo-type bathing suit that I had bought, without washing it first. (The woman who worked at the store assured me that they didn't allow people to try them on, but then I started to worry about it later.) I've now read that HPV can survive well over a week on hard surfaces, not to mention the porous spandex surface of a bathing suit, so I have been very worried. Do you think this is a risk?
Then,16 days ago I noticed a small, solitary bump on my lower buttock.(maybe slighlty larger than a pencil eraser) It felt sensitive to the touch (like a pimple), which is why I noticed it in the first place. It is in an area with a lot of hair follicles that have tiny bumps where the hair comes out from. I BELIEVE that this circular bump had the same LITTLE bump (BUT no protruding hair) in the center as the hair follicles around it, but, in a panic, I tried to squeeze it a few times and I THINK I took off the LITTLE bump with my fingernails.
The bump can still be felt now, and though it is not growing, it seems only slightly smaller than it did 2 weeks ago. It no longer is sensitive to the touch. It now is slighly smaller than a pencil eraser, is smooth, circular, and has what looks like a little, slightly redder, divot in the center, where I think the LITTLE bump that lacked a hair was located. What worries me is that it has not gone away, and I would have thought over 2 weeks was enough time for a bump caused by folliculitis or something similar to go away. Please tell me what you think this could be. Does it sound like a genital wart? I am extremely concerned. Thank you.