Nearly two weeks ago I began to have my first ever herpes outbreak. I began to have plenty of symptoms, but no bumps. I went to a clinic and was diagnosed with PID. The doctor spotted a few bumps but reassured me it was most likely from shaving. The next day the bumps were much worse and there were a lot more of them coming in. I went back to the clinic and was diagnosed with genital herpes. The pain was horrible, but I was still able to urinate normally at this time with only slight discomfort from the sores.
I started on valtrex, and then the next day when I sat down to pee, nothing came out. I had the sensation that I was about to pee, but nothing would happen. I went to emergency and the doctor examined me and told me that yes, I was having a herpes episode but that the sores were now all infected and that had it not been infected the herpes would have most likely passed by now. He started me on teva-clindamycin for the bacterial infection and advised me to stop taking the valtrex incase it was the cause for my inability to void. He had a catheter inserted that same day and I wore it overnight. I came back the next day to have it removed and was still having difficulty voiding. However, I refused to have another catheter put in. I insisted on going home and trying to pee in the shower (which has been getting me by for now). The herpes sores are almost entirely gone but I am still feeling plenty of pain down there to the touch and am still having very little luck urinating in one steady stream, on command and in a toilet like a normal person.
I want to know if my inability to void is due to the herpes, the infection or a combination of the two. Is the inflammation from the infection/herpes causing pressure or obstructing my urethra or causing damage to my nerves in that area? Is this going to go away with time? I am very afraid that this could be more a serious issue and I am only 20 years old, I don't want to live with a catheter...