boil on my penis

[daggaz]

I had unprotected sex about ten days ago.  Exactly 3.5 days later, I noticed an enormous "pimple" on the side of my penis shaft, about halfway up, just about where most of the hairs have disappeared, but there are still some very small ones.  Stupidly, I tried to pop it/scratch it, which resulted in an erosion.  Now I have a painful, circular lesion, which oozes a very small amount of puss. The surrounding tissue was red and slightly inflammed. I hoped it would heal up spontaneously, but after several days (where it got slíghtly worse) I started to treat it.  

I am fairly certain it is a normal boil caused by Staph or even Strep, and am treating it as such so far.  (I do hard labor, wearing heavy clothing, in dirty conditions).  I wash it 3-4 times daily, removing any pus but careful not to abrade the area too roughly, apply a 1% chlorhexidine diglyconate salve, and keep it covered at all times with fresh micropore surgical tape.  It seems to be doing better after 2 days of this treatment, the swelling is down, it is still a little red, but it is not nearly as painful.

Still, I would hate to find out that I have a serious STD (HSV-2 and Syphilis come first to mind) and would rather take the responsible approach, embarassing as it is, and get tested by my doctor.  Am I being irrational?  It would be nice to hear a professional opinion to either support or discount my own diagnosis..  Unless it is completely uncalled for, I will probably get screened.  If so, should I wait some time for antibody buildup etc, or should I just go immediately?

Thanks.

PS: an HIV test goes without saying...

[Vance2335]

Start your own thread please

[fhjj]

i mastrubate im getting ring marks which has turned into a dark patch and i m getting boils on it. is this some serious issue

[fhjj]

i mastrubate im getting ring marks which has turned into a dark patch and i m getting boils on it. is this some serious issue

[Vance2335]

Start your own thread please

[phijoh]

Hi
I also have the same problem like Daggaz.. tho it hasnt reached that far..
A small pimple appeared, I scratched it off and some white pus came out.. two days later, it turned into a boil like..big and hard inside..it pains slightly when touched...
this is exactly one week after having unprotected sex.. apart from that I feel am ok. any advice

[lugo123]

I have the same problem but mine came 2 and half monts after my last encounter

[auntiejessi]

Hi there -

It sounds like its not herpes or syphilis, but testing never hurts.  To test for herpes, you should test now, and again at 4 months.  

Its not syphilis, as syphilis doesn't cause sores like that.  If you want to test for that, it can take up to a month to 6 weeks to show positive, but many do before that.

I don't think you have big cause to worry about either, but testing doesn't hurt.

And an HIV test is a good idea, but don't overly worry about that, either.

Aj