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small white bump penis shaft
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One week and one day ago, I noticed a single white bump on my penis shaft, on the top right side about 1" back from the rim of the head. That was on Saturday afternoon. It seemed a bit bigger on Sunday and Monday, but by Tuesday it had absorbed back into my skin. The bump was gone but I was worried so I kept inspecting the area. If I stretched the skin I could see the area where it had been and have looked at it 5-6 times each day. Yesterday, exactly one week after I first noticed the bump, it almost looked like it was re-forming, filling up again and looking more white. If I simply look down at my penis, I cannot see it. But if I take the skin and stretch it between my fingers, I can notice the bump, and it seems bigger that it did in the past few days, though not as big as it did last Saturday. I am tempted to try and pop it, but it doesnt seem like there is much there to pop. I do have other tiny white bumps on my penis, near the base and a few on the underside of the shaft near the tip, but I have always had these. I am pretty sure the one I am talking about is new, or at least, the fact that it got bigger is new. It doesnt seem to hurt, though sometimes I imagine it does but then it goes away. I do have some pain coming from my right testicle, but I have an epidymal cyst and it does hurt every now and then. I have felt the pain coming from my right testicle ever since I noticed the bump last week, and sometimes I cant tell if the pain is coming from my testicle or the side of my penis where the bump is.
I am going to get a Herpes test on Tuesday, but in the mean time I am wondering what I should do. I am trying hard not to keep stretching the skin so I can see it, but it is hard not to since I am worried about what it could be and keep wondering if it is getting bigger again. I want to pop it to see if anything comes out, but again I worry that will irritate it more and possible result in a scab of some type, which would make me worry even more.
What does this sound like??? Should I be worried or am I simply over-reacting, over examining the area, and imagining the pain???
Help.
One week and one day ago, I noticed a single white bump on my penis shaft, on the top right side about 1" back from the rim of the head. That was on Saturday afternoon. It seemed a bit bigger on Sunday and Monday, but by Tuesday it had absorbed back into my skin. The bump was gone but I was worried so I kept inspecting the area. If I stretched the skin I could see the area where it had been and have looked at it 5-6 times each day. Yesterday, exactly one week after I first noticed the bump, it almost looked like it was re-forming, filling up again and looking more white. If I simply look down at my penis, I cannot see it. But if I take the skin and stretch it between my fingers, I can notice the bump, and it seems bigger that it did in the past few days, though not as big as it did last Saturday. I am tempted to try and pop it, but it doesnt seem like there is much there to pop. I do have other tiny white bumps on my penis, near the base and a few on the underside of the shaft near the tip, but I have always had these. I am pretty sure the one I am talking about is new, or at least, the fact that it got bigger is new. It doesnt seem to hurt, though sometimes I imagine it does but then it goes away. I do have some pain coming from my right testicle, but I have an epidymal cyst and it does hurt every now and then. I have felt the pain coming from my right testicle ever since I noticed the bump last week, and sometimes I cant tell if the pain is coming from my testicle or the side of my penis where the bump is.
I am going to get a Herpes test on Tuesday, but in the mean time I am wondering what I should do. I am trying hard not to keep stretching the skin so I can see it, but it is hard not to since I am worried about what it could be and keep wondering if it is getting bigger again. I want to pop it to see if anything comes out, but again I worry that will irritate it more and possible result in a scab of some type, which would make me worry even more.
What does this sound like??? Should I be worried or am I simply over-reacting, over examining the area, and imagining the pain???
Help.
you won't get herpes from someone not washing their hands like that or from a used towel. You can get irritation from the lotions/oils they use for the handjob as well as they can block oil pores in the skin and cause blemishes ( just like what happens on your face to result in a pimple ). Many things can cause pain too as well as anxiety and constantly checking yourself can intensify it/make it seem like more of an issue than it really is.
no reason for testing for any std from a handjob. don't waste your money on herpes testing plus whatever your test results are now, they will reflect your status prior to this, not something you just recently contracted.
no reason for testing for any std from a handjob. don't waste your money on herpes testing plus whatever your test results are now, they will reflect your status prior to this, not something you just recently contracted.
I agree, it doesnt sound like a typical herpes outbreak. It just seems odd that I would get a repeat of the same pain and sensations on my penis years later, and at the same time that a pimple or some kind of clogged gland appeared. I know that peoples minds can play tricks on them, but the pain feels REAL. It is hard to imagine that real pain can me made up just by focussing on an area of the body and thinking about a disease.
At this point it has been 9 days since I noticed the small bump, and I can still see it if I stretch the skin tightly in that area. It does look just like other small white bumps that are on my penis, and have been there previously, but it definitely did get bigger there for a few days and looked like there was white fluid or puss underneath it, if I had I popped it. It seems strange that a herpes sore could just go away on its own without popping or scabbing over, but I have read that it happens like that for some people.
Later today (Tuesday) I am going to get a HerpesSelect blood test.
As for the hand job, I agree that it would be very rare for something to be transmitted like that, but I suspected at the time that the woman at this massage place had gone from a man in another room directly to me, and probably didnt wash her hands. Also, maybe the towel she used had been used on someone else immediately before me.
I will post my test results when I get them I hope they are negative.
At this point it has been 9 days since I noticed the small bump, and I can still see it if I stretch the skin tightly in that area. It does look just like other small white bumps that are on my penis, and have been there previously, but it definitely did get bigger there for a few days and looked like there was white fluid or puss underneath it, if I had I popped it. It seems strange that a herpes sore could just go away on its own without popping or scabbing over, but I have read that it happens like that for some people.
Later today (Tuesday) I am going to get a HerpesSelect blood test.
As for the hand job, I agree that it would be very rare for something to be transmitted like that, but I suspected at the time that the woman at this massage place had gone from a man in another room directly to me, and probably didnt wash her hands. Also, maybe the towel she used had been used on someone else immediately before me.
I will post my test results when I get them I hope they are negative.
this doesn't sound like herpes ( or any other std ).
a handjob isn't a risk for std's.
sounds like it's already going away.
grace
a handjob isn't a risk for std's.
sounds like it's already going away.
grace
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