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I hope it is OK to add a little more detail since I ran out of characters in the first post.
The sore I originally got was not painful unless being touched or washed. Over the next 4 days it didnt get worse or better, stayed the same, maybe slightly turned red. When I would retract the foreskin after a full day the surrounding was damp barely, but no discharge that I could tell.
Since I was so concerned about HSV at urgent care they offered a swab for my peace of mind but I refused it because they only had viral culture and the sore was already healing a little by this point so I didnt want false security of a negative swab. Everywhere I tried to go had only viral culture and not a PCR swab, I ran out of time and the sore was healed and I still never found a PCR swab.
My current pain is typically not in the morning, and more in the evening. Its on and off and describes like nerve pain. I still enjoy sex but the discomfort is there during normal life and very bothersome. Should my next step be a urologist? There are no physical signs of injury.