Dermatologist diagnoses of Chronic Non specific Balanoposthitis

hi all, i just want share with you my story and also try to get some advice from anyone who has overcome a similar situation. so 3 months ago, i had unprotected sex. 3 weeks later i started getting these horrific griping pains in the base of penis and in my gooch area. no sign at this point of any visible irritation anywhere on my penis, and i was checking virtually hourly. i actually think checking so frequently and so vigorously has probably caused what im dealing with currently. i presumed this pain was probably caused by some sort of STI, the pain began on the monday and i got tested on the friday. my test results were not due back until the monday, that weekend i was in so much pain that i was constantly adjusting my penis position to try and relieve the pain. i found some relief by having my foreskin retracted and my penis head tucked up in my shorts if that makes sense. so clearly there was some friction etc going on. the following morning, i came to notice some irritated patches around my penis head, i presumed that these mustve been from friction from the amount id been adjusting my penis etc. anyway, all test result came back clear and these included Chlamydia, Gon, syphillis, HIV, mycoplasma genataliam. i presumed the irritation would go away, unfortunately it never has and actually progressed to the point where the entire area around my meatus is constantly inflamed and i also have an inflamed patch further down on my glans. like many others, when flaccid it doesnt look too bad. but when erect you can clearly see the two main points of inflammation and the entire head looks very red and irritated. the top layer of the glans skin will often peel after masterbation where it has been so irritated. A nurse at the Sexual health clinic assured me it was nothing to worry about, gave me oral and topical thrush treatments and sent me on my way. these didnt make any difference so i headed to my GP. she examined me and gave me Betnovate RD ointment and assured me that is was just irritation and it'll go away with the help of the ointment, it never did. ive had the irritation for 11 weeks now, i paid privately to see a dermatologist on monday morning. she assured me that i dont have any more serious skin conditions/diseases, and due to the fact my foreskin is slightly irritated and no bacterial/fungal cause can be found that i have Chronic Non specific Balanoposthitis. i understand this is a blanket diagnoses and not the actual cause, she is is convinced that this will go away and has prescribed me Trimovate steroid cream to be used twice a day for a fortnight, then reduced to once a day for a fortnight and then steadily decreasing. has anyone else dealt with anything similar and actually found a resolution to their symptoms? i must mention that the skin is completely painless and itch free, the pain i was experiencing prior to the visual irritation was from my pelvic floor muscles being too tense, this pain has virtually subsided now. the skin itself has never itched or been painful, it is simply red and inflamed. most of the threads i have read, people seem to go offline and never report if they resolved their symptoms, i know many of you still deal with yours daily. any support would be greatly appreciated.

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