Ive been drinking alot at night now because im very depressed and very worried. It helps the pain (literally). I think I have chlamydia.. Or it could be gonorrhea. Maybe even both. Exactly 21 days after my last sexual encounter there was an itch at the very tip of my peehole. It didnt hurt but it was itchy on and off the whole day. A few days later I got a discharge and it was very noticeable. It was milky white. Now the last few days I have a burning sensation every time I pee, which hurts but is bearable. Ive looked at countless pictures of both chlamydia and gonorrhea and I believe it to be chlamydia because it's never yellow like the pictures, and now I have a very small, usually constant wetness at the tip of my penis that is very clear. I also have spontaneous burning sensations at the tip, and it's worse in the morning. The symptoms sound exactly like chalymida, and the itch at the tip of the penis symptom is only found to be for chlamydia from the hours that I have researched.

I was going to get tested today at the doctor's office but I missed my appointment. I called the office at least six times today to see how much it costs as I could barely cover my health insurance's co-pay (which is still only $35), but could never give an answer. I dont know anything about the money involved to get tested. I would ask my mother (i am 21 y/o) but I cannot let her know what is going on right now, she would literally have a heart attack.

Now im very worried that I may have waited to long to get tested as it has been exactly five days since I got that first itch. I dont know if my office is even open on weekends, but I am calling early tomorrow morning. I would try to go to planned parenthood but currently I am unable to drive, and my friend that is going to take me thinks I may just have a uti because I really dont want this news to spread around that I have an std.. Which im pretty sure I do indeed have.

-------- main questions ...

Will my health insurance cover the tests at the office?
It is united healthcare. If not, how much is it on average to test for gonorrhea and chlamydia?

Can a doctor just look at my symptoms and pre-scribe me some antibotics without even having to swab test me? I am insanely scared of the swab test, but I will definitely get it done if I must. But with my symptoms im 90% certain what I have.

How much would the antibiotics cost on average? This would be so much easier if I had help from my parents but I cannot let them know of this, my mom would be devestated.