Pain with urination- part of retraction process or medical issue?

[heatherweh]

My nearly 4 yo son Aiden began SCREAMING yesterday when he urinates.  He has had balooning the past few months from what I've glimpsed here and there.  I went right to the walk-in-clinic and the doctor said his urine text came back fine, not a UTI or bladder infection. Upon inspection, pulled back a little bit of the meatus skin not retracted, the doctor said the foreskin looks tight, go to a urologist, looks like he'll need to be circumcised anyway.  I'm terrified the urologist will retract and push for circumcision and would rather avoid waling into a trap.  He prescribed a numbing ointment.

How can I help my son feel better?

[tracyamber]

I never saw this post. I assuming everything is fine now but what was happening? And is everything okay. I sure hope so!