I don't think you have herpes. I think you have some blocked follicles that you picked at. I wish doctors wouldn't do things like, "he wasn't sure what it was, but wanted to treat it like Herpes." My advice is to ask your doctor to order a type-specific herpes 2 blood test. If it's negative, and I think it will be, that's pretty conclusive evidence that the bumps never were herpes. At that point you should forget about herpes and move on. If in future you get a bump that worries you, please don't pick at it so as to "destroy the evidence," and show it to a doctor who knows what herpes looks like. In fact, don;t pick at all, and get whatever help and counseling you need to get past your anxiety and not have to put your relationship on indefinite hold.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff