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Negative test results but symptoms

I had an encounter with another male that mainly involved outer course, some kissing, brief docking and a few seconds of vigorous oral to genital contact (I was the receiving party). The following morning my anxiety level erupted and I sensed some mild burning and frequent urination. That evening I went to ER due to more intense burning sensation in genitalia. They gave me heavy duty antibiotics. Burning subsided for 24 hrs briefly but returned the next day at which time I experienced flu like symptoms and muscle aches (possibly a low grade fever too) during the night while sleeping. The next day I experienced some mild lower back pain but it went away after a day  I continued to experience frequent urination daily and on day 11 following encounter noticed some small raised red (3?) bumps on my shaft. They did not itch or cause any pain. On day 12 I noticed a single water blister had formed and burst while showering ---clear fluid came out and a little blood at the end, then left a small red cut like mark almost immediately. By day 13, there was no sign of any bumps. A week later following a burning sensation in my genitals while sleeping, I noticed a few small pinkish dots appear on my shaft but they were small and did not break open or scab and went away by the following day. For the next couple of weeks I continued to feel unwell and mentally drained due to the anxiety. The frequent urination continued for a month or after encountet. I also experienced constipation for a week or two throughout all of this. I did not have the opportunity to swab any of the lesions or blister. I also noticed during this time a few small pimples and mosquito like bumps on lower back, buttocks and inner thighs but they never blistered or caused any significant pain or itching. I have been testing herpeselect igg 1 and 2 for past 84 days and results have come in negative (0.11 or below) for both. I still don't feel well and anxious that I am now infected orally and genitally. I've never had a cold sore although 3 weeks after encounter noticed a red boil like pimple on my upper lip where it meets my mouth (visually hard to notice but I could feel it; don't recall any tingling or burning beforehand) that went away after 2 days (did not pop open and it just left some dead flaky skin.  At week 10 I noticed a few pink dots on my shaft and some mosquito like bumps on my inner right thigh and flat bumps/rash on belly but dermatologist checked and dismissed my herpes fears. Not sure where to go from here. Still feel like my body is under attack (burning feet, legs and sometimes buttocks and other weird neuromuscular symptoms). Western Blot at 16 weeks?  Or just a waste if time and $$ ---and just face fact I most likely am infected with hsv1 orally and genitally in light of relative inaccuracy of antibody test for hsv1?  I've never felt this bad in my entire life, so I can't fathom what else this could be. BTW, I don't know the other person's status.
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Thanks. Yes, I missed the opportunity to get checked out and swabbed in time. So, would you stop any more antibody testing including Western Blot?  If Hsv1, could I expect another outbreak soon?  I read that it is rare to get another one.
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Herpes symptoms can look different in different people. The only way to know for sure is to go to a doctor when you have an outbreak of a blister (probably one that is leaking fluid) and get a swab.

Frequent urination is not a herpes symptom I've ever heard of anywhere.

Go get a swab of a blister if you have these symptoms again. If it's herpes, you will probably have at least one other outbreak, though symptoms may be less severe.

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