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I would definitely agree with Howard H. This encounter presents no risk. HSV 2 is a genital infection, rarely an oral one and if someone has it orally, it very very rarely recurs. I would also have advised you not to test, but you did and that lets you know that you weren’t infected before (80% of those infected don’t know it).
The symptoms that you are describing are likely triggered by your worries rather than any actual disease to be concerned about. It is amazing what our minds can do to us. I remember when my dearest friend was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; i had such belly pain for months I ended up with an MRI of the belly – totally normal. And my belly pain went away. If you let your self believe the medical facts here, your symptoms will go away too.
Please let yourself believe that this event poses no risk to you. Start living your life again as fully as possible.
Terri