So you’ve not tested subsequently to December of 2013? Are you waiting for four months to pass for accurate herpes testing? When enough time has passed for accuracy, I do think you should test again, and not just for herpes but all STI’s just to be certain since you have had unprotected sex. Is it possible to talk to this person to find out more about their sexual history? Perhaps you have?
Anyway, let me address you symptoms. To me, they do not sound like herpes. I would guess that most everyone gets bumps on the thighs, at least everyone I see at the clinic, from time to time, gets a little pimple or irritated hair follicle in the boxer shorts area. Often these are a result of irritation from clothing or underwear. But if you had genital herpes, I think your symptoms would be far more focused on the genital area and not the thigh area as you describe. RECURRENCES can show up on the thigh and buttocks, and commonly do, but that isn’t your concern here, it is first infection. I do think that most people with some sort of autoimmune condition have more marked symptoms with a first infection, yes. This just doesn’t like herpes to me, and I have a pretty good gut about these things after 32 years. But my gut isn’t flawless, and just to be sure, I think an antibody test (and other STI tests) would be good about November 20th. Now if you can get in touch with this person and share your concerns and ask him to be tested (and I would offer to pay for it since it is your concern and likely not his), that would certainly help. If he is negative, then the chances of you being positive for anything drop way down, right?
Also when you describe a blister, a blister has clear fluid inside. A pustule or pimple has cloudy fluid or pus inside. Are you able to make that distinction with your own skin conditions?
Terri