No, herpes virus is not shed from thick skin sites like the leg or abdomen. Herpes virus is shed from the genital tract because the skin there is very thin and nerve endings are very close to the surface of the skin. Which is also why sex is so pleasurable. I think the odds are one in a million that you would become infected with genital herpes in this way. A runny nose is probably a simple cold or upper respiratory infection. When we get very close to people by having a sexual encounter, we can also pick other virus and bacteria that they have on their skin. I don’t know what the burning with urination was all about but very likely nothing to do with herpes. I tried to find out what Ceptix is but I”m guessing you live in another country and it is an antibiotic not found in the US so I don’t know exactly what was in it.
In summary, I think you are just fine. Really.
Terri