Your are testing positive in the very low positive range – with an 1.17, there is probably a 95% chance that this is a false positive. In addition, your test numbers are going down, not up. I would encourage you to ignore the tingling that you are experiencing as it relates to possible HSV 2.
PCR should only be done from swab tests, never from blood tests. Herpes is not in your blood, if you have it, it is in the nerve and the skin, not blood.
I understand that you are very anxious about this, but your testing is not suggesting a new infection here.
Terri