Yeah, that's not exactly true (about the active part). Some doctors think that if you have an outbreak, you'll have antibodies. While most develop them by 6 weeks, some take longer. Also, a lot of doctors do an IgM test, which in theory, is supposed to look for new infections. Those tests are reliable for lots of other conditions, but for herpes, it's not at all reliable.
So trust that your doctor knows what folliculitis looks like - it doesn't look like herpes - but if you feel you need to test again to put your mind at ease, your test now will be conclusive.
Im actually going in tomm to blood test again