Thanks for your response and you're right. I need a proper diagnosis. For you and anyone else reading - my main concerns are this:
1. I've read Herpes tests are very unreliable..
A. Will a swab of my urethra provide accurate results?
B. Is it too early for a blood test in my case (50 days after exposure)?
2. I've heard that even though my partner tested negative- she could have still passed the virus to me?
After reading about this virus, it scares me more as to how "elusive" it is. It hides and reappears, has symptoms/doesn't have symptoms. Scary.
I'm mainly concerned because herpes or not- I can't understand why I've been in pain or uncomfortable for so long. I am extremely stressed/anxious, but I've never had a feeling like this before and it starting after my first (only) unprotected sex event has to be more than a coincidence.
Herpes isn't an issue here. Genital herpes doesn't cause the sort of symptoms you have had, and your partner's negative test is proof you weren't exposed.
You'll have to continue to work with your doctor about the cause of your symptoms. To me, they sound typical for anxiety and stress, and it is unlikely you have anything that will ever cause harm to you or any future sex partners. But that's something to confirm with your doctor, not through this or any other online forum.