Have i contacted genital herpes from oral sex even though I haven't developed a cold sore?

9 days ago (on a Thursday) my partner gave me oral sex with a visible cold sore on her lip. We also kissed for a prolonged period of time. On the Saturday my left inner thigh became quite sensitive to touch. Since then I've developed a bad sore throat and generally feel run down (although I had felt like i could have been going down with something before hand). Since Sunday, I've experienced moderate tingling/burning that has moved around from my hands, inner thigh, backs of legs, knees, forearms, shins and feet. On Wednesday of this week I went to the doctors who prescribed me bacterial antibiotics for the sorethroat. She took my temperature which was fine. I mentioned I had tingling skin but she said it could all be part of feeling unwell. Apart from a reddish scrotum, there are no visible sores or spots in the areas which tingle/burn and this tends to move around during the day. I don't suffer from cold sores but vaguely remember having one about 20 years ago. My question is does this sound like the onset of genital herpes or would have i seen blisters by now (9 days) or developed a cold sore on my lip too? I intend to go back to the docs once my antibiotics have finished but increasingly panicking in the meantime!

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