Really need answers

So since I'm having this weird feeling in my throat (started Monday morning with a pain) it feels like something is resting on the front of my throat, kinda feels a little hard to breathe but no pain yet when swallowing but I can tell that there will be pain later on it also doesn't hurt to the touch and I don't feel any swollen knots, all I wanna know is if this is a sign that I do have the virus ? Is the neck lymph nodes associated with hsv1 ? Or it doesn't matter which one? Is this also a contagious time ? Please anyone

It makes no sense for me to think I don't have something that the doctor says I do .. I'm driving myself nuts thinking I don't have it but yet I don't feel 100% thanks to everyone for the encouragement. But like the article and my doctor said the igm results will go away and the igg will become positive and it seems to be happening already my igm went down and the igg went up.. sigh thanks

R u sure it's just not strep?