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Is this normal for a herpes blister?

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jennife453973
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So I had a bump on my face a few days ago and I'm not sure if it's a pimple or cold sore. i was hoping someone could help me out. There was just one underneath the lip and it looked like it had white puss in it originally when I woke up day 1 but later that night looked clearer. I noticed the lump had a tiny hole in it from somewhere so I took a kleenex and pressed on it and some of it drained out but I don't think all of it did. It kind of looked like a deflated basket ball. I went to sleep and when I woke up day 2 it was harder and drier. Later the second day there was a definite scab. The question though is if it is a herpes blister and you drain it like I did, does that bypass the sore phase or could the sore have appeared in the night and healed during the hours I slept? Also, the scab seems to be protruding not flat like in the pictures I find on the internet. It looks like it was leaking and the fluid scabbed in the process. i'm not sure if that's what happened. It's just what it looks like. Just wondering if this sounds familiar to anyone or if it sounds like a pimple. Thank you in advance. 

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