Milk Blister

WARNING: This post contains description of nipple treatment...

I have been taking 200mg of Fluconazole per day to treat Thrush/Candida.  It's been over a month of this but I didn't want to lower the dose until I was pain free for a week (Dr. Newman's protocol).  The pain has always been more intense on my right nipple and I decided to investigate a little closer.  I realized the pain on my right nipple was extremely focused to one side.  There it was, a milk blister* (I had one a while back on the other nipple; before which I had never heard of it).  Last time, I looked it up and discovered it's caused by a pocket of milk trapped behind a layer of skin.  So this morning I just took a pin (cleaned with rubbing alcohol) and pricked the skin (barely felt a thing).  The intensity of the pain diminished immediately and after about 30 minutes there's hardly any pain at all when I touch it.  Hooray!  Now I will focus on keeping it clean (soap, APNO or maybe some Polysporin) and letting it heal!
Maybe that's the pain I've been feeling for a while and I am symptom-free of thrush?  I'm seeing a Dr. tomorrow night, so I'll find out how she wants me to proceed with the Fluconazole.

*For more information on Milk Blisters, see kellymom.com How to Treat a Milk Blister.