Hi there, I have an 8month old currently breastfeeding. No problems at all breastfeeding,  then out of the blue I develop a sore on my nipple, put it down to milk duct blockage , tried everything to get rid with no success.

Got to the point feeding is eye watering painful, I have a hard lump behind nipple, the sore weeps a little bit but milk still flows out, after feeding I get a kind of tightening pain in the areola area and my nipple starts to flatten and goes slightly inverted.

Dr put me on antibiotics,  after a few days no changes, also put me on thrush cream just incase, still no change.

Does anyone know what the next step would be? Could this be more than a blocked duct?

We have breast cancer on both sides of the family which makes me worry more