Dear Maya, I would suggest yeast (undertreated with Nystatin) perhaps, and also blanching/Raynaud's, that I have seen hand in hand with this type of pain, burning, and slit/crack. I suggest going to www.kellymom.com. Read the pieces there on thrush, and on vasospasm/Raynaud's. http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/thrush/thrush-resources.html is a specific page that will help. This could be a lot of things, but fungal infection is one of them, and the nystatin treatment is no guarantee of a cure. Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC Independent consultant: Lactation Resources of Vermont, Medela, Inc. Listowner Lactnet listserv [log in to unmask] Archives: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/lactnet.html *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html