I'm a bit of a loss because now I've seen 5 doctors all with fairly different approaches /opinions about what's happening on my right nipple. I have bleeding warts that have multiplied (and a rancid smell/discharge).
Doctor #1 (GP) - not interested but referred me to a local hospital because I developed mastitis on the other breast
Doctor #2 (breast surgeon) - said she had no clue, but that it wasn't normal, so referred me to more tests (mammogram and ultrasound), both came clear
Doctor #3 (dermatologist) - I saw my cousin while on holiday and she said it looked like HPV / papilomatosis and took a biopsy
Doctor #4 (breast surgeon) - he still didn't really give me an answer about what the warts were, but his approach was to wait six weeks because of the discharge as see if it got better (remember they stink and bleed), I asked for a biopsy
Doctor #5 (breast surgeon, head of department) - didn't want to give me a biopsy, told me it was a Montgomery tubercule, and ultimately gave me one because she knew I'd come back. She even admitted it could be a rare form of cancer, but it's so rare that she wouldn't do it.
I told my cousin what the doctor told me and she said they're being a bit lazy and borderline negligent, that she hoped it is what the doctor said, but that it didn't align with her professional opinion.
So who do I believe? I ultimately did get a biopsy by the NHS, but I wouldn't have to fight for something that quite frankly isn't normal. Bleeding rotting nipples aren't normal regardless of what they say.