Two days ago I noticed some swelling on the outer part of my right ankle, just above my ankle bone (is it called that? It's the roundish bone that sticks out...) it's kind of like a lump, but I don't feel pain when I push on it.

Since i've been worrying about every little thing, i've been worrying excessively about this. I don't know how it happened or what it means. The skin isn't discoloured, it's just ... A lump. I don't feel pain when I walk, but i've noticed tonight that I have twinges of uncomfortableness. Since I think of the worst, my mind has jumped to the worst possible thing - blood clots. Although I have no idea if swelling caused from a clot would be limited to just one side of the ankle.

Also, tonight I noticed that a small lump seems to be forming on my other ankle in the same area. It's not as big of a lump, though.

My family is quite annoyed with how i've been anxious and panicked about literally everything lately, and they don't even think I should get it checked out. My mom felt the lump when I first noticed it but then left on a trip and we've just been talking on the phone since.

Anyway, I thought that a whole forum of people who identify with feeling overly anxious would be more understanding to my state of mind. And ... I hope someone can give me some insight as to what is going on with my ankle. Thanks!