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10 days ago I noticed a lump under the edge of my left nipple

By Anonymous | Updated 05/25/26(Mon)08:11:34

10 days ago I noticed a lump under the edge of my left nipple
Concerned that it could be cancer, I kept feeling around over the following days. It was starting to get a little tender and sore, but maybe that is because I was investigating it too much. Something I did notice is that it wasn't a single lump, but maybe followed a line. Therefore I thought it could maybe be a muscle fibre that was strained and swollen.
3 days ago, I felt a strain/pull across my left pectoral, especially when I raised my arm and arched by back. Looking in a mirror, I noticed a protruding vertical vein underneath my pectoral muscle. This freaked me out, and made me scared that I might have a blood clot, which would likely kill me soon. I tried not to stress, but I kept thinking about it. I thought I could start to feel myself loosing circulation in my left arm, or a discomfort on my chest even in resting position, but this may all have been psychological.
That night I was so stressed about it that I dialled the non-emergency medical number for advice. It was 2am, and I had to answer a series of medical questions to determine the problem. I was put on hold a lot. I regretted making the call. All I really wanted was for them to tell me it's nothing, so that I could feel stupid and just go back to bed. But the call ended with them saying that an out-of-hours doctor would call me back.
A few minutes went by and then a call came in, a doctor in a neighbouring city asked me more questions. This all ended with him advising me that I should go to a hospital to get a blood test and ultrasound scan to check if it's a blood clot. I just agreed along with him, but I knew I had no intention of going to the hospital because of how impractical it was. The nearest hospitals he recommended are multiple train rides away, certainly not places I can get to quickly.
So I did nothing. I figured, if it was really serious, he would have sent an ambulance. I am just going to ignore the problem until it goes away.