thanks for the response. its been 2 days since i posted this and it is feeling a little bit better. I ended up getting a manual transmission car last week and I think that has messed it up even further, but since I've stopped driving I think it's slowly healing. (i hope). I got some oregano oil and have been applying it to the affected area (not sure if that helps using it topically) and also taking it internally. I'm not really sure of the dosage but it sure feels strong when i dose a few droplets under my tongue and I've been doing that throughout the day.
anyway thanks, hopefully this is just a temporary thing I'm freaking out over that will pass, but this bump is REALLY huge!! When I noticed it in relation to all this pain I've been having it's been really freaking me out.