I'm sorry if this is the wrong place but I have found a lump and I need help

Sorry, but this is not about breat cancer. I need to ask someone who can help me, and I cannot find a forum more appropriate than this. I have found a lump at the top of my thigh, at the join of my leg and my pubic region. It hurts if I touch it with some pressure, and is slightly red, but not very hard. I am probably wrong about it, as it appeared about the same time that I got two mosquito bites on my arm, so I am hoping it is another one of them. However, they did not hurt as much to touch and were not quite as large. Should I be worried? I have had it for a couple of days, and the bites on my arm are still there, but going. Should I wait a few days to see if it goes or worry now?

[CCF-RN,MSN-JS]

Dear JK7, If it causing much discomfort, worsening rather than getting better, your best bet would be to have this checked out by a health care professional.

[surgeon]

It's impossible to diagnose a lump over the internet. What you describe could be any of several things: an inflamed lymph node (from reaction to the bites, or infection from them), some sort of infected cyst, or possibly a femoral hernia. If it's only been a couple of days, and you are not having fevers or nausea or any other symptoms it's probably safe to apply some heat to it and see how it goes for a day or two. But if it's getting larger, redder, or if you get a fever or other symptoms of being sick, you need to have it checked. And, since I can't see or feel it, I really must say this comment could be entirely wrong. The way to be sure is to have it checked.