Hard swelling after a dog bite, should I be worried?

Long story short, I got bitten by a dog yesterday. thankfully I was wearing a thick coat, it didn't break the skin, and I still have full range of motion but decided to see a doctor just to be safe. I saw the doctor within an hour or so of the incident and he said he wasn't worried about infection but to keep an eye on it and sent me on my way.

The bite itself doesn't look bad but there is a decent amount of swelling from it, almost like large, hard lumps under my skin. I've just hit the forty-eight hour mark since the bite occurred and the visible swelling isn't super noticeable but the hard lumps are still just as prominent and irritable when clothing or anything rubs/bump against them (my work uniform includes long sleeved dress shirt and a suit jacket so sticking to short sleeves are unfortunately a no-go.) I really don't want to go after the owner for money if at all possible so I'd prefer to not go back to the doctor's unless absolutely necessary. What should I do?File size is too big

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