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RaverNeko
11-09-14, 03:27
I was in the library at my school today, and I randomly looked at my arm and I noticed this bruise on my arm with a teeny tiny scab on the corner of it. I, stupidly, did a Google search and got results for ticks bites and Lyme disease and now I'm really nervous/scared. Can anybody here talk some sense into me that I'm fine? Here is a couple of pictures of it.

https://i.imgur.com/iHt5yL9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qy1n0eP.jpg

Serenity1990
11-09-14, 09:10
Tick bites cause a bullseye rash, not a bruise. Regardless the chances of catching Lyme off a tick bite are slim. And it's not something worth worrying about: it's cured with a course of antibiotics.

steph25
11-09-14, 13:14
I'm pretty sure I've had something like that before and it went within a couple of days. Give it a few days, if it doesn't go and you're worrying then go to your doctor.

RaverNeko
11-09-14, 20:21
Thanks guys! The bruise seems to have got better since yesterday and I'm feeling a little better about the whole thing today! I'm sure it's nothing!