To the doctor - quick! Doxy - quick! Do not let them take it lightly. You may not see the bullseye. I am now diagnosed with Lyme disease, CDC positive, and 20 years ago I had three ticks embedded in my head when playing in a barn in the suburbs of Indianapolis! I had lumps on my scalp and was not treated - and here I am diagnosed. This is too close to my story to not take seriously. I'm not trying to scare anyone to death, but those are the facts about my case. I may have contracted it three years ago, who knows, but I don't remember any other tick bites than the ones I received in Indiana - ever.
My personal advice would be take her to her dr., if you think they will help you. In my opinion a course of abx cannot hurt her, whether it turns out to be lyme or not. God bless you.
I think gorbybelle & patsy10 gave great advice.
Personally, (I'm not medically trained) I would insist on a course of doxycycline (unless your daughter is below a certain age, in which case ammoxicillin would be appropriate, your doctor should know the age cutoff). The rash doesn't need to be a clear bull's eye, Lyme can present in a wide variety of ways.
To me, the risk of a course of antibiotics is low relative to the risk of missing the chance to treat early. I would be rather insistent to the doctor.
I don't know when I was bitten and therefore experienced a long delay in starting treatment. From my experience, it is very difficult to treat in later stages.
Welcome. If it were me I would take her to go see the doctor and explain my concerns.
you could take her to the doc. and ask advice anyway - apparently the body doesn,t form anti-bodies to the lyme bacteria staight away - so at this stage a 'test' wouldn,t give a clear result - that is my understanding of it - lyme tests are not reliable - many give false negatives .
I am sure you will get more knowledgeable advice here-as many folks here have researched lyme in a lot more detail than myself.
fever/chills/muscle pain can be amongst the first symptoms - and of course the 'bullseye' rash - for me the first symptoms were very stiff neck / headaches /night sweats - but I didn't know 'lyme' existed so my treatment has started late in the disease.
I can tell that you are very concerned and rightly so - this is not something to be 'flippant' about - if the doc. treats your daughter with antibiotics please ensure it is the correct dose - if she has symptoms arise - from my experience - the best people to treat lyme are 'lyme literate medical docs' - known as LLMD's.
please keep us posted - hopefully things won't progress any further.
gorbs x