What on earth is this on my knee!!!?

[Mumma2Ro]

I just noticed it when I was shaving my legs.
it’s not painful or anything

Please get antibiotics for Lyme even if you feel ok

Yep - tick bite. Call 111 to sort antibiotics.

Hi all so 111 were great and said a dr will call me back within the next 12 hours.
would you wait for that phone call- my guess is they’ll probably send over a prescription of antibiotics to my local pharmacy.
or would you go to a&e now ??
I feel absolutely fine not unwell at all

Fucking hell. You only noticed it because you were shaving your leg? Hope 111 is helpful. That looks horrendous.

Don’t let them fob you off OP.
This is classic bullseye rash likely from a tick bite and you need antibiotics asap.
Risk of Lyme disease.

Thanks lol

@Mumma2Ro I cross posted with you.

Personally, yes, I would wait for that call back and pick up antibiotics tomorrow rather than waiting in a&e all night. But I am not a doctor and not responsible for any outcomes!

I'd wait for a prescription but book in with the GP on Monday, Lyme's disease can be diagnosed with a blood test (although false negatives are common). I wouldn't go to A&E if a prescription can get sorted this weekend, but I'm not medically trained so no idea if it's the right advice. It's just what I'd do.

Definitely a Lyme risk. I had the same on holidays years ago. You need to take doxycycline for 21 days, and I wouldn't be agreeing to wait until you've any other symptoms.....

You absolutely must get antibiotics, don't let them fob you off for anything. We deal with this at work a lot and some Dr's don't take it seriously enough

Sorry, it does look serious though. Hope you get your ABs in the morning

By fob off I meant making you wait til Monday. It’s good you’ll have a call back.

I’d go to A and E op. In my experience, 111 do not call back within their time frame.

We went to A and E and were home before they called back (many hours after they said).

A&E is really not necessary - wait for 111 to call back

I would wait for the call however I'd put money that you were bitten days ago.

Rashes from tick bites aren't painful or itchy so it makes sense she didn't notice. I had no idea I had exactly the same on the back of my arm it wasn't until someone told me.

Fair enough, I wasn't accusing her of anything. It was genuine shock. It does look really bad.

They're quite dramatic looking aren't they! 😅

Get yourself to a healthcare professional ASAP. That looks like the stereotypical bullseye rash.

As many previous posters have stated, it does look like the classic bullseye rash common with Lyme disease, however there are several other diagnoses so best to wait til a doctor checks you out before worrying.

I don't think you need A&E but if 111 do not call you back then escalate it and do go to A&E and ask whatever doctor you see to prescribe the precautionary antibiotics.

Definitely looks like bullseye rash, hope
Your feeling ok! X

I'd wait for the call back. You'd probably just be sitting in A&E for hours to get a prescription, rather than waiting at home comfortably for the same thing. If 111 thought you needed A&E they would have sent you there.

A relative of mine has exactly the same and their dr prescribed a 3 week course of antibiotics, was told they were treating it as Lymes disease as a precaution before the blood test can be done

Might be worth drawing round the outline with a pen, to monitor any spread of size?

Glad you're not in pain and that medical advice has been sought.