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Could this be a Lyme rash?

In the shower the other day when I was shaving my legs I suddenly noticed this weird circular purplish bruise, and it had a little scab in the middle. I plucked it off but it was really hard to tell if it was a scab or remains of a tiny tick (I may have grazed over it with my razor before I realized, so I might have partially shaved off the tick). I looked up what a bullseye rash looks like, and all of them it looks RED, not a purple bruise like color.

I also constantly hit my legs on the corner of my bed frame all the time when I’m walking around it, and I checked and the corner of the bed frame is level with this scab/bruise. So it very well may have been from me banging my leg in the corner.

I have been considering going to the doctor, but I don’t have insurance and it will cost me a lot to go, so I really don’t want to pay all that money if this is just a bruise. But of course Lyme is serious. So I wanted to get opinions from people who have personal experience with this. Does this look like it could possibly be a Lyme rash? I appreciate any help!

u/Adventurous_Look_322 — 4 days ago