In reply to nutme:
> Doctor was not surprised and reassured it would have to be in me for at least a day for lyme to infect.
That's actually a myth, it can infect in any time period after biting. The likelihood of infection simply increases over time. More info here: http://danielcameronmd.com/long-take-infected-tick-transmit-lyme-disease/
That said, now living in a country with many more ticks and having had a few this year already, I can say that the best approach is to simply pull the buggers out with a decent tick remover and keep an eye on the bit point to see if it flares up. If you start getting flu symptoms or a ring around the bite etc etc then get to the doctor ASAP and get dosed on doxycyclin but otherwise don't worry.
They're horrible little bastards but as long as you're prudent you'll be fine. They also hate deet so a good insect repellant will keep them off.